Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MARCH 2023 79 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP RECRUITING NOTES • On Friday, Feb. 3, news broke that Alabama would be hiring Tommy Rees to become its new offensive coordinator. Any time a program loses a coach, there's always the question of how it will affect recruiting. In the case of Rees leaving Notre Dame, there's not expected to be any impact, which is great news for the Irish. "This decision does not change my decision at all," Malvern (Pa.) Prep offensive lineman and 2024 Irish pledge Peter Jones said. "I am happy for Coach Rees but am sad to see him go. ND's future is still brighter than ever." Rees was Notre Dame's main area recruiter in Chicago, and one could reasonably think that Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard South wide receiver Cam Williams may have second thoughts on his Irish commitment. But nope; Williams is locked in. "It's all good is all I have to say, and we'll be fine as well," Williams said to Blue & Gold Illustrated. Notre Dame is up to eight commitments in the 2024 class, and none of the five offensive verbals seem to be rethinking their pledges after the Rees news. • Warner Robins (Ga.) Houston County class of 2025 quarter- back Antwann Hill Jr. picked up an offer from the Irish in January during a conversation with wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey. It's not often that a receivers coach offers a quarterback re- cruit, but Stuckey and Hill have an interesting connection. They have the same hometown of Warner Robins, Ga. "He has ties down here," Hill told BGI. "He came back home to recruit, and I'm blessed he gave me an offer to Notre Dame." The offer pretty much came out of the blue. Notre Dame hadn't shown Hill much interest until Stuckey extended the offer. " This was just the first time [talking to Notre Dame], really," Hill said. "I had heard from them last year around this time when he came here, but I hadn't heard from them since. "He was telling me about how Notre Dame has a great campus, great education and the fan base is crazy. He told me how their system is with their quarterbacks and what they like to do with them." During his sophomore season, the four-star recruit completed 268 of 380 attempts for 3,663 yards with 40 touchdowns. — Mike Singer Follow @MikeTSinger on Twitter for recruiting updates! Cornerback 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) 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) Braydon Lee, HHHH, 5-11½, 160, Springdale, Md. (Charles Herbert Flowers) Jon Mitchell, HHHH, 5-11, 170, Jacksonville, Fla. (Madarin)* Leonard Moore, HHH, 6-2, 175, Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock)* Jeremiah Newcombe, HHHH, 5-11, 175, Queen Creek, Ariz. (Casteel)* Terhyon Nichols, HHHH, 5-10, 170, Cincinnati (Withrow) 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 Davis Andrews, HHH, 6-2, 190, American Fork, Utah (American Fork)* Travaris Banks, HHHH, 6-1, 185, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Northridge) KJ Bolden, HHHH, 6-0, 185, Buford, Ga. (Buford) 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) Demello Jones, 6-1, 176, Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro)* Ricardo Jones, HHHH, 6-3, 190, Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside) Kingston Lopa, HHH, 6-4, 185, Sacramento, Calif. (Grant Union)* Zay Mincey, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) Jaylen McClain, HHHH, 5-11½, 185, West Orange, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep) 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) Kennedy Urlacher, 6-1, 180, Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler)* Vaboue Toure, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Irvington, N.J. (Irvington) 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 Feb. 6 Commitments in bold italics * Received an offer from Notre Dame between Jan. 3 and Feb. 6 2024 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: CB Leonard Moore of Round Rock, Texas. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: WR Zycarl Lewis of Tampa, Fla. (no longer consid- ering Notre Dame); WR Jack Ressler of Santa Ana, Calif. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); DE Kolaj Cobbins of Destrehan, La. (no longer considering Notre Dame); DE Jaxson Jones of Yuma, Ariz. (committed to Oregon); DT Brandon Davis-Swain of West Bloomfield, Mich. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); DT Champ Thompson of Norcross, Ga. (committed to Clemson); LB Adarius Hayes of Largo, Fla. (committed to Florida); LB Anthony Speca of Pittsburgh (committed to Penn State); CB Omillio Agard of Philadelphia (no longer considering Notre Dame); S Pey- ton Woodyard of Bellflower, Calif. (committed to Georgia); S Jacob Oden of Harper Woods, Mich. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); and S Noah Dixon of LaGrange, Ga. (committed to Clemson). ON3 CONSENSUS 2024 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Feb. 6 1. Georgia 10 2. Alabama 4 3. Florida 4 4. Ohio State 3 5. Notre Dame 8 6. Louisville 2 7. South Carolina 5 8. Florida State 9 9. LSU 8 10. Michigan State 3 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Warner Robins (Ga.) Houston County class of 2025 quarterback Antwann Hill Jr. picked up an offer from Notre Dame in January. PHOTO COURTESY ON3.COM