Listed Measurements: 6-foot-5, 300 pounds.
2019-20 year, eligibility: A sophomore, Patterson has all four seasons of eligibility remaining, including 2019.
Depth chart: If everything goes as expected in the preseason, Patterson will start at center on Labor Day, a development very much unexpected as recently as the days leading into spring practice.
Recruiting: A rivals.com three-star prospect, Patterson de-committed from Arizona State to choose between Notre Dame and UCLA on National Signing Day, becoming the first recruit primarily chased by offensive line coach Jeff Quinn.
CAREER TO DATE
Patterson appeared at left tackle, his then-presumed position of the future, in three blowouts last season (Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Florida State).