Notre Dame Football: Spring Roster Revealed - Who Got Fat? Who’s Taller? Who Changed Numbers?

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish revealed its spring roster today, which gives us an opportunity to see which players have undergone the most dramatic physical transformations.

For comparison, I used the official roster released before the final game against the USC Trojans last November.

Biggest gainers

• Sophomore LB Jamir Jones, up 18 pounds to 243.
• Sophomore LS John Shannon, up 15 pounds to 235.
• Senior DL Daniel Cage, up 14 pounds to 329.
• Junior DL Lincoln Feist, up 14 pounds to 329.
• Sophomore OL Liam Eichenberg, up 14 pounds to 294.
• Senior K Sam Kohler, up 14 pounds to 189.
• Sophomore S Jalen Elliott, up 13 pounds to 208.
• Sophomore S Chistopher Schilling, up 12 pounds to 217.
• Graduate TE Durham Smythe, up 11 pounds to 256.
• Sophomore WR Arion Shinaver, up 11 pounds to 181.
• Graduate OL Hunter Bivin, up 10 pounds to 318.
• Sophomore WR Javon McKinley, up 10 pounds to 220.
• Sophomore WR/RB Deon McIntosh, up 10 pounds to 190.

Biggest losers

• Junior OL Logan Plantz, down 21 pounds to 289.
• Junior CB Shaun Crawford, down 10 pounds to 175.
• Junior LB Devyn Spruell, down 9 pounds to 231.
• Senior WR Grant Hammann, down 9 pounds to 183.
• Junior RB Dexter Williams, down 8 pounds to 202.
• Junior S Nick Coleman, down 8 pounds to 187.
• Junior OL Tristen Hoge, down 7 pounds to 303.
• Sophomore OL Parker Boudreaux, down 7 pounds to 288.
• Senior LB Nyles Morgan, down 7 pounds to 238.

Growth spurts

• Junior LB Kier Murphy grew 1 ³⁄₄ inches. He’s now 6-foot-1 3/4.
• Sophomore OL Parker Boudreaux grew 1 ¹⁄₄ inches. He’s now 6-foot-4.
• Senior LB Greer Martin grew 1 1/8 inches. He’s now 6-foot-3 5/8.
• Senior QB Montgomery VanGorder grew 1 1/8 inches. He’s now 6-foot-1 3/8.
• Graduate TE Durham Smythe grew 1 inch. He’s now 6-foot-5 1/2.
• Junior WR Equanimeous St. Brown grew 1 inch. He’s now 6-foot-5.
• Sophomore DL Julian Okwara grew 1 inch. He’s now 6-foot-4 1/2.
• Junior P Jeff Riney grew 1 inch. He’s now 5-foot-10 3/4.
• Sophomore OL Tommy Kraemer grew 7/8ths of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-5 5/8.
• Senior TE Tyler Luatua grew 7/8ths of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-3 3/8.
• Senior TE Nic Weishar grew three-quarters of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-4 3/4.
• Senior DL Jonathan Bonner grew three-quarters of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-3 3/4.
• Sophomore CB Donte Vaughn grew three-quarters of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-2 3/4.
• Junior QB Brandon Wimbush grew three-quarters of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-1 3/4.
• Senior CB Nick Watkins grew three-quarters of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-1.
• Junior S Nicco Fertitta also grew three-quarters of an inch. He’s now 5-foot-9.
• Graduate OL Hunter Bivin grew 5/8ths of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-6 1/8.
• Senior DL Jay Hayes grew 5/8ths of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-3 5/8.
• Senior DL Daniel Cage grew 5/8ths of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-1 3/8.
• Sophomore S Jalen Elliott grew 5/8ths of an inch. He’s now 6-foot-0 1/2.
• Sophomore QB Ian Book and Junior S Nick Coleman also grew 5/8ths. They are now both 6-foot-0 1/8.
• Junior CB Shaun Crawford grew 5/8ths of an inch as well. He’s now 5-foot-9 1/8.
• Junior RB Josh Adams grew ¹⁄₂ inch. He’s now 6-foot-2 1/8.

Shrinking bodies

• Sophomore WR Mick Assaf lost an inch. He’s now 5-foot-11.
• Junior WR Brian Ball lost 7/8ths of an inch. He’s now 5-foot-10 and 1/8th.

New numbers

• Junior TE Alize Jones has moved from #10 to #86.
• Junior OL Logan Plantz has moved from #69 to #62.
• Freshman RB C.J. Holmes is wearing #15. He’s listed at 6-foot-0 1/8 and 206 pounds.
• Freshman S Isaiah Robertson is wearing #17. He’s listed at 6-foot-1 ¹⁄₂ and 208 pounds.
• Freshman OL Aaron Banks is wearing #69. He is listed as 6-foot-5 ³⁄₄ and 310 pounds.
• Freshman OL Robert Hainsey is #72. He’s listed at 6-foot-4 5/8 and 292 pounds.
• Freshman TE Brock Wright is #89. He’s listed at 6-foot-4 ¹⁄₂ and 252 pounds.