Zeke Motta Class: Freshman Hometown: Vero Beach, FL High School: Vero Beach Height / Weight: 6-2 / 215 Position: Safety Birthdate: 05/14/1990

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio ... selected to play in Hawaii Football Prep Classic, featuring all-star team from the U.S. mainland against all-star team from Hawaii ... Rivals.com ranked him 54th in Rivals100 rankings ... rated the eighth-best overall prospect in Florida according to Rivals.com's postseason prospect rankings by state ... rated the 168th overall prospect in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 ... ranked 179th overall player according to Scout.com ... member of Florida Varsity Top 100 ... named Class 6A first-team all-state in Florida in 2007 and first-team academic all-state in 2008 for Florida Class 6A football ... named District 17 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008 ... named SuperPrep All-American as 25th-best linebacker nationally ... ranked 13th among Florida's best players according to SuperPrep's Florida 110 ... selected to the Jacksonville Times-Union's Florida Super 75 squad ... tabbed the second-best outside linebacker in Florida by the Times-Union ... named first-team Class 6A all-state as a senior ... tallied 137 tackles including eight tackles for a loss and three sacks during senior campaign at Vero Beach High School... one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame, joining E.J. Banks and Tyler Stockton ... played for head coach Gary Coggin at Vero Beach High School ... born May 14, 1990 ... full name is Ezekiel Edward Motta ... son of Bill Motta, who was the defensive coordinator at Vero Beach High School ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.