Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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40 FEBRUARY 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Safety JaDon Blair, HHHH, 6-4, 180, Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor) Jayce Cora, HHH, 6-4, 180, Naples, Fla. (Lely) Corey Costner, HHHH, 6-0, 180, Baltimore (Perry Hall) Kendall Daniels, HHH, 6-3, 187, Norfolk, Va. (Maury) Tre' Harrison, HHH, 5-11, 165, Artesia, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Ethan Long, HHH, 6-2, 185, Milford, Conn. (Brunswick School) Matai Tagoa'i, HHHH, 6-4, 185, Las Vegas (Faith Lutheran) Ivan Taylor, HHHH, 5-11, 163, Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange) Kainoa Winston, HHHH, 5-10½, 185, Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) Athlete Marquise Davis, HHHH, 5-11, 200, Cleveland (Cleveland Heights) Dierre Hill, HHHH, 5-10½, 180, Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) Lance Jackson, HHHH, 6-5, 240, Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) CJ Nickson, HHHH, 6-5, 216, Weatherford, Okla. (Weatherford) Jordan Young, HHHH, 6-0, 170, Monroe, N.C. (Monroe) Star ratings are from On3 as of Jan. 2 Commitments in bold italics ^ Received an offer from Notre Dame between Dec. 8 and Jan. 2 • Notre Dame's coaching staff hit the road during the December NCAA recruiting contact period and extended Fighting Irish scholarship offers to three 2025 prospects during their travels. Two of those offers came at the same high school. Houston Dekaney High wide receiver Tanook Hines and tight end Nick Townsend added Notre Dame to their offer sheets Dec. 14. Both are national recruits. The 5-11½, 170-pound Hines reports about 25 other Power Five offers. On3 considers him a three-star recruit, the No. 60 prospect in Texas and the No. 52 wide receiver nationally. On3 has not yet rated the 6-4, 225-pound Townsend. However, he reports about 15 Power Five offers, including Alabama, Texas and Southern California. In addition to Hines and Townsend, the Irish also offered Tempe (Ariz.) Corona Del Sol wide receiver Raiden Vines-Bright. The 6-foot, 175-pounder is the highest-rated recruit of the trio. He is listed as a four-star talent, the No. 2 recruit in Arizona, and the No. 29 wide receiver and No. 200 overall player in the country by On3. Most Power Five programs on the West Coast have of- fered Vines-Bright. He also has offers from Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin. • Owen Strebig took the next step in his recruitment Dec. 18. The 2025 four-star offensive tackle narrowed his list of 23 Power Five scholarship offers to a top 11 of Notre Dame, Southern California, Wisconsin, Miami, Florida, Florida State, Iowa, Illinois, UCF, Missouri and Michigan. The Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial standout is rated as the No. 2 pros- pect in Wisconsin, and the No. 11 offensive tackle and No. 110 overall player in America by On3. The 6-7, 295-pounder is also one of the top offensive linemen on Notre Dame's board. Strebig has unofficially visited Notre Dame five times. He will return to South Bend for another visit Jan. 20. The Irish remain the team to beat for Strebig's pledge. • On Dec. 21, Brett Clatterbaugh announced his top five schools. The 2025 three-star linebacker from Culpeper (Va.) Eastern View is down to Notre Dame, Clemson, Georgia, Penn State and Virginia Tech. The 6-2, 240-pound Clatterbaugh visited Notre Dame for the USC game Oct. 14. He also unofficially visited in April. On3 ranks Clatterbaugh as the No. 15 prospect in Virginia and the No. 43 linebacker in the nation. • Baltimore St. Frances Academy cornerback Kevyn Humes announced on Dec. 25 that he would reclassify from the 2025 to 2024 class. The three-star recruit is now considered the No. 17 recruit in Maryland and the No. 64 cor- nerback nationally in the 2024 cycle. The 5-11, 170-pounder will officially visit Syracuse, Penn State, USC, Notre Dame, Florida and Maryland this winter. His trip to South Bend will occur from Jan. 26-28. The late National Signing Day for the 2024 class falls on Feb. 7. — Kyle Kelly Culpeper (Va.) Eastern View standout Brett Clatterbaugh, the No. 15 player in Virginia and the No. 43 linebacker nationally per On3, visited Notre Dame for the USC game Oct. 14. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER Follow @ByKyleKelly on X for daily recruiting updates on BlueandGold.com! 2025 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: OL Will Black of Wallingford, Conn. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: Edge Max Granville of Sugar Land, Texas (no longer considering Notre Dame); edge Justin Hill of Cincinnati (no longer consider- ing Notre Dame); edge Anthony Williams of Pearland, Texas (committed to Texas); defensive lineman Brandon Brown of Melbourne, Fla (committed to Texas); and linebacker Keylan Moses of Baton Rouge, La. (committed to LSU). ON3 INDUSTRY 2025 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Jan. 4 1. Georgia 6 2. LSU 7 3. Alabama 7 4. Oregon 4 5. Notre Dame 11 6. Ohio State 4 7. Auburn 8 8. Clemson 7 9. Oklahoma 9 10. Michigan 3 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits RECRUITING NOTES