2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Roster
| No | Name | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown | Last School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Aldridge, James | RB | JR | 6-0 | 225 | St. Louis, MO | Merrillville (IN) |
| 5 | Allen Jr., Armando | RB | SO | 5-10 | 195 | Opa Locka, FL | Hialeah-Miami Lakes |
| 37 | Anello, Mike | CB | SR | 5-10 | 170 | Orland Park, IL | Carl Sandburg |
| 38 | Bathon, Chris | S | JR | 5-10 | 192 | Plesantville, NY | Pleasantville |
| 67 | Bemenderfer, Thomas | C | SR | 6-5 | 300 | Mishawaka, IN | Penn |
| 36 | Bizjak, Joe | K | JR | 6-2 | 165 | Kokomo, IN | Kokomo |
| 12 | Blanton, Robert | CB | FR | 6-1 | 180 | Matthews, NC | Butler |
| 35 | Brooks, Kevin | TE | JR | 6-2 | 241 | Thousand Oaks, CA | Crespi Carmelite |
| 69 | Brophy, Carl | OG | FR | 6-4 | 278 | Spokane, WA | Gonzaga Prep |
| 94 | Brown, Justin | DE | SR | 6-3 | 277 | Clinton, MD | Bishop McNamara |
| 31 | Brown, Sergio | S | JR | 6-2 | 205 | Maywood, IL | Proviso East |
| 27 | Bruton, David | S | SR | 6-2 | 212 | Miamisburg, OH | Miamisburg |
| 64 | Burke, Tom | LB | JR | 5-10 | 242 | New City, NY | Clarkstown South |
| 39 | Burkhart, Ryan | K | JR | 5-11 | 190 | Wakarusa, IN | Northwood |
| 15 | Castello, Brian | QB | SO | 6-2 | 191 | Pittsburgh, PA | Chartiers Valley |
| 52 | Cave, Braxston | C | FR | 6-3 | 315 | Granger, IN | Penn |
| 7 | Clausen, Jimmy | QB | SO | 6-3 | 217 | Westlake Village, CA | Oaks Christian |
| 75 | Clelland, Lane | OT | FR | 6-5 | 281 | Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School |
| 24 | Coughlin, Brian | WR | JR | 6-0 | 172 | Oak Lawn, IL | Brother Rice |
| 10 | Crist, Dayne | QB | FR | 6-4 | 233 | Sherman Oaks, CA | Notre Dame High School |
| 40 | Crum Jr., Maurice | ILB | SR | 6-0 | 235 | Riverview, FL | Tampa Bay Tech |
| 98 | Cwynar, Sean | DE | FR | 6-4 | 283 | McHenry, IL | Marian Central Catholic |
| 75 | Dever, Taylor | OT | SO | 6-5 | 308 | Grass Valley, CA | Nevada Union |
| 72 | Duncan, Paul | OT | SR | 6-7 | 308 | Dallas, GA | East Paulding |
| 87 | Fauria, Joseph | TE | FR | 6-7 | 245 | Encino, CA | Crespi Carmelite |
| 46 | Filer, Steve | OLB | FR | 6-3 | 236 | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel |
| 62 | Flavin, Bill | C | SO | 6-3 | 252 | Darien, IL | Benet Academy |
| 45 | Fleming, Darius | OLB | FR | 6-1 | 236 | Chicago, IL | St. Rita |
| 3 | Floyd, Michael | WR | FR | 6-3 | 215 | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 42 | Franco, Dan | WR | JR | 5-10 | 188 | Granger, IN | South Bend Clay |
| 29 | Gaines, Jashaad | S | JR | 6-0 | 202 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas |
| 21 | Gallup Jr., Barry | RB | JR | 5-11 | 200 | Wellesley, MA | Belmont Hill |
| 29 | Garcia, Michael | WR | SO | 6-1 | 178 | Colorado Springs, CO | St. Mary's |
| 57 | Golic Jr., Mike | C | FR | 6-3 | 280 | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic |
| 81 | Goodman, John | WR | FR | 6-3 | 197 | Fort Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger |
| 24 | Gordon, Leonard | CB | JR | 5-11 | 187 | Clarksville, TN | Fort Campbell (KY) |
| 4 | Gray, Gary | CB | SO | 5-11 | 188 | Columbia, SC | Richland Northeast |
| 25 | Gray, Jonas | RB | FR | 5-10 | 230 | Beverly Hills, MI | Detroit Country Day |
| 11 | Grimes, David | WR | SR | 5-10 | 177 | Detroit, MI | DePorres |
| 38 | Gurries, Christopher | WR | SO | 5-10 | 181 | Reno, NV | Bishop Manoque |
| 65 | Hernandez, Mike | OL | FR | 6-2 | 275 | Pasadena, CA | Loyola |
| 6 | Herring, Ray | S | SR | 5-10 | 198 | Melbourne, FL | Holy Trinity |
| 33 | Hughes, Robert | RB | SO | 5-11 | 237 | Chicago, IL | Hubbard |
| 9 | Johnson, Ethan | DE | FR | 6-4 | 275 | Portland, OR | Lincoln |
| 18 | Kamara, Duval | WR | SO | 6-5 | 219 | Hoboken, NJ | Hoboken |
| 96 | Kuntz, Pat | DE | SR | 6-3 | 283 | Indianapolis, IN | Roncalli |
| 86 | Kuppich, Paul | TE | SR | 6-3 | 232 | Westerville, OH | St. Charles Prep |
| 20 | Lambert, Terrail | CB | SR | 5-11 | 195 | Oxnard, CA | St. Bonaventure |
| 43 | Leonis, John | CB | SR | 5-9 | 169 | Medford, OR | Saint Mary's |
| 89 | Lewis-Moore, Kapron | DE | FR | 6-4 | 257 | Weatherford, TX | Weatherford |
| 12 | Lezynski, Nick | QB | SO | 5-8 | 157 | Newtown, PA | Notre Dame HS |
| 71 | Mahoney, Dennis | OL | FR | 6-6 | 290 | Baltimore, MD | Boys Latin High School |
| 43 | Maust, Eric | P | JR | 6-2 | 177 | Roswell, GA | Blessed Trinity |
| 15 | McCarthy, Dan | S | FR | 6-2 | 200 | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 28 | McCarthy, Kyle | S | SR | 6-1 | 203 | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 54 | McDonald, Anthony | ILB | FR | 6-3 | 225 | Sherman Oaks, CA | Notre Dame High School |
| 8 | McNeil, Raeshon | CB | JR | 6-0 | 190 | Cooleemee, NC | Davie County |
| 16 | Montana, Nate | QB | FR | 6-4 | 200 | Concord, CA | De La Salle |
| 93 | Mullen, Paddy | NT | JR | 6-3 | 300 | St. Louis, MO | DeSmet Jesuit |
| 47 | Narvaez, Mike | FB | JR | 5-11 | 231 | Ridgewood, NJ | Ridgewood |
| 56 | Neal, Kerry | OLB | SO | 6-2 | 246 | Bunn, NC | Bunn |
| 99 | Newman, Brandon | NT | FR | 6-0 | 310 | Louisville, KY | Pleasure Ridge Park |
| 37 | Noel, Eras | RB | SO | 5-8 | 190 | Palmdale, CA | Paraclete |
| 76 | Nuss, Andrew | DE | SO | 6-5 | 304 | Ashburn, VA | Stone Bridge |
| 91 | Nwankwo, Emeka | DE | SO | 6-4 | 295 | Miramar, FL | Chaminade-Madonna Prep |
| 55 | Olsen, Eric | OG | JR | 6-5 | 303 | Staten Island, NY | Brooklyn Poly Prep |
| 82 | Parris, Robby | WR | JR | 6-4 | 210 | Olmsted Falls, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 30 | Paskorz, Steve | FB | SO | 6-2 | 235 | Allison Park, PA | Hampton |
| 45 | Patterson, Kris | WR | SR | 5-11 | 185 | Seattle, WA | O'Dea |
| 36 | Posluszny, David | ILB | FR | 6-0 | 220 | Aliquippa, PA | Hopewell |
| 48 | Quinn, Steve | ILB | SR | 6-2 | 225 | Cherry Hill, NJ | Philadelphia (PA) St. Joseph's |
| 61 | Quintana, Martin | DL | JR | 6-1 | 242 | Berwyn, IL | St. Joseph |
| 83 | Ragone, Mike | TE | SO | 6-5 | 251 | Cherry Hill, NJ | Camden Catholic |
| 53 | Richardson, Morrice | DE | JR | 6-2 | 255 | College Park, GA | Westlake |
| 78 | Robinson, Trevor | OG | FR | 6-5 | 301 | Elkhorn, NE | Elkhorn |
| 41 | Rodriguez, Nikolas | RB | SR | 5-11 | 205 | San Antonio, TX | Cornerstone Christian |
| 70 | Romine, Matt | OT | SO | 6-5 | 292 | Tulsa, OK | Union |
| 9 | Rudolph, Kyle | TE | FR | 6-6 | 252 | Cincinnati, OH | Elder |
| 32 | Ruffer, David | K | SO | - | - | - | - |
| 90 | Ryan, John | OLB | JR | 6-5 | 264 | Westlake, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 32 | Schmidt, Luke | FB | JR | 6-3 | 246 | Jasper, IN | Jasper |
| 44 | Schwapp, Asaph | FB | SR | 6-0 | 257 | Hartford, CT | Weaver |
| 13 | Sharpley, Evan | QB | SR | 6-2 | 215 | Marshall, MI | Marshall |
| 26 | Slaughter, Jamoris | CB | FR | 6-0 | 182 | Tucker, GA | Tucker |
| 58 | Smith, Brian | ILB | SO | 6-3 | 245 | Overland Park, KS | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 22 | Smith, Harrison | S | SO | 6-2 | 206 | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Catholic |
| 35 | Smith, Kevin | ILB | SR | 5-8 | 200 | Gainesville, FL | F.W. Buchholz |
| 41 | Smith, Scott | OLB | SR | 6-3 | 235 | Highland Park, IL | Highland Park |
| 49 | Smith, Toryan | ILB | JR | 6-1 | 244 | Rome, GA | Rome |
| 59 | Stewart, Chris | OG | JR | 6-5 | 337 | Spring, TX | Klein |
| 23 | Tate, Golden | WR | SO | 5-11 | 195 | Hendersonville, TN | Pope John Paul II |
| 63 | Tisak, Jeff | OT | SR | 6-5 | 306 | Ambridge, PA | Duluth (MN) East |
| 77 | Turkovich, Michael | OG | SR | 6-6 | 305 | Bedford, PA | Valley Forge Military Academy |
| 47 | Vittoria, Joe | LB | JR | 5-11 | 244 | New Canaan, CT | New Canaan |
| 85 | Vos, Sam | WR | JR | 5-10 | 199 | Burlington, WI | Catholic Central |
| 97 | Wade, Kallen | OLB | JR | 6-5 | 255 | Cincinnati, OH | Withrow |
| 14 | Walker, Brandon | K | SO | 6-3 | 202 | Findlay, OH | Findlay |
| 1 | Walker, Deion | WR | FR | 6-2 | 188 | Christchurch, VA | Christchurch |
| 42 | Washington, Kevin | ILB | SR | 6-1 | 250 | Sugar Land, TX | Austin |
| 51 | Wenger, Dan | C | JR | 6-4 | 302 | Coral Springs, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 19 | West Jr., George | WR | JR | 5-10 | 196 | Spencer, OK | Northeast Academy |
| 79 | Williams, Hafis | DE | FR | 6-2 | 302 | Elizabeth, NJ | Elizabeth |
| 95 | Williams, Ian | NT | SO | 6-2 | 310 | Altamonte Springs, FL | Lyman |
| 84 | Yeatman, Will | TE | SO | 6-6 | 265 | San Diego, CA | Rancho Bernardo |
| 74 | Young, Sam | OT | JR | 6-8 | 330 | Coral Springs, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |