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44 OCT. 23, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP RECRUITING NOTES • In last week's issue of Blue & Gold Illustrated, we reported at the time of publishing that Lafayette (La.) St. Thomas More's Walker Howard, the No. 2 pro-style quarterback and No. 26 overall player nationally in the 2022 class per Rivals, would be visiting Notre Dame for the Cincinnati game Oct. 2. However, Howard suffered a leg injury the night before his visit and was forced to cancel the trip to South Bend. The five-star recruit still may visit for another game this fall. Howard is committed to LSU, but the Irish hope to flip him, although the chances are probably slim. Notre Dame has a quarterback pledge from Steve Angeli of Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic, a three-star talent. • Notre Dame hosted Amarillo (Texas) Tascosa's Major Everhart, Rivals' No. 13 all-purpose back in America, for an official visit in September when the Irish knocked off Purdue. Notre Dame was recruiting the 5-11, 175-pound three-star talent as a slot receiver and hoped to have his talents in its 2022 class, but he committed to TCU Oct. 7. Notre Dame still has three receiver commitments in the 2022 class and may offer new prospects to potentially take a fourth pass catcher in the group. And in last week's issue, we reported that Ponchatoula (La.) High wide receiver and Irish verbal Amorion Walker, the No. 49 athlete in the land, could be on the verge of a decommitment, making it more probable that Notre Dame offers additional players at the position. • Los Angeles Cathedral's Ashton Sanders, an unranked class of 2023 two- way lineman, had quite the special day Oct. 6. He received his first scholar- ship offer from Nevada late in the afternoon, and a few hours later, he had an "amazingly heartful conversation" with Notre Dame defensive line coach Mike Elston and received a scholarship offer from the Irish. The 6-4, 315-pounder tells BGI that he will visit Notre Dame when the Irish host USC Oct. 23. — Mike Singer Quarterback Steve Angeli, 6-3, 215, Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) Walker Howard, 6-0, 186, Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More) Running Back Jadarian Price, 5-11, 175, Denison, Texas (Denison) Wide Receiver Xayvion Bradshaw, 6-0, 185, Bluefield, Va. (Graham) Joseph Griffin, 6-4, 195, Springfield, Mass. (Central) Tobias Merriweather, 6-4, 180, Vancouver, Wash. (Union) Amorion Walker, 6-3, 170, Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula) CJ Williams, 6-2, 193, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Tight End Eli Raridon, 6-6, 220, West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) Holden Staes, 6-4, 230, Atlanta (Westminster) Offensive Line Ty Chan, 6-6, 265, Groton, Mass. (Lawrence Academy) Ashton Craig, 6-5, 275, Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) Zach Rice, 6-6, 305, Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian) Billy Schrauth, 6-5, 280, Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary's Springs) Joey Tanona, 6-5, 290, Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) Aamil Wagner, 6-6, 255, Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) Defensive End Alex Bauman, 6-4, 225, Red Bank, N.J. (Red Bank Catholic) Tyson Ford, 6-6, 250, St. Louis (John Burroughs School) Aiden Gobaira, 6-5, 225, Chantilly, Va. (Chantilly) Anthony Lucas, 6-5, 285, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) DJ Wesolak, 6-5, 225, Boonville, Mo. (Boonville) Defensive Tackle Donovan Hinish, 6-2, 270, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Hero Kanu, 6-5, 293, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) Linebacker Joshua Burnham, 6-3, 200, Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City Central) Jaylen Sneed, 6-1, 207, Hilton Head, S.C. (Hilton Head) Niuafe Tuihalamaka, 6-3, 230, Mission Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) Nolan Ziegler, 6-4, 205, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Catholic Central) Cornerback Austin Ausberry, Baton Rouge, La. (University Laboratory School) Jayden Bellamy, 6-1, 175, Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) Jaden Mickey, 5-11, 165, Corona, Calif. (Centennial) Devin Moore, 6-3, 182, Naples, Fla. (Naples) Benjamin Morrison, 6-0, 172, Phoenix (Brophy Prep) Safety Xavier Nwankpa, 6-2, 185, Pleasant Hill, Iowa (Southeast Polk) Athlete Carson Tabaracci, 6-3, 230, Park Hill, Utah (Park Hill) Commitments in bold italics Class Of 2022 Scholarship Offer Master List 2022 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: None. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: RB Quinshon Judkins of Pike Road, Ala. (committed to Ole Miss); WR Major Everhart of Amarillo, Texas (committed to TCU); and DE Cyrus Moss of Las Vegas (no longer considering Notre Dame). RIVALS 2022 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Oct. 8 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits 1. Notre Dame 21 2. Penn State 26 3. Texas 22 4. Oregon 21 5. Alabama 15 6. Georgia 17 7. Florida State 18 8. Ohio State 14 9. LSU 15 10. Texas A&M 14 Follow @rivals_singer on Twitter for daily recruiting updates on BlueandGold.com! Los Angeles Cathedral class of 2023 defensive lineman Ashton Sanders' second scholarship offer came from Notre Dame. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM