The 2010 Notre Dame football roster featured a new chapter in the storied history of the Fighting Irish. Under the guidance of new head coach Brian Kelly, the team exuded determination and a hunger for success. Quarterback Dayne Crist led the offense, displaying both passing finesse and mobility in the pocket before a season-ending injury opened the door for freshman Tommy Rees. Both found reliable targets in wide receivers Michael Floyd and Theo Riddick, who showcased their athleticism and catching abilities.
Defensively, the Irish boasted standout players like linebacker Manti Te’o, whose tenacity and football IQ made him a formidable force on the field. The defensive line, led by Ethan Johnson and Kapron Lewis-Moore, displayed strength and skill in putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
The team faced tough challenges throughout the season but also demonstrated resilience and spirit, finishing with a winning record, including a win in the Sun Bowl over Miami.
| NUM | NAME | POS | HT | WT | CL | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deion Walker | WR | 6'3'' | 198 | Junior | Christchurch, VA | Christchurch |
| 2 | Darrin Walls | CB | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Pittsburgh, PA | Woodland Hills |
| 3 | Michael Floyd | WR | 6'3'' | 227 | Junior | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 4 | Gary Gray | CB | 5'11'' | 190 | Senior | Columbia, SC | Richland Northeast |
| 5 | Armando Allen Jr. | RB | 5'10'' | 205 | Senior | Opa Locka, FL | Hialeah-Miami Lakes |
| 5 | Manti Te'o | ILB | 6'2'' | 245 | Sophomore | Laie, HI | Punahou |
| 6 | Theo Riddick | WR | 5'11'' | 198 | Sophomore | Manville, NJ | Immaculata |
| 7 | TJ Jones | WR | 5'11'' | 187 | Freshman | Roswell, GA | Gainesville |
| 8 | Kendall Moore | ILB | 6'1'' | 239 | Freshman | Raleigh, NC | Southeast Raleigh |
| 9 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | 6'6'' | 265 | Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Elder |
| 10 | Dayne Crist | QB | 6'4'' | 235 | Junior | Canoga Park, CA | Notre Dame High School |
| 12 | Andrew Hendrix | QB | 6'2'' | 218 | Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller |
| 12 | Robert Blanton | CB | 6'1'' | 192 | Junior | Matthews, NC | Butler |
| 13 | Tommy Rees | QB | 6'2'' | 210 | Freshman | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest |
| 13 | Danny Spond | OLB | 6'2'' | 225 | Freshman | Littleton, CO | Columbine |
| 14 | Luke Massa | QB | 6'4'' | 215 | Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier |
| 15 | Brian Castello | QB | 6'2'' | 210 | Senior | Pittsburgh, PA | Chartiers Valley |
| 15 | Dan McCarthy | S | 6'2'' | 205 | Junior | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 16 | Nate Montana | QB | 6'4'' | 215 | Junior | Concord, CA | De La Salle |
| 17 | Zeke Motta | S | 6'2'' | 210 | Sophomore | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach |
| 17 | Matthew Mulvey | QB | 6'2'' | 191 | Junior | Del Mar, CA | La Jolla |
| 18 | Duval Kamara | WR | 6'4'' | 225 | Senior | Jersey City, NJ | Hoboken |
| 19 | Robby Toma | WR | 5'9'' | 175 | Sophomore | Laie, HI | Punahou |
| 20 | Cierre Wood | RB | 6'0" | 210 | Sophomore | Oxnard, CA | Santa Clara |
| 21 | Barry Gallup Jr. | WR | 5'11'' | 190 | Senior | Wellesley, MA | Belmont Hill |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | S | 6'2'' | 214 | Senior | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Catholic |
| 23 | Lo Wood | CB | 5'10'' | 178 | Freshman | Apopka, FL | Apopka |
| 24 | Chris Salvi | S | 5'10'' | 180 | Junior | Lake Forest, IL | Carmel Catholic |
| 25 | Jonas Gray | RB | 5'10'' | 230 | Junior | Pontiac, MI | Detroit Country Day |
| 26 | Jamoris Slaughter | S | 6'0" | 195 | Junior | Stone Mountain, GA | Tucker |
| 27 | Derry Herlihy | RB | 6'0" | 198 | Senior | Houston, TX | St. John's |
| 28 | Austin Collinsworth | WR | 6'1'' | 195 | Freshman | Fort Thomas, KY | Highlands |
| 29 | Patrick Coughlin | RB | 6'2'' | 195 | Senior | Oak Lawn, IL | Brother Rice |
| 30 | James Redshaw | CB | 5'9'' | 175 | Senior | North Huntingdon, PA | Norwin |
| 30 | Steve Paskorz | ILB | 6'1'' | 246 | Senior | Allison Park, PA | Hampton |
| 31 | Cameron Roberson | RB | 6'0" | 218 | Freshman | Newbury Park, CA | Newbury Park |
| 33 | Robert Hughes | RB/FB | 5'11'' | 245 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Hubbard |
| 34 | Michael Garcia | CB | 6'2'' | 195 | Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | St. Mary's |
| 35 | Andrew Plaska | CB | 5'11'' | 185 | Junior | Zeeland, MI | Zeeland West |
| 35 | Ben Turk | P | 5'11'' | 196 | Sophomore | Davie, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 36 | David Posluszny | ILB | 6'0" | 235 | Junior | Aliquippa, PA | Hopewell |
| 37 | Mike Grieco | P | 6'1'' | 185 | Junior | Glen, IL | St. Ignatius |
| 37 | Nick Fitzpatrick | WR | 5'8'' | 160 | Sophomore | Mishawaka, IN | Marian |
| 38 | Christopher Gurries | WR | 5'10'' | 186 | Senior | Reno, NV | Bishop Manoque |
| 39 | Ryan Sheehan | CB | 5'10'' | 177 | Senior | Purcellville, VA | Loudown Valley |
| 40 | Nick Tausch | K | 6'0" | 190 | Sophomore | Plano, TX | Jesuit |
| 40 | Thomas Smith | S | 6'1'' | 215 | Senior | Manchester, CT | East Catholic |
| 41 | Bobby Burger | TE/FB | 6'2'' | 248 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | LaSalle |
| 42 | Dan Franco | WR | 5'10'' | 188 | Senior | Granger, IN | South Bend Clay |
| 42 | Nick Lezynski | CB | 5'9'' | 180 | Senior | Newtown, PA | Notre Dame HS |
| 43 | Joe Romano | DB | 5'9'' | 165 | Freshman | River Forest, IL | Fenwick |
| 44 | Carlo Calabrese | ILB | 6'1'' | 240 | Sophomore | Verona, NJ | Verona |
| 45 | Darius Fleming | OLB | 6'2'' | 247 | Junior | Chicago, IL | St. Rita |
| 46 | Steve Filer | OLB | 6'3'' | 235 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel |
| 47 | Jonathan Frantz | LB | 6'2'' | 211 | Junior | Avon Lake, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 48 | Dan Fox | OLB | 6'3'' | 230 | Sophomore | Rocky River, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 50 | Ryan Kavanagh | LS | 6'3'' | 200 | Junior | West Chester, PA | Salesianum (Del. |
| 50 | Sean Oxley | ILB | 6'2'' | 227 | Junior | Avon Lake, OH | Avon Lake |
| 51 | Dan Wenger | OC | 6'4'' | 298 | Senior | Coral Springs, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 52 | Braxston Cave | OC | 6'3'' | 301 | Junior | Granger, IN | Penn |
| 53 | Justin Utupo | OLB | 6'3'' | 251 | Freshman | Lakewood, CA | Lakewood |
| 54 | Anthony McDonald | ILB | 6'2'' | 238 | Junior | Burbank, CA | Notre Dame High School |
| 55 | Prince Shembo | ILB | 6'2'' | 243 | Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Ardrey Kell |
| 56 | Kerry Neal | OLB | 6'2'' | 245 | Senior | Bunn, NC | Bunn |
| 57 | Mike Golic Jr. | OC | 6'3'' | 283 | Junior | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic |
| 58 | Brian Smith | OLB | 6'3'' | 234 | Senior | Overland Park, KS | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 59 | Chris Stewart | OG | 6'5'' | 351 | Senior | Spring, TX | Klein |
| 60 | Jordan Cowart | LS | 6'2'' | 215 | Sophomore | Plantation, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 61 | Martin Quintana | DE | 6'0" | 232 | Senior | Berwyn, IL | St. Joseph |
| 62 | Bill Flavin | C/LS | 6'3'' | 260 | Senior | Darien, IL | Benet Academy |
| 62 | Christopher Skubis | DE | 6'2'' | 232 | Senior | Clarence, NY | Clarence |
| 63 | Steve Botsford | OLB | 6'2'' | 220 | Senior | Arlington Heights, IL | St. Viator |
| 64 | Tate Nichols | OT | 6'8'' | 303 | Freshman | Walton, KY | Ryle |
| 65 | Mike Hernandez | OG | 6'2'' | 275 | Junior | Pasadena, CA | Loyola |
| 66 | Chris Watt | OG | 6'3'' | 310 | Sophomore | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard West |
| 67 | Louis Nix | NG | 6'3'' | 350 | Freshman | Jacksonville, FL | Raines |
| 68 | John Belcher | LS/ DL | 5'11'' | 235 | Junior | Cheyenne, WY | Cheyenne Central |
| 69 | Joe Marek | DE | 6'2'' | 225 | Sophomore | St. Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 71 | Dennis Mahoney | OT | 6'7'' | 289 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Boys Latin School |
| 72 | Alex Bullard | OT | 6'3'' | 295 | Sophomore | Franklin, TN | Brentwood Academy |
| 73 | Lane Clelland | OT | 6'5'' | 290 | Junior | Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School |
| 74 | Christian Lombard | OT | 6'5'' | 290 | Freshman | Inverness, IL | Fremd |
| 75 | Taylor Dever | OT | 6'5'' | 297 | Senior | Nevada City, CA | Nevada Union |
| 76 | Andrew Nuss | OG | 6'5'' | 297 | Senior | Ashburn, VA | Stone Bridge |
| 77 | Matt Romine | OT | 6'5'' | 292 | Senior | Tulsa, OK | Union |
| 78 | Trevor Robinson | OG | 6'5'' | 295 | Junior | Elkhorn, NE | Elkhorn |
| 79 | Matt Tansey | OL | 6'6'' | 236 | Sophomore | Berkeley Heights, NJ | Governor Livingston |
| 80 | Tyler Eifert | TE | 6'6'' | 242 | Sophomore | Ft. Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger |
| 81 | John Goodman | WR | 6'3'' | 207 | Junior | Fort Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger |
| 82 | Alex Welch | TE | 6'4'' | 240 | Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | Elder |
| 83 | Mike Ragone | TE | 6'4'' | 245 | Senior | Cherry Hill, NJ | Camden Catholic |
| 86 | Bennett Jackson | WR | 6'0" | 172 | Freshman | Hazlet, NJ | Raritan |
| 87 | Daniel Smith | WR | 6'4'' | 208 | Freshman | South Bend, IN | Clay |
| 88 | Jake Golic | TE | 6'4'' | 235 | Sophomore | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic |
| 89 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | DE | 6'4'' | 283 | Junior | Weatherford, TX | Weatherford |
| 90 | Ethan Johnson | DE | 6'4'' | 285 | Junior | Portland, OR | Lincoln |
| 91 | Emeka Nwankwo | DE | 6'4'' | 290 | Senior | North Miami Beach, FL | Chaminade-Madonna Prep |
| 92 | Tyler Stockton | NG | 5'11'' | 290 | Sophomore | Linwood, NJ | Hun School |
| 93 | Bruce Heggie | DE | 6'5'' | 250 | Freshman | Sorrento, FL | Mount Dora |
| 94 | Hafis Williams | NG | 6'1'' | 285 | Junior | Elizabeth, NJ | Elizabeth |
| 95 | Ian Williams | NG | 6'2'' | 305 | Senior | Altamonte Springs, FL | Lyman |
| 96 | Kona Schwenke | DE | 6'4'' | 245 | Freshman | Hauula, HI | Kahuku |
| 96 | Brandon Walker | K | 6'3'' | 210 | Senior | Findlay, OH | Findlay |
| 97 | David Ruffer | K | 6'1'' | 176 | Senior | Oakton, VA | Gonzaga |
| 98 | Sean Cwynar | DT | 6'4'' | 280 | Junior | McHenry, IL | Marian Central Catholic |
| 99 | Brandon Newman | NG | 6'0" | 300 | Junior | Louisville, KY | Pleasure Ridge Park |
