2010 Notre Dame roster

103 players. From 28 states; the most from Illinois (13) and Florida (10). The 2010 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
10	Dayne Crist QB5-star recruit	6′4″		Sherman Oaks, CA	2,033 passing yards, 15 TD
11	Tommy Rees QB	6′1″	215	Lake Forest, IL	1,106 passing yards, 12 TD
16	Nate Montana QB	6′4″		Concord, CA	116 passing yards
12	Andrew Hendrix QB4-star recruit	6′1″		Cincinnati, OH
15	Brian Castello QB	6′2″	210	Pittsburgh, PA
17	Matthew Mulvey QB	6′2″	191	Del Mar, CA

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2010
20	Cierre Wood RB4-star recruit	6′0″	Oxnard, CA	603 rushing yards, 3 TD
6	Theo Riddick RB	5′11″	Manville, NJ	40 catches, 414 yards, 3 TD
25	Jonas Gray RB4-star recruit	5′10″	Pontiac, MI	100 rushing yards

Receivers 11

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
3	Michael Floyd WR5-star recruit	6′3″		Saint Paul, MN	79 catches, 1,025 yards, 12 TD
7	T.J. Jones WR4-star recruit	5′11″		Roswell, GA	23 catches, 306 yards, 3 TD
81	John Goodman WR4-star recruit	6′3″		Fort Wayne, IN	15 catches, 146 yards
9	Robby Toma WR	5′9″		Laie, HI	14 catches, 187 yards
18	Duval Kamara WR5-star recruit	6′5″		Jersey City, NJ	11 catches, 112 yards, 3 TD
3	Deion Walker WR4-star recruit	6′3″		Christchurch, VA
14	Luke Massa WR	6′4″	237	Cincinnati, OH
21	Barry Gallup Jr. WR	5′11″		Wellesley, MA
38	Christopher Gurries WR	5′10″	186	Reno, NV
42	Dan Franco WR	5′10″	188	Granger, IN
87	Daniel Smith WR	6′4″		South Bend, IN

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
9	Kyle Rudolph TE4-star recruit	6′6″		Cincinnati, OH	28 catches, 328 yards, 3 TD
80	Tyler Eifert TE	6′6″		Ft. Wayne, IN	27 catches, 352 yards, 2 TD
84	Mike Ragone TE4-star recruit	6′4″		Cherry Hill, NJ	3 catches, 32 yards
41	Bobby Burger TE	6′2″		Cincinnati, OH	1 return, 7 yards
82	Alex Welch TE4-star recruit	6′3″	251	Cincinnati, OH
88	Jake Golic TE	6′4″	245	West Hartford, CT

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
51	Bruce Heggie C	6′5″	290	Sorrento, FL
51	Dan Wenger C4-star recruit	6′4″	298	Coral Springs, FL
52	Braxston Cave C4-star recruit	6′3″	304	Granger, IN
57	Mike Golic Jr. C	6′3″	300	West Hartford, CT
59	Chris Stewart OG4-star recruit	6′5″	351	Spring, TX
62	Bill Flavin C	6′3″	260	Darien, IL
64	Tate Nichols OT	6′8″	320	Walton, KY
65	Mike Hernandez OG	6′2″	275	Pasadena, CA
66	Chris Watt OG4-star recruit	6′3″	321	Glen Ellyn, IL
70	Zack Martin OT	6′4″	308	Indianapolis, IN
71	Dennis Mahoney OT	6′7″	294	Baltimore, MD
72	Alex Bullard OT	6′3″	295	Franklin, TN
73	Lane Clelland OT4-star recruit	6′5″	297	Owings Mills, MD
74	Christian Lombard OL4-star recruit	6′5″	311	Inverness, IL
75	Taylor Dever OT	6′5″	301	Grass Valley, CA
76	Andrew Nuss OG	6′5″	303	Ashburn, VA
77	Matt Romine OT4-star recruit	6′5″	292	Tulsa, OK
78	Trevor Robinson OG4-star recruit	6′5″	311	Elkhorn, NE

Defensive line 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
53	Justin Utupo DL	6′0″		Lakewood, CA
61	Martin Quintana DE	6′0″	232	Berwyn, IL
62	Christopher Skubis DE	6′2″	232	Clarence, NY
89	Kapron Lewis-Moore DE4-star recruit	6′4″	306	Weatherford, TX
90	Ethan Johnson DE4-star recruit	6′4″	300	Portland, OR
91	Emeka Nwankwo DE	6′4″	290	North Miami Beach, FL
92	Tyler Stockton DL4-star recruit	5′11″	284	Linwood, NJ
96	Kona Schwenke DL	6′3″	303	Hauula, HI
98	Sean Cwynar DT4-star recruit	6′4″	285	McHenry, IL

Linebackers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
45	Darius Fleming OLB4-star recruit	6′2″		Chicago, IL	1 INT
58	Brian Smith OLB	6′3″		Overland Park, KS	1 INT
5	Manti Te’o ILB5-star recruit	6′2″		Laie, HI
8	Kendall Moore ILB	6′1″		Raleigh, NC
13	Danny Spond OLB4-star recruit	6′1″		Littleton, CO
30	Steve Paskorz ILB	6′1″	246	Allison Park, PA
36	David Posluszny ILB	6′0″	235	Aliquippa, PA
44	Carlo Calabrese ILB4-star recruit	6′1″	250	Verona, NJ
46	Steve Filer OLB4-star recruit	6′3″	245	Chicago, IL
48	Dan Fox LB	6′3″		Rocky River, OH
50	Sean Oxley ILB	6′2″	235	Avon Lake, OH
54	Anthony McDonald ILB4-star recruit	6′2″	238	Sherman Oaks, CA
55	Prince Shembo OLB4-star recruit	6′1″	258	Charlotte, NC
63	Steve Botsford OLB	6′2″	220	Arlington Heights, IL

Defensive backs 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
22	Harrison Smith S	6′2″		Knoxville, TN	7 INT
2	Bennett Jackson CB	6′0″		Hazlet, NJ	31 returns, 645 yards
2	Darrin Walls CB4-star recruit	6′0″		Pittsburgh, PA	3 INT
12	Robert Blanton CB4-star recruit	6′1″		Matthews, NC	2 INT
4	Gary Gray CB4-star recruit	5′11″		Columbia, SC	1 INT
17	Zeke Motta S4-star recruit	6′2″		Vero Beach, FL	1 INT
26	Jamoris Slaughter CB4-star recruit	6′0″		Stone Mountain, GA	1 INT
28	Austin Collinsworth S	6′1″		Fort Thomas, KY	1 return, 34 yards
15	Dan McCarthy S4-star recruit	6′2″	205	Youngstown, OH
23	Lo Wood CB	5′10″	194	Apopka, FL
24	Chris Salvi S	5′10″	190	Lake Forest, IL
27	E.J. Banks CB4-star recruit	5′11″	182	Pittsburgh, PA
29	Michael Garcia CB	6′2″	195	Colorado Springs, CO
30	James Redshaw CB	5′9″	175	North Huntingdon, PA
32	Andrew Plaska CB	5′11″	185	Zeeland, MI
39	Ryan Sheehan CB	5′10″	177	Purcellville, VA
40	Thomas Smith S	6′1″	215	Manchester, CT
42	Nick Lezynski CB	5′9″	180	Newtown, PA
49	Derek Roback S	6′3″	233	Waverly, OH

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
97	David Ruffer PK	6′1″		Oakton, VA	18 of 19 field goals
35	Ben Turk P	5′11″		Davie, FL	68 punts, 38.3 average
40	Nick Tausch PK	6′0″		Plano, TX	1 of 1 field goal
37	Mike Grieco P	6′1″		Glen, IL
50	Ryan Kavanagh LS	6′3″	200	West Chester, PA
60	Jordan Cowart LS	6′2″	230	Plantation, FL
68	John Belcher LS	5′11″	235	Cheyenne, WY

Athletes and others 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
5	Armando Allen Jr. 4-star recruit	5′10″		Opa Locka, FL	514 rushing yards, 2 TD
33	Robert Hughes 4-star recruit	5′11″		Chicago, IL	300 rushing yards, 2 TD
95	Ian Williams 4-star recruit	6′2″		Altamonte Springs, FL	1 INT
27	Derry Herlihy	6′0″	198	Houston, TX
29	Patrick Coughlin	6′0″	200	Oak Lawn, IL
31	Cameron Roberson 4-star recruit	6′0″	218	Newbury Park, CA
37	J Frantz
67	Louis Nix III 4-star recruit	6′3″	350	Jacksonville, FL
94	Hafis Williams	6′1″	295	Elizabeth, NJ
99	Brandon Newman 4-star recruit	6′0″	303	Louisville, KY

Hometowns of the 2010 Notre Dame roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Illinois 13
Florida 10
Ohio 9
California 9
Pennsylvania 8
New Jersey 7
Indiana 6
Virginia 4

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7
Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 5
Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 4
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 4
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 3

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2010 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.