Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 46 NOV. 30, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Safety Blaine Bradford, HHHH, 6-1, 195, Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic) Simeon Caldwell, HHHH, 6-3, 185, Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) Jordan Deck, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Frisco, Texas (Lone Star) Zech Fort, HHH, 5-10, 170, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Xavier Lherisse, HHH, 5-11, 185, Melbourne, Fla. (Eau Gallie) Ayden Pouncey, HHHH, 6-1, 155, Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park) Nick Reddish, HHH, 5-11, 180, Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) Jermaine Santana-Diaz, HHH, 6-1, 185, Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point) Jett Washington, HHHH, 6-4, 185, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) Jakob Weatherspoon, HHHH, 5-11, 172, Avon, Ohio (Avon) DJ Williams, HHH, 6-1, 160, Tampa, Fla. (Carrollwood Day) Bralan Womack, HHHH, 6-0½, 200, Brandon, Miss. (Hartfield Academy) Athlete Brandon Arrington, HHHH, 6-0, 180, La Mesa, Calif. (Mount Miguel) Joey O'Brien, HHHH, 6-4, 180, Wyndmoor, Pa. (La Salle College) Star ratings are from On3 as of Nov. 22 Commitments in bold italics Class of 2025 OT Matty Augustine: Greenwich (Conn.) Bruns- wick School (8-2) suffered a 27-9 loss to Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall (9-0) in the New Eng- land Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) championship game. Season complete. WR Jerome Bettis Jr.: Notched 8 receptions for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns to go with 3 tackles in College Park (Ga.) Woodward Academy's (8-3) 21-20 win over Lovejoy (Ga.) High (5-6) in the first round of the Georgia Class 5A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Canton (Ga.) Sequoyah (10-1) in the second round of the Georgia Class 5A state playoffs Nov. 22. OT Will Black: Helped Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall (9-0) 293 total yards, including 226 rushing yards, in a 27-9 win over Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School (8-2) in the NEPSAC championship game. Season complete. S JaDon Blair: Compiled 9 tackles and 3 catches for 87 yards in Winston-Salem (N.C.) Mount Tabor's (8-3) 44-0 loss to Charlotte (N.C.) Independence (9-1) in the first round of the North Carolina Class 4A state playoffs. Season complete. WR Elijah Burress: Caught 3 passes for 90 yards in Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic's (9-1) 45-14 win over Haddonfield (N.J.) Paul VI (7-3) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public B Group playoffs. Next game: vs. Absecon (N.J.) Holy Spirit (9-1) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public B Group playoffs Nov. 22. DL Davion Dixon: Notched 10 tackles, 3 stops for loss, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble in Miami Palmetto's (6-5) 26-10 loss to Davie (Fla.) Western (5-6) in the regional quarterfinals of the Florida Class 7A state playoffs. Season complete. TE James Flanigan: Finished with 2 catches for 77 yards, 7 tackles and 1 pass broken up in Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie's (13-0) 41-21 win against La Crosse (Wis.) Logan (10-3) in the semifinals of the Division 3 Wisconsin state playoffs. Next game: vs. Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial (11-2) in the Divi - sion 3 Wisconsin state championship game Nov. 22. CB Dallas Golden: Totaled 17 carries for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns in Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep's (6-4) 22-15 win against Clearwater (Fla.) Calvary Christian (6-3) in the regional quarterfinals of the Florida Class 2A state playoffs. Next game: at Cocoa (Fla.) High (7-3) in the regional semifinals of the Florida Class 2A state playoffs Nov. 22. QB Blake Hebert: Passed for 92 yards in Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School's (8-2) offense 27-9 loss to Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall (9-0) in the NEPSAC championship game. Season complete. OL Cameron Herron: Indianapolis Warren Central (10-2) suffered a 23-15 loss to Greenwood (Ind.) Center Grove (8-4) in the Class 6A Indiana state playoffs regional championship. Season complete. RB Nolan James Jr.: Registered 12 carries for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns in Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic's (9-1) 45-14 victory over Haddonfield (N.J.) Paul VI (7-3) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public B Group playoffs. Next game: vs. Ab - secon (N.J.) Holy Spirit (9-1) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public B Group playoffs Nov. 22. S Ethan Long: Recorded an interception in Green - wich (Conn.) Brunswick School's (8-2) 27-9 loss to Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall (9-0) in the NEPSAC championship game. Season complete. DL Joseph Reiff: Recorded 4 tackles, 2 stops for loss and 1 quarterback hurry in Elmhurst (Ill.) York Community's (10-2) 34-15 victory over Gurnee (Ill.) Warren Township (7-5) in the quarterfinals of the Illinois Class 8A state playoffs. Next game: at Naper - ville (Ill.) Naperville Central (11-1) in the semifinals of the Illinois Class 8A state playoffs Nov. 23. WR Antavious Richardson: Connected on 5 of 11 passes for 77 yards, had 9 carries for 103 yards and 1 touchdown, and made 9 tackles with 2 stops for loss in Greenville (Ga.) High's (3-6) 44-14 loss to Montezuma (Ga.) Macon County (7-4) in the first round of the Geor - gia Class A, Division II state playoffs. Season complete. LB Anthony Sacca: Philadelphia St. Joseph's Prep (8-2) beat Philadelphia Imhotep Charter (10-2) 42-0 in the third round of the Pennsylvania Class 6A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Allentown (Pa.) Parkland (11-2) in the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania Class 6A state playoffs Nov. 22. OT Owen Strebig: Did not allow any sacks and paved the way for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns on 41 rush - ing attempts (6.6 yards per carry) in Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial's (10-2) 31-14 win against Milwau- kee Wisconsin Lutheran (11-2) in the semifinals of the Division 3 Wisconsin state playoffs. Next game: vs. Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie (13-0) in the Division 3 Wisconsin state championship Nov. 22. CB Cree Thomas: Notched 2 interceptions and 7 solo tackles in Phoenix Brophy's (9-2) 54-0 victory against Anthem (Ariz.) Boulder Creek (4-7) in the first round of the Arizona Class 6A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Gilbert (Ariz.) Perry (6-5) in the quarterfi - nals of the Arizona Class 6A state playoffs Nov. 22. Season Already Completed: Edge Christopher Bur- gess Jr., LB Dominik Hulak, LB Ko'o Kia, S Brandon Lo- gan, DL Gordy Sulfsted (injured) and CB Mark Zackery. Class of 2026 LB Thomas Davis Jr.: Registered 5 tackles, 2 stops for loss, 1 pass broken up and 1 interception that he returned for a touchdown in Matthews (N.C.) Weddington's (10-0) 54-7 victory against Kannapolis (N.C.) A.L. Brown (5-6) in the first round of the North Carolina Class 4A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Monroe (N.C.) Sun Valley (9-2) in the second round of the North Carolina Class 4A state playoffs Nov. 22. WR Dylan Faison: Had 4 catches for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns and 6 tackles in Boca Raton (Fla.) Saint Andrew's (6-5) 31-10 win against Miami Archbishop Carroll (6-5) in the regional quarterfinals of the Flor - ida Class 1A state playoffs. Next game: at Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna (9-2) in the regional semi- finals of the Florida Class 1A state playoffs Nov. 22. QB Noah Grubbs: Completed 11 of 14 passes for 239 yards with 5 touchdowns in Lake Mary (Fla.) High's (9-2) 49-14 victory over DeLand (Fla.) High (5-6) in the regional quarterfinals of the Florida Class 7A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Port Orange (Fla.) Spruce Creek (8-3) in the regional semifinals of the Florida Class 7A state playoffs Nov. 22. Phoenix Brophy Prep three-star cornerback Cree Thomas had the first 2 interceptions of his senior year in his first-round playoff game Nov. 15. PHOTO COURTESY ON3 2026 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: None. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: None. Commitment Updates Games played the weekends of Nov. 15-17 unless otherwise noted