Notre Dame 2023 Blue-Gold Game: rosters, draft results

The teams for Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game (2 p.m. ET, Peacock) are set. Notre Dame held a draft Thursday morning to fully fill them out.

The Irish split their roster in half for the spring game by selecting captains and head coaches. Defensive line coach Al Washington is the head coach for Team Gold. Running backs coach Deland McCullough will lead Team Blue.

Gold had the first pick. Teams alternated selections from a specific position group until all eligible players from that position were chosen. All seniors and grad students were preassigned to teams, but those assignments were not stated until a few hours after the draft. Two quarterbacks were also preassigned. Sam Hartman is on Gold, and Tyler Buchner on Blue. Some offensive linemen will play for both teams and wear green jerseys.

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The scoring format is standard. There will be 15-minute quarters, at least half of which will be a running clock. Teams cannot pressure more than once every four downs in quarters one through three, but that rule goes away in the fourth quarter. There will not be kickoffs, with the ball instead starting on the 35-yard line. Punt returns and punts will be live.

These scholarship players will not play in the game: tight end Kevin Bauman, offensive tackle Ty Chan, running back Logan Diggs, tight end Mitchell Evans, cornerback Christian Gray, safety Thomas Harper, cornerback Cam Hart, defensive tackle Devan Houstan, linebacker Jack Kiser, linebacker Prince Kollie, safety Ben Minich, tight end Eli Raridon, safety Adon Shuler and running back Jadarian Price.

Here are the rosters (non-injured and non-resting players only) and round-by-round draft results. Players with a (*) will likely play for both teams.

Notre Dame Team Blue Roster

Quarterbacks: Tyler Buchner, Kenny Minchey, Dylan Devezin*

Running backs: Audric Estimé

Wide receivers: Chris Tyree Tobias Merriweather, Deion Colzie, Rico Flores Jr., Braylon James, Henry Cook

Tight ends: Holden Staes, Andrew Yanoshak*, Hakim Sanfo

Offensive line: Andrew Kristofic, Blake Fisher, Tosh Baker, Pat Coogan, Ashton Craig, Sam Pendleton, Brennan Wicks

Defensive line: Rylie Mills, Nana Osafo-Mensah, Jason Onye, Junior Tuihalamaka, Gabriel Rubio, Alex Ehrensberger, Aiden Gobaira, Aidan Keanaaina, Tyson Ford, Kobi Onyiuke

Linebackers: Marist Liufau, Nolan Ziegler, Drayn Bowen, Preston Zinter, Jerry Rullo

Cornerbacks: Clarence Lewis, Benjamin Morrison, Ryan Barnes, Isaiah Dunn

Safeties: DJ Brown, Marty Auer

Specialists: Bryce McFerson, Rino Monteforte

Notre Dame Team Gold roster

Quarterbacks: Sam Hartman, Steve Angeli

Running backs: Gi’Bran Payne, Sam Assaf

Wide receivers: Matt Salerno, Lorenzo Styles, Jaden Greathouse, Jayden Thomas, Chase Dixon, Griffin Eifert, Leo Scheidler, Alex Whitman

Tight ends: Davis Sherwood

Offensive line: Zeke Correll, Michael Carmody, Joe Alt, Billy Schrauth, Rocco Spindler, Aamil Wagner, Quinn Murphy

Defensive line: Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Jordan Botelho, Howard Cross III, Joshua Burnham, Donovan Hinish,

Linebackers: JD Bertrand, Jaylen Sneed, Jaiden Ausberry, Tre Reader

Cornerbacks: Jaden Mickey, Chance Tucker

Safeties: Xavier Watts, Ramon Henderson

Specialists: Michael Vinson, Chris Salerno, Zac Yoakam

Blue-Gold Game draft picks

First round (running backs)

Gold: Gi’Bran Payne

Blue: Audric Estimé

Second round (wide receivers)

Blue: Tobias Merriweather

Gold: Jayden Thomas

Blue: Deion Colzie

Gold: Jaden Greathouse

Blue: Rico Flores Jr.

Gold: Leo Scheidler

Blue: Braylon James

Gold: Alex Whitman

Third round (safeties)

Gold: Xavier Watts

Blue: Marty Auer

Fourth round (cornerbacks)

Blue: Benjamin Morrison

Gold: Jaden Mickey

Blue: Ryan Barnes

Gold: Chance Tucker

Blue: Isaiah Dunn

Fifth round (offensive line)

Gold: Joe Alt

Blue: Blake Fisher

Gold: Aamil Wagner

Blue: Tosh Baker

Gold: Michael Carmody

Blue: Ashton Craig

Gold: Billy Schrauth

Blue: Pat Coogan

Gold: Rocco Spindler

Blue: Sam Pendleton

Sixth round (tight ends)

Blue: Holden Staes

Gold: Davis Sherwood

Blue: Andrew Yanoshak (will play for both teams)

Seventh round (athletes)

Gold: Lorenzo Styles (will play receiver and corner)

Eighth round (Linebackers)

Blue: Nolan Ziegler

Gold: Jaylen Sneed

Blue: Drayk Bowen

Gold: Jaiden Ausberry

Blue: Preston Zinter

Gold: Tre Reader

Blue: Jerry Rullo

Ninth round (quarterbacks)

Gold: Steve Angeli

Blue: Kenny Minchey

Gold: Dylan Devezin (will play for both teams)

Tenth round (defensive line)

Blue: Jason Onye

Gold: Aidan Keanaaina

Gold: Josh Burnham

Blue: Junior Tuihalamaka

Gold: Aiden Gobaira

Blue: Gabriel Rubio

Gold: Donovan Hinish

Gold: Alex Ehrensberger

Blue: Koby Onyiuke

Gold: Tyson Ford

Eleventh round (specialists)

Gold: Kicker Zac Yoakam

Blue: Punter Bryce McFerson

Gold: Kicker/punter Chris Salerno

Blue: long snapper Rino Monteforte