Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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football recruiting Commitments Make Major Leaps In Rankings the country, jumped 152 spots and is now listed as the No. 74 overall recruit ummer camps play a major role in the nation. Nelson also moved up in the evaluation process of high 15 spots in the offensive tackle rankschool football prospects at 247Sports, ings to No. 6 overall. and the 13 Nike regional events — Indianapolis Speedway High wide held from March through June and receiver Justin Brent made another culminating in the gathering of the big move in the top 247. The four-star nation's elite prospects player was listed as the at The Opening in BeaNo. 122 recruit in the naverton, Ore., at the begintion, but jumped 59 spots ning of July — provide and is now the No. 63 an excellent opportunity overall prospect. He also to see the best players jumped up 10 spots in in the country compete the position rankings and against each other. is now listed as the No. 7 The four Notre Dame wide receiver nationally. commitments that earned After a strong week at invites to the event in OrThe Opening, Charlotte egon moved up in the na(N.C.) Catholic running tional rankings, while the Quenton Nelson, an offensive back Elijah Hood made rest of the Irish pledges tackle from Red Bank (N.J.) another major move in made moves of their own Catholic, is now rated as the the rankings. The fourin 247Sports recent up- nation's No. 74 overall prospect star ball carrier was date of the nation's top by 247Sports — a jump of 152 previously listed at No. spots from his previous ranking. 131 overall, but jumped recruits. photo courtesy 247sports Notre Dame had 15 55 spots in the national prospects committed in the class of rankings to No. 76. The talented back 2014 as of July 23, and eight were also is currently listed as the No. 7 runranked among the top 247 players na- ning back in the country. tionally. Six prospects moved up in the Although he struggled a little at national rankings, while two fell. The Opening, Toledo (Ohio) Central The biggest riser from Notre Dame's Catholic quarterback DeShone Kizer 2014 class was Red Bank (N.J.) Catho- still shows the type of potential that lic offensive tackle Quenton Nelson. excites scouts. The four-star prospect The four-star prospect, who was previ- moved up 46 spots and is now listed ously listed as the No. 226 prospect in as the No. 147 recruit in the country. By Tom Loy S