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prep profiles Irish In Good Shape With Five-Star Defensive Tackle Brooklyn (N.Y.) Abraham Lincoln Holley has more than 40 offers, with defensive tackle Thomas Holley may No. 12 coming from Notre Dame Feb. be new to the game of football, but 28. The tradition, the academics and the sky is the limit for newly named the strong football program immedi247Sports five-star prospect. ately caught the attention of the stand"This is my first year playing foot- out defensive lineman. ball," the 6-4, "It's Notre Dame 290-pounder told and there really Thomas Holley BlueandGold.com. isn't much else you ✪✪✪✪✪ "I've always been need to say," he Abraham Lincoln High a basketball guy. said. "It's just one School UConn saw me of those programs Brooklyn, N.Y. my freshman year that you always Status: Offered [at Christ the King want to get an offer Position: Defensive Tackle in Middle Village, from, but you are Ht.: 6-4 · Wt.: 290 N.Y.] playing basnever really sure if 40-Yard Dash: 5.10 ketball and asked they will. When I 247Sports Rankings: No. 2 about my football found out I had an player in New York, No. 4 defensive tackle in film. When they offer, I was at a loss the country and No. 28 overall recruit nationally found out that I for words. It was a never played, they crazy feeling." said if I did that they would have a On June 21, Holley took his first trip scholarship waiting for me. Things to South Bend to visit Notre Dame and just took off from there." the visit lived up to all of his expecta247Sports ranks Holley as the No. 2 tions. recruit in New York, the No. 4 de"That place was incredible," said fensive tackle in the country and the Holley, who plans to stay in touch No. 28 overall prospect in the na- with Notre Dame and set up another tion. While he is very confident in his visit. "They gave me a great tour, own skills, Holley never could have showed me the facilities, the Heisman imagined that he would be ranked so trophies, the championship trophies highly, so quickly. and everything. "It's incredible," Holley said. "I "I wasn't sure what to expect, but work really hard, and it's nice when I knew it would be incredible and it people recognize your talent and give really was. It has everything that I'm you credit for your hard work. This looking for in a school and a football has been a wild past six months for program." me." — Tom Loy