Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 26, 2022 45 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Booker Pickett, HHHH, 6-4, 201, Tampa, Fla. (Wharton) Elijah Rushing, HHHH, 6-6, 225, Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic) Brian Robinson, HHHH, 6-5, 230, Austintown, Ohio (Austintown Fitch) Jayshawn Ross, HHH, 6-2, 210, Kansas City, Mo. (St. Pius X) Jacob Smith, HHH, 6-4, 225, Windsor, Conn. (Loomis Chaffee) Dylan Stewart, HHHH, 6-5, 235, Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy) Zina Umeozulu, HHHH, 6-4, 220, Allen, Texas (Allen) Ernest Wilor, HHH, 6-3, 235, Baltimore (St. Paul's School) Defensive Tackle Aydin Breland, HHHH, 6-4, 285, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Brandon Davis-Swain, HHHH, 6-2½, 240, West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) TJ Lindsey, 6-5, 250, Bryant, Ark. (Bryant) Williams Nwaneri, HHHH, 6-6, 240, Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit North) Justin Scott, HHHH, 6-5, 310, Chicago (St. Ignatius) Nigel Smith II, HHHH, 6-4, 245, Melissa, Texas (Melissa) David Stone, HHHH, 6-4, 270, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Jordan Thomas, HHHH, 6-6, 267, Ramsey, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) Champ Thompson, HHHH, 6-3, 250, Norcross, Ga. (Meadowcreek) Owen Wafle, HHH, 6-2, 267, Princeton, N.J. (Hun School) Omar White, HHHH, 6-2, 335, Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) Linebacker Qua Birdsong, HHH, 6-2, 180, LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County) Sammy Brown, HHHH, 6-2½, 225, Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson) Aaron Chiles, HHHH, 6-3, 220, Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) Zavier Hamilton, HHH, 6-0, 195, Gulf Breeze, Fla. (Navarre) Adarius Hayes, HHHH, 6-4, 210, Largo, Fla. (Largo) Cayden Jones, HHHH, 6-4, 205, Arden, N.C. (Christ School) Kris Jones, HHHH, 6-2, 224, Stafford, Va. (Mountain View) Payton Pierce, HHH, 6-1, 210, Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy) Tylen Singleton, HHHH, 6-2, 200, Many, La. (Many) Anthony Speca, HHH, 6-1½, 210, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Edwin Spillman, HHHH, 6-1, 220, Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) Garrett Stover, HHHH, 6-0, 195, Sunbury, Ohio (Big Walnut) Naki Tuakoi, 6-3, 220, Oakland, Calif. (Fremont Senior)^ Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, HHH, 6-2, 205, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Gabriel Williams, HHH, 6-3½, 195, Laurel, Md. (St. Vincent Pallotti) Cornerback Omillio Agard, HHH, 6-0, 170, Philadelphia (St. Joseph's Prep) Kobe Black, HHHH, 6-0½, 190, Waco, Texas (Connally) Eli Bowen, HHH, 5-10, 165, Denton, Texas (Guyer) Zabien Brown, HHHH, 6-1, 170, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Aaron Butler, HHHH, 6-0, 170, Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas) Tavoy Feagin, HHH, 5-11, 165, Tampa, Fla. (Carrollwood Day) Dakoda Fields, HHHH, 6-1½, 175, Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Xavier Filsaime, HHHH, 5-11½, 180, McKinney, Texas (McKinney) Karson Hobbs, HHH, 6-1, 180, Cincinnati (Archbishop Moeller) Bradon Lee, HHHH, 5-11½, 160, Springdale, Md. (Charles Herbert Flowers) Charles Lester III, HHHH, 6-2, 171, Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview) Terhyon Nichols, HHHH, 5-10, 170, Cincinnati (Withrow) Ellis Robinson IV, HHHH, 5-11½, 170, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Aaron Scott Jr., HHHH, 5-11½, 165, Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) Troy Stevenson, HHH, 6-0, 165, Charleston, S.C. (Phillip Simmons) Bryce West, HHHH, 5-11½, 175, Cleveland (Glenville) Marcelles Williams, HHHH, 5-11, 165, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Safety Travaris Banks, HHHH, 6-1, 185, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Northridge) KJ Bolden, HHHH, 6-0, 185, Buford, Ga. (Buford) Noah Dixon, HHHH, 6-0, 175, Lagrange, Ga. (Troup County) Shamir Fredericks, 6-4, 170, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Canarsie) Marquis Gallegos, HHHH, 6-1, 165, West Hills, Calif. (Chaminade) Corian Gipson, HHHH, 6-0, 165, Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) Ricardo Jones, HHHH, 6-3, 190, Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside) Zay Mincey, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) Jacob Oden, HHHH, 6-0½, 185, Harper Woods, Mich. (Harper Woods) Zaquan Patterson, HHHH, 6-0½, 185, Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade- Madonna Prep) Kaj Sanders, HHHH, 6-1½, 180, Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) Damian Thompson, HHHH, 6-0, 170, Florence, Ala. (Mars Hill Bible) Vaboue Toure, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Irvington, N.J. (Irvington) Peyton Woodyard, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Athlete Marcus Goree, HHH, 6-1, 170, Cleveland, Tenn. (Bradley Central) Tae Johnson, HHHH, 6-3, 170, Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side) Dejuan Lane, HHH, 6-3, 195, Baltimore (Gilman) Quinton Martin, HHHH, 6-1½, 185, Belle Vernon, Pa. (Belle Vernon) Mike Matthews, HHHH, 6-0½, 180, Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) Jason Mitchell, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Los Angeles (Junipero Serra) Bryce Young,HHHH, 6-4, 215, Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic Star ratings are from On3 as of Nov. 18 Commitments in bold italics ^ Received an offer from Notre Dame between Nov. 11 and Nov. 17. 2024 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: None. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: None. ON3 CONSENSUS 2024 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Nov. 18 1. Ohio State 2 2. Alabama 4 3. Georgia 6 4. Notre Dame 7 5. Florida State 6 6. Tennessee 4 7. Michigan State 2 8. Texas 3 9. Florida 2 10. LSU 7 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits RECRUITING NOTES • Bogart (Ga.) North Oconee's Khalil Barnes, the No. 81 cornerback nationally per On3, announced his list of top three schools Nov. 14. Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma made the cut for the three-star prospect. He also let the nation know that he'll announce his commit- ment Dec. 16, just five days before National Signing Day. Barnes officially visited Notre Dame to see the Irish knock off Clemson earlier in November, and he will make the short trip to South Carolina to see the Tigers for an official at the end of the month. He also has a tentative plan to offi- cially visit Oklahoma the weekend of Dec. 10, but that trip may fall through because it's the weekend of the Georgia state playoff finals. He'd prefer to be playing in that, but if not, he will be making a trip to Norman, Okla., to learn more about the Sooners. Barnes, a 6-1, 185-pounder who was once committed to Wake Forest, spoke to On3 about why Notre Dame is a finalist for him. "With Notre Dame, I like what the coaches see me doing for them as an offensive player," he said. "They want me to do a lot of the same stuff I'm doing at North Oconee, which is pretty cool. Notre Dame has every con- nection you can think of, which is huge to me." On3 lists Barnes as a cornerback, but Notre Dame is recruiting him as a wide receiver. — Mike Singer Follow @MikeTSinger on Twitter for recruiting updates! BARNES PHOTO BY JEREMY JOHNSON/ON3.COM