2014 Notre Dame Recruiting Big Board (March)

Players who have committed to Notre Dame can be found on our One Foot Down 2014 Recruiting Central Page and those who have committed elsewhere but hold Irish offers are listed at the very bottom of the post.

If a listed player commits to Notre Dame he will be removed from this list and moved to the 2014 Recruiting Central Page immediately. If a player commits to another school he will be moved down to the bottom of this post to his corresponding program.

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Breakdown (as of March 23, 2013)

100 TOTAL OFFERS

5 NOTRE DAME COMMITS

17 COMMITTED ELSEWHERE

80 OFFERS LEFT

All height, weight, positions, and rankings according to 247.

QUARTERBACK (1 offer)

Brandon Dawkins- Thousand Oaks, CA (Oaks Christian)

• 6'3" 190 pounds
• 4-star, No. 2 DT-QB, No. 12 CA, No. 100 USA
• Composite: No. 3 DT-QB

Offered first by Notre Dame and is carrying an offer from Utah. Visited for the Stanford game and has the Irish high on his list. More major programs are showing a lot of interest.

RUNNING BACK (4 offers)

Sony Michel- Fort Lauderdale, FL (American Heritage)

• 5'11" 205 pounds
• 5-star, No. 3 RB, No. 2 FL, No. 18 USA
• Composite: No. 2 RB

Over a dozen elite offers already and has visited Notre Dame in the past. Announced a top five of Miami, Florida State, Florida, Georgia, and Notre Dame.

Nick Chubb- Cedartown, GA (Cedartown)

• 5'11" 208 pounds
• 4-star, No. 15 RB, No. 25 GA, No. 247 USA
• Composite: No. 12 RB

Offered on February 1st by Notre Dame. Has about a jabillion offers so far. He likes Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Leonard Fournette- New Orleans, LA (St. Augustine)

• 6'0" 215 pounds
• 5-star, No. 1 RB, No. 1 LA, No. 2 USA
• Composite: No. 1 RB

The consensus #1 running back in the country has a small but elite offer list led by Alabama and LSU, the presumed favorites. Irish likely on the outside for now, although he does attend a Catholic high school.

Derrell Scott- Havelock, NC (Havelock)

• 5'11" 175 pounds
• 4-star, No. 1 AP-RB, No. 5 NC, No. 91 USA
• Composite: No. 1 AP-RB

Offered on January 31st by the Irish. South Carolina leads with Florida State and Ohio State in the mix.

WIDE RECEIVER (16 offers)

Mark Andrews- Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mounatin)

• 6'6" 225 pounds
• 4-star, No. 7 WR, No. 2 AZ, No. 71 USA
• Composite: No. 7 WR

Offered by Notre Dame in late November 2012. Arizona, Oklahoma, Ohio State, and Notre Dame among his leaders.

Terry Googer- Atlanta, GA (Woodward Academy)

• 6'4" 211 pounds
• 4-star, No. 25 WR, No. 24 GA, No. 221 USA
• Composite: No. 53 WR

Visited for the Stanford game and has legit interest in the Irish. Not a great offer list yet but South Carolina leads.

Corey Holmes- Fort Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)

• 6'1" 175 pounds
• 4-star, No. 36 WR, No. 37 FL
• Composite: No. 54 WR

Has visited Notre Dame for the Michigan game and has a nice offer list including Michigan, Florida, Florida State, and Wisconsin. Wolverines making an early push with Irish and Canes standing out.

Josh Malone- Gallatin, TN (Station Camp)

• 6'2" 185 pounds
• 4-star, No. 11 WR, No. 3 TN, No. 78 USA
• Composite: No. 12 WR

Tall athlete that visited Notre Dame in mid-October and was offered the next day. He's made a lot of visits and has offers from several elite schools.

Michiah Quick- Fresno, CA (Central East)

• 6'0" 170 pounds
• 4-star, No. 8 WR, No. 8 CA, No. 74 USA
• Composite: No. 3 WR

Irish have been in on his recruitment for a long time and were one of his early leaders. USC coming on strong lately.

Artavis Scott- Tarpon Springs, FL (East Lake)

• 5'10" 175 pounds
• 4-star, No. 12 WR, No. 12 FL, No. 86 USA
• Composite: No. 11 WR

Scott has visited Notre Dame during the summer of '12 and has been pretty active with his visits all over the country. Florida schools, plus Michigan in the mix with Notre Dame.

Thaddeus Snodgrass- Springfield, OH (Springfield)

• 6'1" 170 pounds
• 4-star, No. 18 WR, No. 8 OH, No. 144 USA
• Composite: No. 18 WR

Not a great offer list but has picked up a couple big offers. He has visited Notre Dame in the summer of '12 and is very interested in the Irish. Right now it looks like a Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Ohio State battle.

KD Cannon- Mount Pleasant, TX (Mount Pleasant)

• 6'0" 158 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 WR, No. 6 TX, No. 45 USA
• Composite: No. 2 WR

Carrying offers from all the top Big 12 schools plus Texas A&M. He will be a tough pull out of Texas.

Shaq Davidson- Gaffney, SC (Gaffney)

• 6'0" 170 pounds
• 4-star, No. 5 WR, No. 1 SC, No. 58 USA
• Composite: No. 10 WR

Offered in late January by Notre Dame. The Carolina schools, Clemson, and Ohio State are in on his recruiting early. Gamecocks in the drivers seat.

Johnnie Dixon- Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Dwyer)

• 5'10" 187 pounds
• 4-star, No. 27 WR, No. 25 FL, No. 226 USA
• Composite: No. 46 WR

Quick athlete with a handful of elite offers. Miami leads with Florida right behind the Hurricanes.

Malachi Dupre- New Orleans, LA (John Curtis)

• 6'2" 190 pounds
• 4-star, No. 6 WR, No. 5 LA, No. 59 USA
• Composite: No. 4 WR

Holds many offers already. LSU leads with Florida State and Alabama in the mix early.

Drake Harris- Grand Rapids, MI (Grand Rapids Christian)

• 6'4" 180 pounds
• 4-star, No. 10 WR, No. 2 MI, No. 76 USA
• Composite: No. 4 WR

Member of Michigan State's class since summer of 2012, but left in early March 2013. Michigan leads for his services.

Jacob McCrary- Miami, FL (Coral Reef Senior)

• 6'0" 170 pounds
• 4-star, No. 34 WR, No. 36 FL
• Composite: No. 31 WR

Decommit from Florida State in November 2012. Clemson is the heavy favorite.

Speedy Noil- New Orleans, LA (Edna Karr)

• 5'10" 175 pounds
• 4-star, No. 4 WR, No. 4 LA, No. 55 USA
• Composite: No. 13 WR

Electric athlete who has a bunch of southern teams after him and an elite offer list. LSU is the presumed favorite and he has visited Baton Rouge many times.

Trey Quinn- Lake Charles, LA (Barbe)

• 6'1" 192 pounds
• 4-star, No. 15 WR, No. 8 LA, No. 115 USA
• Composite: No. 15 WR

Offered in late February by Notre Dame. May visit sometime in the future. Clemson and Texas Tech in the mix with LSU.

Trevion Thompson- Durham, NC (Hillside)

• 6'2" 177 pounds
• 4-star, No. 2 WR, No. 2 NC, No. 31 USA
• Composite: No. 6 WR

Offered in December and one of the top wideouts in the nation. Clemson, Florida, and Ohio State standing out early.

ATHLETE (7 offers)

Budda Baker- Bellevue, WA (Bellevue)

• 5'10" 170 pounds
• 4-star, No. 6 ATH, No. 1 WA, No. 56 USA
• Composite: No. 5 ATH

Small but quick athlete with mostly western and Pac-12 offers. Likely the top player from the northwest and someone ND will target as a versatile athlete. Oregon, Washington, and UCLA are his leaders.

Elijah Hood- Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Catholic)

• 5'11" 209 pounds
• 4-star, No. 9 ATH, No. 6 NC, No. 106 USA
• Composite: No. 6 ATH

Visited the Midwest and South Bend in February. Top three of Notre Dame, North Carolina, and Michigan.

Tommy Mister- Oak Lawn, IL (H L Richards)

• 6'2" 185 pounds
• 3-star, No. 52 ATH, No. 19 IL
• Composite: No. 54 ATH

Dual-threat quarterback who switched to running back as a junior. Notre Dame is recruiting him as a running back, receiver, or safety. Carrying additional offers from Indiana and Illinois. Very high on Notre Dame, but may not have a committable offer.

Joe Mixon- Oakley, CA (Freedom)

• 6'2" 195 pounds
• 4-star, No. 20 ATH, No. 23 CA, No. 208 USA
• Composite: No. 16 ATH

Offered in late February by Notre Dame. Will try and visit South Bend during the summer or in the fall for an official. Carrying 30+ offers and will decide at USAAAB in January 2014.

Jabrill Peppers- Ramsey, NJ (Paramus Catholic)

• 6'1" 205 pounds
• 5-star, No. 1 ATH, No. 1 NJ, No. 8 USA
• Composite: No. 1 ATH

Top player in Jersey and one of the nation's elite prospects. Former teammate with Elijah Shumate but transferred from Don Bosco before junior year. Stanford, Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama, and Notre Dame are his top teams.

Nathan Starks- Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman)

• 5'11" 200 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 ATH, No. 1 NV, No. 26 USA
• Composite: No. 3 ATH

Tough athlete and running back has Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and USC among his favorites.

Johnathan Lloyd- Graham, NC (Southern Alamance)

• 6'0" 175 pounds
• 4-star, No. 33 ATH, No. 10 NC
• Composite: No. 51 ATH

Quite recruitment so far but he has visited a bunch of schools. Pretty small offer list right now.

TIGHT END (6 offers)

Jeb Blazevich- Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Christian School)

• 6'4" 230 pounds
• 4-star, No. 5 TE, No. 8 NC, No. 198 USA
• Composite: No. 8 TE

Elite offer list and has made a lot of unofficial visit so far. He's been very quiet with naming favorites and is taking his time with the process. Will visit Notre Dame this spring.

Ian Bunting- Hinsdale, IL (Hinsdale Central)

• 6'6" 210 pounds
• 4-star, No. 38 TE, No. 11 IL
• Composite: No. 14 TE

Offered by Irish in late February. Irish among his favorites with Vanderbilt, Ohio State, and Oregon.

Dalton Schultz- South Jordan, UT (Bingham)

• 6'5" 215 pounds
• 3-star, No. 14 TE, No. 5 UT
• Composite: No. 6 TE

Small but very strong offer list. Irish may have decent shot but Stanford leads right now.

Nic Weishar- Chicago, IL (Marist)

• 6'5" 215 pounds
• 4-star, No. 6 TE, No. 8 IL, No. 231 USA
• Composite: No. 12 TE

Decent offer list and has visited Notre Dame a couple times already. Right now, the Irish lead and are his top team.

Kevin Crosby- Bamberg, SC (Bamberg Ehrhardt)

• 6'2" 236 pounds
• 4-star, No. 7 TE, No. 8 SC
• Composite: No. 9 TE

He already has an insane amount of offers from most elite teams, and will be a tough pull out of the South. Has some family ties to Notre Dame and has expressed very mild interest.

Tyler Luatua- La Mirada, CA (La Mirada)

• 6'4" 230 pounds
• 4-star, No. 1 TE, No. 3 CA, No. 24 USA
• Composite: No. 1 TE

The nation's top tight end has a brother playing at Alabama. The Tide are way out ahead as his leader with USC behind. Notre Dame, Florida State, and Miami still in the picture.

OFFENSIVE LINE (11 offers)

Jamarco Jones- Chicago, IL (De La Salle Institute)

• 6'6" 290 pounds
• 4-star, No. 4 OT, No. 2 IL, No. 47 USA
• Composite: No. 4 OT

Strong offer list so far but a quiet recruitment. He visited Notre Dame for the Miami game in Chicago. He's camped and visited campus last spring as well. Coaches are all over him.

KC McDermott- West Palm Beach, FL (Palm Beach Central)

• 6'6" 285 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 OT, No. 3 FL, No. 23 USA
• Composite: No. 3 OT

Really good offers list and has visited Notre Dame already. His brother plays at Miami and this is looking like an early Hurricane vs. Irish battle.

Damien Mama- Bellflower, CA (St. John Bosco)

• 6'5"340 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 OG, No. 7 CA, No. 57 USA
• Composite: No. 11 OG

Massive guard offered in early March. He's been picking up a lot of offers lately and would like to visit Notre Dame, Utah, Ole Miss, and Alabama.

Sam Mustipher- Olney, MD (Good Counsel)

• 6'4" 285 pounds
• 4-star, No. 12 OG, No. 5 MD, No. 198 USA
• Composite: No. 12 OG

Offered in January after a visit to South Bend. Has a top two of Ohio State and the Irish.

Alex Bars- Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy)

• 6'6" 287 pounds
• 4-star, No. 20 OT, No. 4 TN, No. 201 USA
• Composite: No. 17 OT

Offered by Notre Dame in late February. Huge and impressive offer list.

Orlando Brown- Suwanee, GA (Peachtree Ridge)

• 6'7" 345 pounds
• 4-star, No. 27 OT, No. 29 GA
• Composite: No. 26 OT

Son of the late NFL player Orlando Brown, and a massive prospect rumored to still be growing and larger than his listed height/weight. Has wanted to visit Notre Dame. A ton of elite teams are after him.

Natrell Curtis- Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Pointe)

• 6'3" 285 pounds
• 4-star, No. 18 OG, No. 9 AZ
• Composite: No. 8 OG

Offered in late February by Notre Dame. Could play defense for the Irish. Several teams are in the mix early.

Jovan Pruitt- Dallas, TX (Bishop Dunne Catholic)

• 6'6" 290 pounds
• 3-star, No. 41 OT, No. 86 TX
• Composite: No. 33 OT

Offered by Notre Dame in late January. Getting looked at closely right now by Texas and Texas A&M with Baylor, Oklahoma, and Alabama in the mix early.

Braden Smith- Olathe, KS (Olathe South Sr.)

• 6'6" 282 pounds
• 5-star, No. 1 OG, No. 1 Kansas, No. 19 USA
• Composite: No. 1 OG

Absolute freak of a specimen and possibly top overall athlete in the country. Has been taking his recruiting very slowly but may visit Notre Dame in the future.

Bentley Spain- Charlotte, NC (Providence)

• 6'6" 275 pounds
• 4-star, No. 5 OT, No. 3 NC, No. 51 USA
• Composite: No. 6 OT

Suffered a fractured knee before his junior season. Has already visited North Carolin and South Carolina with those two teams on top.

Donell Stanley- Latta, SC (Latta)

• 6'4" 327 pounds
• 4-star, No. 6 OG, No. 2 SC, No. 73 USA
• Composite: No. 2 OG

Offered on January 31st by Notre Dame. Looks like South Carolina leads with Alabama and Clemson in the mix early.

DEFENSIVE LINE (14 offers)

Deondre Clark- Oklahoma City, OK (Douglass)

• 6'3" 230 pounds
• 4-star, No. 12 SDE, No. 4 OK, No. 173 USA
• Composite: No. 6 SDE

Offered by the Irish and saw Notre Dame play on his unofficial trip to Oklahoma. Announced a top five of LSU, Alabama, South Carolina, Clemson, and Notre Dame. Will try to visit South Bend and said he won't take long to decide on his school.

Josh Frazier- Springdale, AR (Har-Ber)

• 6'3" 324 pounds
• 4-star, No. 5 DT, No. 1 AR, No. 48 USA
• Composite: No. 5 DT

Several elite schools after his services. Top five of Alabama, Arkansas, Notre Dame, A&M, and USC. Will try and visit for spring game.

Malik McDowell- Detroit, MI (Loyola)

• 6'7" 290 pounds
• 4-star, No. 2 SDE, No. 1 Michigan, No. 25 USA
• Composite: No. 2 SDE

Visited Notre Dame during the summer of '12 and saw the Irish beat MSU in East Lansing. Irish, Michigan, and Michigan State lead.

Enoch Smith, Jr.- Chicago, IL (Mount Carmel)

• 6'3" 270 pounds
• 4-star, No. 19 DT, No. 10 IL
• Composite: No. 39 DT

Offered by Notre Dame after camping back in June. Also saw the Irish play in Chicago against Miami. Not a great offer list right now, but the Irish are way out ahead as his leader.

Andrew Williams- McDonough, GA (Eagle's Landing Christian)

• 6'4" 231 pounds
• 4-star, No. 11 WDE, No. 19 GA, No. 191 USA
• Composite: No. 10 WDE

Same school as Isaac Rochell and visited Notre Dame in September. Has a great offer list and is a top target on the defensive line for Irish coaches. No leaders at this point.

Lorenzo Carter- Norcross, GA (Norcross)

• 6'6" 232 pounds
• 5-star, No. 1 WDE, No. 1 GA, No. 3 USA
• Composite: No. 4 WDE

Offered in early December by Notre Dame. Tons of potential with his size and has Alabama, Florida State, Miami, and Georgia among the elite teams after him. Made a huge jump in latest 247 rankings.

Khairi Clark- Hollywood, FL (Chaminade-Madonna Prep)

• 6'3" 285 pounds
• 4-star, No. 4 DT, No. 7 FL, No. 46 USA
• Composite: No. 2 DT

Great offer list and has expressed interest in Notre Dame. Quiet recruitment since the summer but many believe Miami leads.

Da'Shawn Hand- Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge)

• 6'5" 247 pounds
• 5-star, No. 1 SDE, No. 1 VA, No. 1 USA
• Composite: No. 1 SDE

Consensus top prospect in the country with offers from all the best schools. Won't narrow down his teams until summer.

Thomas Holley- Brooklyn, NY (Abe Lincoln)

• 6'4" 285 pounds
• 4-star, No. 20 DT, No. 3 NY
• Composite: No. 19 DT

Picking up a lot of offers recently. Offered in late February by Irish. Same high school as Ishaq Williams.

Jalyn Holmes- Norfolk, VA (Lake Taylor)

• 6'5" 225 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 WDE, No. 5 VA, No. 39 USA
• Composite: No. 1 WDE

Offered by Notre Dame in February. Has Virginia and Virginia Tech hot on his track. Clemson and Florida also in the mix.

Melvin Keihn- Baltimore, MD (Gilman)

• 6'3" 225 pounds
• 3-star, No. 21 WDE, No. 10 MD
• Composite: No. 14 WDE

Offered in mid-February by Notre Dame. Has shown some interest in the Irish and has a bunch of ACC schools after him.

Anthony Moten- Fort Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)

• 6'4" 279 pounds
• 4-star, No. 18 SDE, No. 41 FL
• Composite: No. 17 SDE

Carrying offers from USC, Miami, South Carolina, Florida State, Ohio State, Florida, and more. May visit South Bend during the summer. Florida, Miami, and South Carolina are his leaders.

Kentavious Street- Greenville, NC (J.H. Rose)

• 6'4" 255 pounds
• 4-star, No. 17 SDE, No. 9 NC
• Composite: No. 9 SDE

Offered in mid-February by the Irish. Carrying mostly ACC offers.

Solomon Thomas- Coppell, TX (Coppell)

• 6'3" 251 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 SDE, No. 4 TX, No. 30 USA
• Composite: No. 3 SDE

Comes from the same high school as Cam McDaniel. Texas is the big favorite right now but a handful of other schools in the mix.

LINEBACKER (7 offers)

Dillon Bates- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Ponte Vedra)

• 6'3" 220 pounds
• 4-star, No. 15 OLB, No. 23 FL, No. 214 USA
• Composite: No. 8 OLB

Offered in late October by Notre Dame and will try to visit this season. If not, he will try and get to South Bend in the spring or summer. Dad played at Tennessee.

Clifton Garrett- Plainfield, IL (Plainfield)

• 6'2" 215 pounds
• 4-star, No. 2 OLB, No. 1 IL, No. 38 USA
• Composite: No. 2 OLB

Garrett has been to South Bend a couple times and also saw the Irish play in Chicago. Ohio State appears to lead.

Nyles Morgan- Crete, IL (Crete-Monee)

• 6'2" 228 pounds
• 4-star, No. 4 ILB, No. 3 IL, No. 63 USA
• Composite: No. 4 ILB

Irish were early on his recruiting. He visited campus in September for the Michigan game and has a growing offer list. Very quiet recruitment otherwise.

Dante Booker- Akron, OH (St.Vincent-St. Mary)

• 6'4" 210 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 OLB, No. 2 OH, No. 50 USA
• Composite: No. 3 OLB

Holding mostly B1G offers, plus Notre Dame and Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Visited in February but Ohio State still leads.

Edwin Freeman- Arlington, TX (Bowie)

• 6'1' 200 pounds
• 4-star, No. 10 OLB, No. 17 TX, No. 128 USA
• Composite: No. 5 OLB

Offered in mid-January by the Irish. His early leader appears to be Texas A&M with Oklahoma and TCU in the mix.

Vincent Jackson- Tampa, FL (Jesuit)

• 6'2" 235 pounds
• 3-star, No. 43 OLB, No. 98 FL
• Composite: No. 48 OLB

Huge offer list, especially in comparison to his rankings. South Florida, Miami, and USC the new favorites.

Raekwon McMillan- Hinesville, GA (Liberty County)

• 6'3" 236 pounds
• 5-star, No. 2 ILB, No. 2 GA, No. 13 USA
• Composite: No. 1 ILB

Offered in May by Notre Dame, has expressed some interest, but has not visited yet. Georgia, Clemson and Ohio State appear to be his early leaders.

DEFENSIVE BACK (12 offers)

Jonathan Lockett- Santa Ana, CA (Mater Dei)

• 5'11" 170 pounds
• 3-star, No. 29 CB, No. 35 CA
• Composite: No. 17 CB

Offered in early March by the Irish. Few offers so far and Notre Dame is the top one right now.

Parrker Westphal- Bolingbrook, IL (Bolingbrook)

• 6'0" 186 pounds
• 4-star, No. 14 CB, No. 6 IL, No. 171 USA
• Composite: No. 12 CB

Camped at Notre Dame in June after an offer in May. Watched the Irish win at Soldier Field. Michigan is his early leader.

Jamal Adams- Carrollton, TX (Hebron)

• 6'0" 185 pounds
• 4-star, No. 8 S, No. 9 TX, No. 83 USA
• Composite: No. 4 S

Notre Dame is in his top five but Texas and Oklahoma are way out front with Alabama in the mix.

Tony Brown- Beaumont, TX (Ozen)

• 6'0" 185 pounds
• 5-star, No. 2 CB, No. 2 TX, No. 15 USA
• Composite: No. 2 CB

Major recruit who could play safety in high school. Texas, Alabama, A&M, and LSU are the early leaders.

Kyle Gibson- Seffner, FL (Armwood)

• 6'1" 175 pounds
• 4-star, No. 17 CB, No. 26 FL, No. 228 USA
• Composite: No. 17 CB

Lanky athlete offered in late February by Tony Alford. Holds top offers from Louisville, Michigan State, and UCLA.

Adoree Jackson- Gardena, CA (Junipero Sera)

• 5'11" 185 pounds
• 4-star, No. 4 CB, No. 4 CA, No. No. 33 USA
• Composite: No. 3 CB

Elite athlete carrying tons of offers. From deep in USC territory but originally from Illinois. Recruitment is open to many teams.

Germaine Pratt- High Point, NC (High Point Central)

• 6'3" 190 pounds
• Not Rated
• Composite: No. 12 S

Great size but a quiet recruitment so far. Has visited North Carolina multiple times and NC State is also believed to be one of his leaders.

Brandon Simmons- Arlington, TX (Mansfield Timberview)

• 6'0" 175 pounds
• 4-star, No. 17 S, No. 25 TX, No. 196 USA
• Composite: No. 14 S

Tons of offers already but the Irish are not in contention right now. LSU, Baylor, and West Virginia lead.

John Smith- Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Poly)

• 6'1" 200 pounds
• 5-star, No. 3 S, No. 2 CA, No. 16 USA
• Composite: No. 5 S

Offered in early March by the Irish. USC, UCLA, and Michigan among the favorites.

Jalen Tabor- Washington, D.C. (Friendship Academy)

• 6'1" 182 pounds
• 4-star, No. 3 CB, No. 1 DC, No. 22 USA
• Composite: No. 4 CB

Offered in April '12 by Notre Dame. Currently has Alabama, Florida, Florida State, and Notre Dame on top.

Nick Watkins- Dallas, TX (Bishop Dunne Catholic)

• 6'1" 180 pounds
• 4-star, No. 5 CB, No. 5 TX, No. 37 USA
• Composite: No. 8 CB

Offered in May '12 by the Irish, but little contact since then. Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma and a bunch of SEC schools are in his top teams right now.

Quincy Wilson- Fort Lauderdale, FL (University School)

• 6'2" 195 pounds
• 3-star, No. 49 S, No. 89 FL
• Composite: No. 20 S

Offered in late September by Notre Dame. Tons of offers but not an elite cohort. Pretty quiet recruitment so far.

COMMITTED ELSEWHERE:

ATH Bo Scarbrough- 5-star, No. 2 ATH, No. 2 AL, No. 17 USA

CB Cameron Denson- 4-star, No. 6 CB, No. 1 AZ, No. 41 USA

S Nick Glass- 4-star, No. 18 S, No. 20 GA, No. 200 USA

OT Ross Pierschbacher- 4-star, No. 7 OT, No. 1 IA, No. 80 USA

S Edward Paris- 5-star, No. 2 S, No. 1 TX, No. 9 USA

OL Mason Cole- 4-star, No. 4 OG, No. 8 FL, No. 62 USA

LB Michael Ferns- 4-star, No. 8 ILB, No. 9 OH, No. 157 USA

OL Andy Bauer- 4-star, No. 7 OT, No. 1 MO, No. 81 USA

RB Jalen Hurd- 5-star, No. 2 RB, No. 1 TN, No. 10 USA

OT Casey Tucker- 4-star, No. 13 OT, No. 5 AZ, No. 133 USA

OT Demetrius Knox- 4-star, No. 6 OG, No. 7 TX, No. 67 USA

LB Cameron Hampton- 4-star, No. 13 OLB, No. 24 TX, No. 190 USA

LB Hoza Scott- 4-star, No. 1 OLB, No. 3 TX, No. 28 USA

CB Cedric Collins- 4-star, No. 15 CB, No. 21 TX, No. 182 USA

CB Nick Harvey- 4-star, No. 7 CB, No. 10 TX, No. 88 USA

S Dylan Sumner-Gardner- 4-star, No. 13 S, No. 18 TX, No. 158 USA

S Quin Blanding- 5-star, No. 1 S, No. 3 VA, No. 7 USA