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#39 Rino Monteforte

Class  RS SR/TRFrom  California (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'7" · 208 lbHometown  North Babylon, NY · Kellenberg Memorial HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LS1

Placement

Starter

Room

Long Snapper

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LS room context

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Rino Monteforte holds the LS · Starter spot in Kansas Jayhawks’s long snapper room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LS · StarterRino MonteforteStarter

LS · BackupHollis MoellerBackup

Transfer history

2026California→Kansas Jayhawks

Background & career

Rino Monteforte is a long snapper from North Babylon, New York, who attended Kellenberg Memorial High School. After redshirting in 2022, Monteforte appeared in three games as a reserve long snapper in 2023. He played in all 16 games during the 2024 season, serving as Notre Dame's primary long snapper and appearing in the national championship game against Ohio State. In 2025, Monteforte played for California, appearing in all 13 games as the primary long snapper. He transferred to Kansas for the 2026 season.

Notre Dame2022 – 2024

California2025

Kansas2026 — present

Previous schoolCaliforniaRecruiting2-star · No. 2189 nationalOriginNorth Babylon, NY · Kellenberg Memorial HS