Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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54 PRESEASON 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Monroe Freeling, 6-7, 274, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Oceanside Collegiate Academy) Cayden Green, 6-5, 326, Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit North) Charles Jagusah, 6-6, 285, Rock Island, Ill. (Alleman)* Samson Okunlola, 6-5, 300, Braintree, Mass. (Thayer Academy) Joshua Padilla, 6-4, 285, Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) Kadyn Proctor, 6-7, 315, Pleasant Hill, Iowa (Southeast Polk) Harris Sewell, 6-3, 299, Odessa, Texas (Permian) TJ Shanahan Jr., 6-5, 325, Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek) Defensive End Chandavian Bradley, 6-5, 205, Platte City, Mo. (Platte County) Keldric Faulk, 6-5, 210, Highland Home, Ala. (Highland Home) Dylan Gooden, 6-4, 200, Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) Nyckoles Harbor, 6-5, 220, Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll) Keon Keeley, 6-6, 230, Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep) Derrick LeBlanc, 6-5, 240, Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) Samuel M'Pemba, 6-4, 230, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Jalen Thompson, 6-4, 245, Detroit (Cass Tech) Brenan Vernon, 6-5, 250, Mentor, Ohio (Mentor) Jayden Wayne, 6-6, 245, Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln) Defensive Tackle Mathias Barnwell, 6-5, 240, Fredericksburg, Va. (Riverbend) Victor Burley, 6-4, 254, Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) Markis Deal, 6-4, 275, Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest) Kendrick Gilbert, 6-5, 270, Indianapolis (Central) David Hicks Jr., 6-4, 255, Allen, Texas (Allen) Luke Montgomery, 6-5, 260, Findlay, Ohio (Findlay) Jason Moore, 6-6, 270, Hyattsville, Md. (Dematha Catholic) Linebacker Jaiden Ausberry, 6-2, 202, Baton Rouge, La. (University Laboratory School) Drayk Bowen, 6-2, 215, Merrillville, Ind. (Andrean) Jayvant Brown, 6-1, 200, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) Malik Bryant, 6-3, 225, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Tackett Curtis, 6-2, 207, Many, La. (Many) Tre Edwards, 6-2, 215, Chula Vista, Calif. (Mater Dei Catholic) Troy Ford Jr., 6-1, 237, Savannah, Ga. (Calvary Day) Jaden Robinson, 6-1, 209, Lake City, Fla. (Robinson) Ta'Mere Robinson, 6-3, 220, Pittsburgh (Brashear) Alex Styles, 6-5, 216, Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington Central) Raylen Wilson, 6-2, 204, Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln) Preston Zinter, 6-3, 220, Lawrence, Mass. (Central Catholic) Cornerback Daylen Austin, 6-0, 178, Long Beach, Calif. (Poly) Sharif Denson, 5-10, 165, Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail) Daemon Fagan, 6-3, 170, Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) Christian Gray, 6-0, 174, St. Louis (De Smet Jesuit) AJ Harris, 6-1, 183, Phenix City, Ala. (Glenwood) Kayin Lee, 5-11, 160, Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove) Cole Martin, 5-9, 175, Chandler, Ariz. (Basha) Malik Muhammad, 6-0, 170, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Ethan Nation, 5-10, 152, Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) Caleb Presley, 6-0, 175, Seattle (Rainier Beach) Justyn Rhett, 6-0, 189, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) Amare Snowden, 6-3, 187, Roseville, Mich. (Roseville) Jayvon Thomas, 5-11, 175, Dallas (South Oak Cliff) Javien Toviano, 6-2, 185, Arlington, Texas (Martin) Ryan Yaites, 6-2, 180, Denton, Texas (Guyer) Safety Joenel Aguero, 6-0, 180, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Peyton Bowen, 6-1, 185, Denton, Texas (Guyer) Michael Daugherty, 6-1, 175, Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) Caleb Downs, 6-0, 183, Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek) Terrance Love, 6-3, 200, Fairburn, Ga. (Langston Hughes) King Mack, 5-10, 175, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Adon Shuler, 6-0, 190, Irvington, N.J. (Irvington) Rahmir Stewart, 6-0, 185, Philadelphia (Imhotep Institute Charter School) Derek Williams, 6-1, 183, New Iberia, La. (Westgate) Athlete Mikal Harrison-Pilot, 6-1, 185, Temple, Texas (Temple) Micah Tease, 5-11, 171, Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington) Commitments in bold italics * Received an offer between July 20 and Aug. 16 2023 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: S Adon Shuler. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: WR Brandon Inniss of Plantation, Fla. (no longer considering Notre Dame); TE Mac Markway of St. Louis (committed to Florida); DE Avion Carter of Amarillo, Texas (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); DE Kennedy McDowell of Frisco, Texas (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); DE Lebbeus Overton of Milton, Ga. (no longer considering Notre Dame); DE Peter Woods of Alabaster, Ala. (no longer considering Notre Dame); Matayo Uiagalelei of Bellflower, Calif. (no lon- ger being recruited by Notre Dame); and S Jack Luttrell of Dacula, Ga. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame). RIVALS 2023 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Aug. 16 1. Oklahoma 5 2. Georgia 4 3. Notre Dame 3 4. Texas A&M 3 5. Florida State 4 6. Florida 2 7. Arkansas 2 8. Baylor 2 9. Nebraska 2 10. Boston College 3 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Offensive Line, continued Chicago Simeon wide receiver Malik Elzy, who picked up a Notre Dame offer this summer, is listed as a four-star talent and the No. 181 overall prospect nationally. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM