Robby Parris Class: Junior Hometown: Olmsted Falls, OH High School: St. Ignatius Height / Weight: 6-4 / 205 Position: Wide Receiver Birthdate: 12/03/1987

CAREER: Talented wide receiver who enters the '08 season with the second-most career receiving yards on the team ... has gained 368 receiving yards on 30 career catches with one touchdown at Notre Dame ... played in 18 games through his first two seasons and started four contests (all in 2007) ... learned from Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight as a freshman before stepping into a more prominent role on the offense as a sophomore ... expected to compete in the spring with David Grimes, George West and Duval Kamara for playing time.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Ranked second on the team in receiving yards and third in receptions ... established career highs with 29 catches for 361 yards (12.4 avg.) and one touchdown while appearing in all 12 contests and starting four games (Michigan, Boston College, Navy, Air Force) ... led or tied for the team lead in receptions vs. Georgia Tech, Purdue and Boston College ... saw first meaningful snaps of his Notre Dame career in the season opener vs. Georgia Tech ... recorded three receptions for 30 yards ... recorded only one reception, the longest of the day at 35 yards vs. Penn State ... reception vs. the Nittany Lions was also longest in career ... started first career game for Notre Dame at Michigan and pulled in one reception for seven yards ... made a career-high seven catches for 93 yards, leading the Irish vs. Purdue ... had three receptions for 13 yards at UCLA ... led the Irish in receiving vs. Boston College... grabbed the first touchdown of his Irish career ...recorded a career-high 94 yards on four catches vs. the Eagles ... made three receptions for 15 yards vs. USC ... had two receptions for 25 yards including a long of 21 yards vs. Navy ... caught five passes for 49 yards vs. Air Force ... logged 188:08 of playing time for the season with one special teams appearance.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Promising wide receiver played in six games and caught one pass for seven yards vs. Michigan ... totaled 12:06 of playing time with three special teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio ... a second-team pick as end on 2005 Division I All-Ohio team named by Associated Press ... caught 32 passes for 675 yards and 12 TDs in six games as senior in `05 for St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio ... missed second half of '05 season ... caught 10 passes for 240 yards and four TDs on a September 2005 trip to South Bend area where his St. Ignatius team defeated Penn ... caught 39 passes as junior in `04 for 900 yards and 13 TDs ... also competed in basketball and track ... high school teammate of fellow Irish sophomore John Ryan ... attended Notre Dame '05 summer football camp ... born Dec. 3, 1987 ... high school coach was Chuck Kyle ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business ... earned a 3.267 grade-point average in `07 spring semester, a 3.20 GPA in '07 fall semester and boasts a 3.204 cumulative average.