Ronnie Stanley

The 6-foot-6, 315-pound Las Vegas, Nevada native was born to Ron and Juli Stanley and is of Tongan descent. “I’m 50 percent Tongan,” Stanley said. “My mom was born in Tonga. I’m very proud of our culture and honored to be a part of it.”

Stanley was the cornerstone of the Irish offensive line leading Notre Dame to a 10-2 regular season record and a final overall ranking of #8 in the country. Individually, he finished the regular season with a 97.3% pass block success rate. As a team, the Irish put up impressive rushing numbers, including 2,582 rushing yards (215.7 yards per game), 27 rushing touchdowns (2.25 per game), 5.76 rushing yards per carry average (a modern school record) and had three different players with over 100-yard rushing games.