Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM APRIL 2023 43 Cam Pruitt, 6-3, 185, Theodore, Ala. (Theodore)* Bradley Shaw, HHHH, 6-1, 215, Hoover, Ala. (Hoover) Tylen Singleton, HHHH, 6-2, 200, Many, La. (Many) Devin Smith, HHH, 6-3, 220, Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick)* Tyanthony Smith, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Jasper, Texas (Jasper)* Edwin Spillman, HHHH, 6-1, 220, Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) Cole Sullivan, 6-4, 200, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Naki Tuakoi, HHH, 6-3, 220, Oakland, Calif. (Fremont Senior) Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, HHHH, 6-3, 230, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Gabriel Williams, HHHH, 6-3½, 185, Laurel, Md. (St. Vincent Pallotti) Justin Williams, HHHH, 6-2, 190, Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) 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. (Mandarin) 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, 180, Cincinnati (Withrow) Ify Obidegwu, HHHH, 6-0 ½, 190, Baltimore (St. Frances Academy)* Aaron Scott, 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, 6-0, 175, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Safety Davis Andrews, HHH, 6-2, 190, American Fork, Utah (American Fork) Travaris Banks, HHHH, 6-1½, 185, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Northridge) KJ Bolden, HHHHH, 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) Jaylen McClain, HHHH, 5-11½, 185, West Orange, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep) Oliver Miles, 6-2, 173, El Campo, Texas (El Campo)* Zay Mincey, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) Jason Mitchell, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Los Angeles (Junipero Serra) Zaquan Patterson, HHHH, 6-0½, 185, Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep) Kaj Sanders, HHHH, 6-0, 175, Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) Damian Thompson, HHHH, 6-0, 170, Florence, Ala. (Mars Hill Bible) Kennedy Urlacher, HHH, 6-1, 180, Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler) Vaboue Toure, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Irvington, N.J. (Irvington) Athlete Tae Johnson, HHHH, 6-3, 170, Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side) Dejuan Lane, HHH, 6-3, 200, Baltimore (Gilman) Quinton Martin, HHHH, 6-1½, 185, Belle Vernon, Pa. (Belle Vernon) Mike Matthews, HHHH, 6-0½, 180, Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) Star ratings are from On3 as of March 6 Commitments in bold italics * Received an offer from Notre Dame between Feb. 7 and March 6 2024 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: None. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: RB Davion Gause of Hollywood, Fla. (committed to North Carolina); and S Marcus Goree of Cleveland, Tenn. (committed to Tennessee). 2024 ON3 INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of March 6 1. Georgia 10 2. Alabama 4 3. Ohio State 3 4. Florida 4 5. Notre Dame 8 6. Florida State 9 7. South Carolina 5 8. Louisville 2 9. Tennessee 5 10. Michigan State 3 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits RECRUITING NOTES • Last October, Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy's Kaleb Beasley, the No. 14 cornerback and No. 137 overall player nationally ac- cording to On3, committed to Tennessee. At the time, sources told Blue & Gold Il- lustrated that Notre Dame finished second in the re- cruitment. The Fighting Irish haven't given up on their pur- suit of Beasley, though. Head coach Marcus Free- man made it to the Volunteer State in January to watch one of Beasley's basketball games, which meant a lot to the four- star prospect. And sources tell BGI that Beasley is locked in to visit Notre Dame April 1. "The relationship is great with Coach [Mike] Mickens, Coach [Chris] O'Leary and Coach Freeman," Beasley told BGI last August. "It's been great … I definitely love Coach Freeman; he knows how to connect with families and his players. It's great. "The academic part, definitely," Beasley added when asked about his fa- vorite aspect about Notre Dame. "A lot of schools just focus on the football part, but graduating with a Notre Dame degree would be really big." Beasley is also scheduled to visit Tennessee March 25 and Auburn March 27. • On March 4, Warner Robins (Ga.) High's Isiah Canion, the No. 66 wide receiver nationally and No. 50 player in the Peach State in the class of 2024 per On3, made it to South Bend to have dinner with some of the Irish staff before a full visit day March 5. Canion left campus armed with an offer from the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame joined Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Indiana on his early offer sheet. He didn't pick up his first scholarship until mid-February. "The thing that stood out most was the people," Canion told Blue & Gold Illustrated. "Everybody was really nice and friendly." The 6-foot-2½, 193-pound Canion is from the same hometown — Warner Robins, Ga. — as Notre Dame wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey. Canion hadn't met Stuckey until the visit, but Canion's late grandfather coached Stuckey in baseball many years ago. "It is cool having somebody from my hometown who understands and has an idea of my background," Canion said. Notre Dame should be considered the leader for Canion moving forward. "I don't have any other visits planned, but Notre Dame has set the bar high," he said. "It's going to be hard to top them. I loved the atmosphere. The facilities were great, and it's just a special place to be." — Mike Singer Follow @MikeTSinger on Twitter for daily recruiting updates on BlueandGold.com! Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy's Kaleb Beasley, the nation's No. 14 cornerback and No. 137 overall player according to On3, is committed to Tennessee but will take a visit to Notre Dame April 1. PHOTO COURTESY ON3.COM