Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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38 AUGUST 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Quarterback Deuce Knight, HHHH, 6-4½, 200, Lucedale, Miss. (George County) Running Back Daniel Anderson, HHH, 5-11, 190, Bryant, Ark. (Bryant) Justin Thurman, HHH, 6-0, 180, Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit) Wide Receiver Jerome Bettis Jr., HHH, 6-3, 185, Atlanta (Woodward Academy) Elijah Burress, HHH, 6-1, 170, Wayne, N.J. (DePaul Catholic) Tanook Hines, HHH, 5-11½, 170, Houston (Dekaney) Derek Meadows, HHHH, 6-5, 185, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) Dylan Robinson, HHHH, 6-3, 190, La Verne, Calif. (Bonita)^ Tight End James Flanigan, HHHH, 6-6, 220, Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame de la Baie Academy) Offensive Line Matty Augustine, HHH, 6-7, 265, Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick School) Will Black, HHHHH, 6-7, 280, Wallingford, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) Owen Strebig, HHHH, 6-7, 295, Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial) Defensive End Christopher Burgess Jr., HHHH, 6-4, 240, Chicago (Simeon) Dominik Hulak, HHH, 6-3, 225, Elmhurst, Ill. (Immaculate Conception) Defensive Tackle Davion Dixon, HHH, 6-3, 305, Miami (Palmetto) Joseph Reiff, HHHH, 6-5, 250, Elmhurst, Ill. (York Community) Gordy Sulfsted, HHH, 6-5, 235, Cincinnati (St. Xavier)^ Linebacker Madden Faraimo, HHHH, 6-3, 225, San Juan Capistrano (JSerra Catholic) Ko'o Kia, HHH, 6-2, 190, Honolulu (Punahou) Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, HHHH, 6-2, 210, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Anthony Sacca, HHH, 6-2½, 225, Philadelphia (St. Joseph's) Cornerback Dallas Golden, HHHH, 6-1, 165, Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep) Cree Thomas, HHH, 6-1, 170, Phoenix (Brophy College Preparatory) Mark Zackery IV, HHHH, 6-0, 155, Indianapolis (Ben Davis) Safety JaDon Blair, HHHH, 6-4, 180, Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor) Ethan Long, HHH, 6-2, 185, Milford, Conn. (Brunswick School) Brandon Logan, HHH, 6-0, 180, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider)^ Athlete None Star ratings are from On3 as of July 9 Commitments in bold italics ^ Received an offer from Notre Dame between April 27 and July 9 Class Of 2025 Scholarship Offer Master List 2025 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: DL Gordy Sulfsted of Cincinnati; CB Dallas Golden of Tampa, Fla.; CB Mark Zackery IV of Indianapolis; S JaDon Blair of Winston-Salem, N.C. Prospects Decommitted: WR Shaun Terry of Ironton, Ohio (flipped to Mis- souri); S Ivan Taylor of Winter Garden, Fla. (flipped to Michigan). Prospects Removed: RB Jordon Davison of Santa Ana, Calif. (committed to Oregon); RB Bo Jackson of Cleveland (committed to Ohio State); RB Ousmane Kromah of Leesburg, Ga. (no longer considering Notre Dame); RB James Simon of Shreveport, La. (committed to Texas); WR Vernon Allen of Baltimore (commit- ted to Rutgers); WR Jayvan Boggs of Cocoa, Fla. (committed to Missouri); WR Lex Cyrus of Harrisburg, Pa. (no longer considering Notre Dame); WR Brandon Finney of Owings Mills, Md. (committed to Oregon); WR Koby Howard of Davie, Fla. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); WR Nasir Newkirk of Greensboro, N.C. (no longer considering Notre Dame); WR Donovan Olugbode of Bradenton, Fla. (committed to Missouri); WR Quincy Porter of Oradell, N.J. (committed to Ohio State); WR Talyn Taylor of Geneva, Ill. (committed to Georgia); WR Raiden Vines-Bright of Bradenton, Fla. (committed to Washington); TE Linkon Cure of Goodland, Kan. (committed to Kansas State); TE Nick Townsend of Houston (no longer considering Notre Dame); OL Jack Lange of Eureka, Mo. (committed to Missouri); OL Josh Petty of Roswell, Ga. (no longer considering Notre Dame); DE Austin Alexander of Union, Ky. (committed to North Carolina); DE Samuel Cohen of Richmond, Va. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); DE Darren Ikinnag- bon of Hillside, N.J. (committed to Georgia); DE Damien Shanklin of Indianapolis (committed to LSU); DL Brandon Caesar of Cleveland (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); DL Javeon Campbell of Frankfort, Ky. (committed to Kentucky); DL Jarquez Carter of Newberry, Fla. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); DL Hayden Lowe of Los Angeles (committed to USC); DL Julian Marks of Overland Park, Kan. (committed to Kansas); DL Nahsir Taylor of Upper Marlboro, Md. (com- mitted to Maryland); LB Antoine Deslauriers of Rabun Gap, Ga. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); LB Christian Jones of Omaha, Neb. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); LB Marco Jones of Danville, Calif. (committed to Texas A&M); LB Noah Mikhail of La Verne, Calif. (committed to Texas A&M); LB Gavin Nix of Bradenton, Fla. (committed to Miami); LB Abduall Sanders of Santa Ana, Calif. (committed to Alabama); LB JJ Shelton of Dallas (committed to Arkansas); LB Nasir Wyatt of Santa Ana, Calif. (committed to Oregon); CB Adonyss Currie of Lancaster, Fla. (committed to Texas A&M); CB Tariq Hayer of Upper Marlboro, Md. (committed to Rutgers); CB Trystan Haynes of Midwest City, Okla. (com- mitted to Oklahoma); CB Jahmir Joseph of Montvale, N.J. (committed to Penn State); CB Chuck McDonald of Santa Ana, Calif. (committed to Alabama); CB Trey McNutt of Shaker Heights, Ohio (no longer considering Notre Dame); S Jayce Cora of Naples, Fla. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); S Kainoa Winston of Washington, D.C. (no longer considering Notre Dame); ATH Marquise Davis of Cleveland (committed to Kentucky); ATH Dierre Hill of Belleville, Ill. (committed to Oregon); ATH CJ Nickson of Weatherford, Okla. (committed to Oklahoma); ATH Dalen Penson of Tyrone, Ga. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); ATH Michael Terry of San Antonio (no longer considering Notre Dame); ATH Jordan Young of Monroe, N.C. (no longer considering Notre Dame). ON3 INDUSTRY 2025 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of July 9 1. Ohio State 23 2. Alabama 20 3. Georgia 19 4. Oregon 15 5. LSU 15 6. Notre Dame 21 7. Clemson 13 8. Texas A&M 18 9. Oklahoma 21 10. Michigan 15 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy standout Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng is rated as a four- star talent, the No. 35 recruit in Florida, and the No. 25 linebacker and No. 275 overall player in the country by On3. PHOTO COURTESY ON3