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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish added another commitment to its 2019 recruiting class today when 4 Star wide receiver, TJ Sheffield, gave his verbal pledge.
BREAKING: Four-star WR TJ Sheffield commits to Notre Dame. https://t.co/0eqwrXM5Vg pic.twitter.com/Tkp1LCBHqS
— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) July 6, 2018
Sheffield chose the Irish over offers from the Ohio State Buckeyes, Tennessee Volunteers, and Purdue Boilermakers. The 5’10” 170 pounder from Thompson’s Station Tennessee is a dynamic athlete, and plays with a confidence that top pass-catchers almost always seem to have.
The question here is if Notre Dame was ready for this commitment. Sheffield, once committed to Tennessee, most likely surprised the Notre Dame staff - just as he surprised me and every other recruiting writer. If you want some proof to the surprise... Brian Kelly’s Twitter account has still not tweeted the usual “#WeAreND” tweet that it normally does after a commitment.
Sheffield, in a tweet that announced his “commitment,” also stated that he plans on taking official visits elsewhere before signing with the Irish.
#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/fKLmE2bwnj
— Tj Sheffield (@the_tj2) July 6, 2018
It’s hard to see how this commitment will last. Notre Dame has few spots available, and they were recruiting Cornelius Johnson (WR) really hard for what we thought was the last spot for that position. What will happen now?
2019 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart
Position/Year | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th Year |
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Position/Year | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th Year |
Quarterback | Brendon Clark | Phil Jurkovec* | Ian Book* | ||
Running Back | Kyren Williams | Jahmir Smith*, C'Bo Flemister* | Jafar Armstrong* | Tony Jones Jr.* | |
Tight End | ⭐️ | George Takacs*, Tommy Tremble* | Cole Kmet, Brock Wright | ||
Wide Receiver | Cam Hart, Kendall Abdur-Rahman | Micah Jones*, Kevin Austin, Braden Lenzy*, Lawrence Keys III*, Joe Wilkins Jr.* | Michael Young, Isaiah Robertson | Chase Claypool, Javon McKinley* | Chris Finke |
Center | Zeke Correll | Jarrett Patterson* | Trevor Ruhland | ||
Guard | John Olmstead | John Dirksen* | Dillan Gibbons*, Aaron Banks* | Tommy Kraemer* | |
Tackle | Andrew Kristofic, Quinn Carroll | Cole Mabry* | Robert Hainsey, Josh Lugg* | Liam Eichenberg* | |
Defensive Tackle | Jacob Lacey, Hunter Spears | Jayson Ademilola, Ja'mion Franklin* | Kurt Hinish, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa* | ||
Defensive End | Howard Cross, NaNa Osafo-Mensah, Isaiah Foskey | Justin Ademilola*, Ovie Oghoufo* | Kofi Wardlow* | Ade Ogundeji*, Daelin Hayes, Khalid Kareem, Julian Okwara, Jamir Jones | |
Linebacker | Jack Kiser, Osi Ekwonu, Marist Luifau, JD Bertrand | Matt Bauer, Jack Lamb*, Shayne Simon, Paul Moala | Drew White*, Jordan Genmark Heath, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah* | Jonathan Jones* | Asmar Bilal |
Safety | Litchfield Ajavon, Kyle Hamilton | D.J. Brown* | Jalen Elliott, Alohi Gilman* | ||
Cornerback | K.J. Wallace, Isaiah Rutherford | Tariq Bracy, Houston Griffith | Avery Davis* | Troy Pride Jr., Donte Vaughn | Shaun Crawford** |
Specialists | Jay Bramblett | John Doerer | John Shannon* | ||
22/85 (22) | 46/85 (24) | 63/85 (17) | 80/85 (17) | 84/85 (4) |
Notre Dame now has 18 commitments in their 2019 class and ranks as the #6 class in the country by the 247 Composite.
Notre Dame Football’s 2019 Commit List (23)
POSITION | PLAYER | STATE | HT | WT | RIVALS | ESPN | 247 SPORTS | 247 COMPOSITE | COMMIT DATE |
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POSITION | PLAYER | STATE | HT | WT | RIVALS | ESPN | 247 SPORTS | 247 COMPOSITE | COMMIT DATE |
RB | Kyren Williams | Missouri | 5'10" | 200 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/21/18 |
WR | Cam Hart | Maryland | 6'3" | 190 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 07/04/18 |
DE | NaNa Osafo-Mensah | Texas | 6'4" | 231 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 05/19/18 |
DT | Jacob Lacey | Kentucky | 6'2" | 285 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 7/29/17 |
DT | Hunter Spears | Texas | 6'4" | 280 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 2/20/18 |
LB | Osita Ekwonu | North Carolina | 6'2" | 220 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/14/18 |
QB | Brendon Clark | Virginia | 6'2" | 217 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 07/04/18 |
LB | Jack Kiser | Indiana | 6'2" | 215 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/12/18 |
OL | Zeke Correll | Ohio | 6'4" | 270 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/18/18 |
OL | John Olmstead | New Jersey | 6'6" | 290 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/20/18 |
P | Jay Bramblett | Alabama | 6'2" | 175 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 5/30/18 |
CB | KJ Wallace | Georgia | 5'10" | 187 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 1/28/18 |
S | Litchfield Ajavon | Virginia | 6'1" | 185 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/21/18 |
DE | Howard Cross | New Jersey | 6'2" | 260 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/22/18 |
S | Kyle Hamilton | Georgia | 6'3" | 188 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/24/18 |
OL | Andrew Kristofic | Pennsylvania | 6'6" | 265 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/23/18 |
OL | Quinn Carroll | Minnesota | 6'6" | 295 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 05/01/18 |
WR | Kendall Abdur-Rahman | Illinois | 6'1" | 180 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 09/09/18 |
CB | Isaiah Rutherford | California | 6’0” | 175 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 10/13/18 |
K | Harrison Leonard | Connecticut | 5’11” | 180 | ⭐️ | ⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 10/18/18 |
LB | Marist Liufua | Hawaii | 6'3" | 210 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 11/14/18 |
LB | J.D. Bertrand | Georgia | 6’1” | 220 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 11/19/18 |
DE | Isaiah Foskey | California | 6'4" | 240 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 2/6/19 |