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group, and it was a great tool for recruiting. If you chose us, everybody was going to see that 'Irish Mob' hash tag and welcome you to the family. … We had fun with it, but it also meant something to us." With the recruiting efforts for the 2013 crop DB Devin Butler in the past and the ink on the National Letter of Intents dry, Butler only has one focus moving forward. "It's hard to tell if it will stick because we don't want to divide the team or take away from the team unity," Butler said in regards to his class keeping the nickname. "We stopped using it since we signed. "I'll have great memories of creating the 'Irish Mob' and helping the coaches recruit more players to it, but now we're all part of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish." ✦ 6-1 ✦ 183 ✦ Gonzaga H.S. ✦ Washington, D.C. Notable: Born on April 7, 1995 … Runs a 4.52-second 40-yard dash, has a max bench of 255 pounds and possesses a 38-inch vertical jump … Attends high school that produced former Irish receiver Malcolm Johnson and former Notre Dame kicker David Ruffer … Has been able to dunk a basketball since the summer before eighth grade … Plans on majoring in psychology with an interest in being a sports psychologist … Proficient in French, acting is a hobby and a "dream come true" would be to host "Saturday Night Live." Rankings: Listed by ESPNU as a four-star recruit, the top player in Washington, D.C., the No. 19 cor-