2014 Notre Dame Recruiting Big Board (July)

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.

Uncommitted players have 247's Composite Rankings---a combination of all 4 major services rankings---at their respective position.

Breakdown (as of August 2, 2013)

143 TOTAL OFFERS

16 NOTRE DAME COMMITS

65 COMMITTED ELSEWHERE

62 OFFERS LEFT

QUARTERBACK (0 offers)

RUNNING BACK (5 offers)

Joe Mixon- Oakley, CA

.978

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.

Donte Thomas-Williams- Durham, NC

.922

Big back that really likes Notre Dame. Visited South Bend in June. Recently announced a top 4 of Notre Dame, Florida State, West Virginia, and Clemson.

Leonard Fournette- New Orleans, LA

.999

The consensus #1 running back in the country has a small but elite offer list led by Alabama and LSU.

Derrell Scott- Havelock, NC

.946

Offered on January 31st by the Irish. South Carolina leads with Florida State and Ohio State in the mix. Has announced ND in his top group but no visit yet.

Jonathan Vickers- Tallahassee, FL

.869

Broke his leg and missed junior season. Carrying top offers from Alabama, Stanford, and Clemson. Florida State in good shape.

WIDE RECEIVER (11 offers)

Isaiah McKenzie- Fort Lauderdale, FL

.836

Offered in mid-June by Notre Dame during a visit to campus. Top offers of Michigan, West Virginia, and Rutgers. Really loves ND and wants to decide before summer ends.

Josh Malone- Gallatin, TN

.962

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

Cameron Sims- Monroe, LA

.949

Early April offer by Notre Dame and visited in June. Will watch the Irish play at Cowboys Stadium. Still hasn't trimmed his list of top teams.

Saeed Blacknall- Englishtown, NJ

.958

Offered in early April. Very explosive athlete---Notre Dame made his top 5 but still looking for a visit.

KD Cannon- Mount Pleasant, TX

.979

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

Johnnie Dixon- Palm Beach Gardens, FL

.930

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

Malachi Dupre- New Orleans, LA

.986

Holds many offers already. Showing some interest in Notre Dame. Might not be a LSU-lock as previously believed.

Terry Googer- Atlanta, GA

.883

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

Speedy Noil- New Orleans, LA

.973

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. Florida, A&M, and USC in the mix.

Trey Quinn- Lake Charles, LA

.952

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

Trevion Thompson- Durham, NC

.953

Offered in December and visited in June. Clemson likely leads with Ohio State and West Virginia in the mix. ND didn't make his top list.

ATHLETE (6 offers)

Michiah Quick- Fresno, CA

.982

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

John Smith- Long Beach, CA

.986

Offered in early March by the Irish. USC, UCLA, and Michigan among the favorites. Will take an official visit to South Bend.

Budda Baker- Bellevue, WA

.968

Small but quick athlete with mostly western and Pac-12 offers. Likely the top player from the northwest. Oregon, Washington, and UCLA are his leaders.

Noah Brown- Sparta, NJ

.892

Offered in late April by Notre Dame. Big athlete with very good speed. Top offers from Va Tech, Nebraska, USC,

Wisconsin, Penn State, North Carolina, and more.

Curtis Samuel- Brooklyn, NY

.910

Offered on May 1st by Irish. Carrying offers from Alabama, Miami, Clemson, Florida, USC, with Ohio State leading.

Nathan Starks- Las Vegas, NV

.938

Tough athlete and running back has Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and USC among his favorites. Recently expelled from school, casting doubt on his chances with the Irish.

TIGHT END (2 offers)

Tyler Luatua- La Mirada, CA

.964

The nation's top tight end has a brother playing at Alabama. Tide and Notre Dame are his leaders with the Irish rumored to be in great position.

Dalton Schultz- South Jordan, UT

.935

Small but very strong offer list. Irish may have decent shot but Stanford and Utah are heavily in the mix.

OFFENSIVE LINE (6 offers)

Damien Mama- Bellflower, CA

.965

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. USC will be tough to beat here.

Braden Smith- Olathe, KS

.980

Absolute freak of a specimen and possibly top overall athlete in the country. Visited Notre Dame and loved it. Notre Dame, A&M, and TCU lead.

Natrell Curtis- Phoenix, AZ

.923

Offered in late February by Notre Dame. Could play defense for the Irish. Several teams are in the mix early with Arizona, ASU, and UCLA leading.

Damian Prince- District Heights, MD

.992

Top player in Maryland has many elite offers. Irish will need to make up ground against Alabama, Florida State, and others.

Donell Stanley- Latta, SC

.963

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

Casey Tucker- Chandler, AZ

.971

Left USC's class in late April after being a commit for 9 months. Holding a handful of elite offers. He's been really quiet since leaving the Trojans.

DEFENSIVE LINE (16 offers)

Lorenzo Carter- Norcross, GA

.998

Offered in early December by Notre Dame. Visited in June and had a good time. Irish may have moved into his top group.

Matt Elam- Elizabethtown, KY

.915

Offered in early June by Notre Dame, and visited that month. Irish may be in his top group.

Thomas Holley- Brooklyn, NY

.962

Picking up a lot of offers recently. Offered in late February by Irish. Same high school as Ishaq Williams. Quiet recruitment so far but visited ND in June and liked it a lot.

Solomon Thomas- Coppell, TX

.986

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. Visited ND in June and really liked it.

Andrew Williams- McDonough, GA

.913

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. Clemson and Auburn coming on strong.

Matt Dickerson- San Mateo, CA

.861

Offered on May 31st by Notre Dame after a recent offer by USC. Very strong offer list in comparison to his ranking.

Lorenzo Featherston- Greensboro, NC

.940

Lanky athlete with a strong offer list. Clemson leads but he has a bunch of teams after him.

Josh Frazier- Springdale, AR

.959

Several elite schools after his services. Top five of Alabama, Arkansas, Notre Dame, A&M, and USC. Was not able to visit this spring.

Myles Garrett- Arlington, TX

.990

One of the top talents out of Texas, he really likes TCU, A&M, Oklahoma, and LSU.

Da'Shawn Hand- Woodbridge, VA

.999

Consensus top prospect in the country with offers from all the best schools. Won't narrow down his teams until summer, but Michigan and Alabama are the presumed leaders.

Jaylen Johnson- Corona, CA

.835

Has visited Notre Dame this summer. Pretty light offer list but carries one from USC.

Melvin Keihn- Baltimore, MD

.874

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

Malik McDowell- Detroit, MI

.985

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

Anthony Moten- Fort Lauderdale, FL

.918

Committed to Florida for 4 months but left the Gators class in late July. Miami is suspected to be his new leader.

Derrick Nnadi- Virginia Beach, VA

.942

Offered in late May by Notre Dame. Strong offer list with Virginia leading and Va Tech just behind.

Kentavious Street- Greenville, NC

.983

Offered in mid-February by the Irish. Carrying mostly ACC offers with Georgia leading and Florida State in the mix.

LINEBACKER (7 offers)

Nyles Morgan- Crete, IL

.976

Irish were early on his recruiting. He visited campus in September for the Michigan game and has a growing offer list. Vandy, Ole Miss, Florida, and Michigan State in the mix with the Irish.

Rashaan Evans- Auburn, AL

.936

Offered in late March by Notre Dame. He will be tough to pull out of Alabama. Auburn leads with Georgia in the mix.

Edwin Freeman- Arlington, TX

.930

Offered in mid-January by the Irish. New leader is Texas who is coming on very strong.

Clifton Garrett- Plainfield, IL

.983

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

Vincent Jackson- Tampa, FL

.857

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

Raekwon McMillan- Hinesville, GA

.991

Offered in May by Notre Dame, has expressed some interest, but has not visited yet. Ohio State looks to be his leader.

Kenny Young- New Olreans, LA

.904

Offered in mid-May by Notre Dame. Strong offer list with Alabama and LSU among the top teams. Likely a Tiger commit.

DEFENSIVE BACK (9 offers)

Nick Watkins- Dallas, TX

.946

Visited in April and will be making a second visit this summer. A lot of positive momentum for the Irish here.

Jamal Adams- Carrollton, TX

.984

Notre Dame is in his top five but Florida is out front. Irish may be a hat on the table.

Tony Brown- Beaumont, TX

.994

Major recruit who could play safety in high school. Tons of elite teams after him with LSU the favorite.

Payton Hendrix- Dallas, TX

.843

Offered in late July by Notre Dame. Carrying top offers from Arkansas, Stanford, Nebraska, and North Carolina.

Adoree Jackson- Gardena, CA

.996

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

Mattrell McGraw- New Orleans, LA

.876

Offered in early June by Notre Dame. He has a great offer list and UCLA, Oregon, and Arkansas lead.

Jalen Tabor- Washington, D.C.

.991

Offered in April '12 by Notre Dame. Florida State and Florida are his current leaders.

Parrker Westphal- Bolingbrook, IL

.943

Camped at Notre Dame in June after an offer in May. Watched the Irish win at Soldier Field. Michigan has been way out in front with Vanderbilt in the mix too.

Quincy Wilson- Fort Lauderdale, FL

.908

Offered in late September by Notre Dame. Visited Notre Dame in June but appears to really favor Ohio State.

COMMITTED ELSEWHERE:

QB David Cornwell- .980

WR Derek Kief- .917

ATH Bo Scarbrough- .990

LB Zach Whitley- .950

K JK Scott- .833

QB Brandon Dawkins- .869

CB Cameron Denson- .966

OT Jovan Pruitt- .890

WR Demarre Kitt- .954

WR Artavis Scott- .956

ATH Johnathan Lloyd- .863

DL Khairi Clark- .962

QB Jacob Park- .923

RB Sony Michel- .992

RB Nick Chubb- .960

TE Jeb Blazevich- .924

DL Lamont Gaillard- .970

S Nick Glass- .887

TE Matt Nelson- .859

OT Ross Pierschbacher- .972

WR Allen Lazard- .937

ATH Tommy Mister- .856

WR Thaddeus Snodgrass- .903

S Darius West- .912

S Edward Paris- .984

DL Deondre Clark- .940

OT KC McDermott- .985

DL Chad Thomas- .933

WR Drake Harris- .978

ATH Jabrill Peppers- .998

TE Ian Bunting- .891

OL Mason Cole- .945

LB Michael Ferns- .949

DL Enoch Smith- .873

OT Bentley Spain- .943

S Germaine Pratt- .872

OL Andy Bauer- .969

OL Jamarco Jones- .974

OL Demetrius Knox- .946

DE Jalyn Holmes- .955

LB Dante Booker- .944

WR Dallis Todd- .933

WR Mark Andrews- .952

DB Arrion Springs- .950

ATH DeAndre Thompkins- .905

Drue Tranquill- .877

WR Shaq Davidson- .954

TE Kevin Crosby- .900

RB Christian McCaffrey- .922

S Brandon Simmons- .921

RB Jalen Hurd- .989

OT Orlando Brown- .865

LB Kevin Mouhon- .883

LB Dillon Bates- .943

LB Cameron Hampton- .886

QB Kyle Allen- .977

LB Hoza Scott- .990

CB Cedric Collins- .913

CB Nick Harvey- .974

S Dylan Sumner-Gardner- .968

S Kyle Gibson- .897

S Quin Blanding- .996

WR Erik Brown- .936

DB Jonathan Lockett- .895

WR Jacob McCrary- .872