Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 28, 2024 47 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Quarterback Noah Grubbs, HHH, 6-4½, 195, Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary) Running Back Davian Groce, HHHH, 6-1, 174, Frisco, Texas (Lone Star) Raycine Guillory, HHHH, 5-9, 165, Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Ja'Michael Jones, HHH, 5-10, 190, Montgomery, Ala. (Pike Road) Amari Latimer, HHH, 6-0, 200, Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek) Javian Mallory, HHH, 6-0, 200, Boca Raton, Fla. (West Boca Raton) Javian Osborne, HHHH, 5-10, 175, Forney, Texas (Forney) DeZephen Walker, HHHH, 5-10, 180, Raymore, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar) Jonaz Walton, HHHH, 5-9, 190, Carrollton, Ga. (Central) Wide Receiver Jabari Brady, HHHH, 6-2, 190, Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep) Naeem Burroughs, HHHH, 5-11, 160, Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) Devin Carter, HHHH, 6-0, 165, Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County) Jordan Clay, HHH, 6-3, 190, San Antonio (James Madison) Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, 6-1, 180, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Dylan Faison, HHH, 5-11, 170, Boca Raton, Fla. (Saint Andrew's School) Kaydon Finley, HHHH, 6-2, 195, Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Jordon Gidron, HHHH, 6-2, 185, Columbia, S.C. (Ridge View) Aaron Gregory, HHHH, 6-2, 170, Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County) Brody Keefe, HHH, 6-2, 185, Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Tristen Keys, HHHH, 6-3, 170, Hattiesburg, Miss. (Hattiesburg)^ Jalen Lott, HHH, 5-11, 158, Lucas, Texas (Panther Creek) Trent Mosley, HHH, 5-10, 170, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Mar- garita Catholic) Jaylen Pile, HHH, 6-0, 178, Southlake, Texas (Parish Episcopal School) Brayden Robinson, HHH, 5-8, 155, Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak) Calvin Russell, HHHH, 6-5½, 190, Opa-Locka, Fla. (Northwestern) Connor Salmin, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Purcellville, Va. (Woodgrove) Vance Spafford, HHH, 5-10, 175, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) Madden Williams, HHH, 6-2, 185, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Tight End JC Anderson, HHH, 6-7, 230, Mt. Zion, Ill. (Mt. Zion) Brock Harris, HHHH, 6-6, 240, Saint George, Utah (Pine View) Kaiden Prothro, HHHH, 6-6½, 210, Bowdon, Ga. (Bowdon) Offensive Line Lamar Brown, HHHH, 6-3½, 255, Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab) Darius Gray, HHHH, 6-3, 285, Richmond, Va. (St. Christopher's School) George Haseotes, HHH, 6-2, 170, Naples, Fla. (Community School of Naples) Tyler Merrill, HHHH, 6-5, 330, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) Ben Nichols, HHH, 6-5, 315, Davison, Mich. (Davison) Ekene Ogboko, HHHH, 6-6, 285, Garner, N.C. (South Garner) Gregory Patrick, HHHH, 6-4, 280, Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern) Defensive End Calvin Carter, HHH, 6-4, 225, Houston (Dekaney) Rodney Dunham, HHHH, 6-4, 215, Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Evan Harvey, —, 6-3, 220, Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek) Trenton Henderson, HHH, 6-4, 225, Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola Catholic) Anthony "Tank" Jones, HHHH, 6-4, 230, Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's Episcopal) Braeden Jones, HHH, 6-5, 235, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Simote Katoanga, HHH, 6-5, 240, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) Carter Meadows, HHH, 6-5, 215, Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) Jarius Rodgers, HHH, 6-5, 190, Fleming Island, Fla. (Fleming Island) Jamarcus Whyce, HHH, 6-3, 250, Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) Garrett Witherington, —, 6-5, 240, Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) Defensive Tackle McHale Blade, HHHH, 6-5, 230, Chicago (Simeon) Malik Brooks, HHH, 6-4, 312, Downey, Calif. (St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy) James Carrington, HHHH, 6-2, 260, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) JJ Finch, HHH, 6-3, 220, Indianapolis (Warren Central) Deuce Geralds, HHH, 6-1, 255, Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill) Elijah Golden, HHH, 6-4½, 246, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Gabe Hill, HHH, 6-2, 240, Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) Tiki Hola, HHH, 6-2½, 285, Bastrop, Texas (Bastrop) Jermaine Kinsler, HHHH, 6-5½, 270, Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) Damari Simeon, —, 6-2, 275, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (St. Augustine Prep) Tomuhini Topui, HHH, 6-4, 300, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Luke Wafle, HHH, 6-4, 225, Middletown, N.J. (Hun School) Linebacker Tyler Atkinson, HHHH, 6-2, 205, Lawrenceville, Ga. (Grayson) Maurice Barnes, HHH, 6-1, 195, Harrisburg, Pa. (Bishop McDevitt) Charles Belser, —, 6-1, 210, Philadelphia (Imhotep Institute) Kobe Clapper, HHHH, 6-2, 195, Cincinnati (St. Xavier) Markel Dabney, HHH, 6-0, 215, Chester, Va. (Huguenot) Thomas Davis Jr., HHH, 6-2, 210, Matthews, N.C. (Weddington) Noriel Dominguez, HHH, 6-1½, 225, Houston (Fort Bend Marshall) Colsen Gatten, HHH, 6-0, 207, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Kedric Golston II, HHH, 6-2, 220, Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) Kenneth Goodwin, HHH, 6-2, 205, Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne) Talanoa IIi, HHHH, 6-3, 200, Orange, Calif. (Lutheran) Cincere Johnson, HHHH, 6-3, 225, Cleveland (Glenville) Tank King, HHHH, 6-2, 205, Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) Storm Miller, HHH, 6-3, 215, Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville) Samu Moala, HHH, 6-3, 230, Carson, Calif. (Leuzinger) Kosi Okpala, HHHH, 6½, 215, Katy, Texas (Mayde Creek) Jamarion Phillips, HHH, 6-1, 220, Dallas (South Oak Cliff) Tristan Phillips, HHH, 6-3, 215, Ventura, Calif. (Ventura) Jakore Smith, HHH, 6-0, 180, Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview Magnet) Class Of 2026 Scholarship Offer Master List Hattiesburg (Miss.) High four-star wide receiver Tristen Keys, On3's No. 5 prospect in Mississippi and No. 11 wide receiver nationally in the 2026 class, reported a scholarship offer from the Irish Sept. 16. PHOTO COURTESY ON3 ON3 INDUSTRY 2026 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Sept. 19 1. Oregon 5 2. Penn State 6 3. Texas 3 4. Auburn 6 5. Florida State 6 6. Georgia 3 7. Southern Cal 6 8. Oklahoma 3 9. LSU 4 10. Florida 3 — Notre Dame 2 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits