Player Bio Williams was the Class 5 Offensive Player of the Year in Missouri at St. John Vianney High School before arriving in South Bend for the 2019 season. He played in four games that year (4-26-6.5 rushing; 1-3-3.0 receiving) and shed 15 pounds after the season to gain quickness….
Player Bio Durant led Lamar High School to a South Carolina state title as the team’s starting quarterback and free safety his senior year. He attended Palmetto Prep Academy before moving on to South Carolina State. Durant did not play in 2017 but started 10 games the following season (38…
Player Bio Bruss was a finalist for the 2016 Joe Thomas Award, given to the top high school offensive lineman in Wisconsin. He started six games (three at right tackle, three as a blocking tight end) as a redshirt freshman in 2018. Bruss switched positions during 2019 (12 starts at…
Player Bio In 2019, Garrett was a Cliff Harris Award finalist (small college defensive player of the year), first-team Associated Press All-American and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Year after tying for the Division II lead with 14 sacks (among 69 tackles, 20.5 for loss) and seven…
Player Bio Skowronek (pronounced sko-RON-eck) is a distant relative of 1947 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack, so it seemed like providence that he wound up in South Bend as a graduate transfer from Northwestern. He suffered an injury in the 2020 opener that cost him two games but returned to…
Player Bio Funk struggled with injuries at Maryland, but came through as a senior to garner third-team All-Big Ten honors. He ran for 516 yards and three touchdowns on 60 carries (8.6 per) and caught 10 passes for 68 yards (6.8 per) and another score in five games. Funk originally…
Player Bio The Aubrey, Texas, product came to Evanston as a top-20 defensive end recruit nationally, stepping in to play in 11 games as a true freshman (one tackle). Brown did not start in 2018, but made an impact when given the chance with 7.5 tackles for loss, including four…
Player Bio Harris briefly played soccer for Florida Gulf Coast University after his career at Palm Harbor University High School. He decided he wanted to instead play football, so Western Kentucky accepted him as a preferred walk-on. Harris moved back to Florida after failing to see the field with the…
Player Bio Rochell (pronounced row-SHELL) was a fantastic athlete in high school, earning All-District honors in football for Fair Park High School in Shreveport and finishing third in the 100-meter dash at the Louisiana state track meet. He started three times in 11 appearances for the Bears as a redshirt…
Player Bio Brown was a four-star recruit, signing with the home-state Aggies after earning honorable mention all-district honors at Lamar High School in Arlington. He made 14 tackles in 11 games as a reserve in 2018 before moving into the starting lineup as a sophomore. He started 11 of 13…