Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SUMMER 2025 37 Quarterback Noah Grubbs, HHH, 6-4½, 195, Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary) Running Back Brian Bonner, HHHH, 6-1, 185, Valencia, Calif. (Valencia) Derrek Cooper, HHHH, 6-0½, 210, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep)^ KJ Edwards, HHHH, 5-10, 180, Carthage, Texas (Carthage) Javian Osborne, HHHH, 5-9, 195, Forney, Texas (Forney) DeZephen Walker, HHH, 5-10, 180, Raymore, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar) Jonaz Walton, HHHH, 5-9, 190, Carrollton, Ga. (Central) Wide Receiver Jordan Clay, HHHH, 6-3, 190, San Antonio (James Madison) Dylan Faison, HHH, 5-11, 170, Boca Raton, Fla. (Saint Andrew's School) Kaydon Finley, HHHH, 6-0½, 200, Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Bubba Frazier, HHH, 5-10, 165, Savannah, Ga. (Benedictine Military School) Davian Groce, HHHH, 6-1, 174, Frisco, Texas (Lone Star) Messiah Hampton, HHHH, 6-1, 180, Rochester, N.Y. (James Monroe) Mason James, HHHH, 5-10½, 170, Norman, Okla. (Norman North) Brody Keefe, HHH, 6-2, 185, Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Jayden Petit, HHHH, 6-4, 196, Naples, Fla. (First Baptist Academy) Brayden Robinson, HHH, 5-8, 155, Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak) Jayden Warren, HHHH, 6-2, 183, Rosharon, Texas (Iowa Colony)^ Brian Williams, HHH, 6-4, 185, Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary) Tight End JC Anderson, HHHH, 6-6, 230, Mt. Zion, Ill. (Mt. Zion) Evan Jacobson, HHHH, 6-5½, 230, Waukee, Iowa (Waukee) Isaac Jensen, HHH, 6-6, 225, Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) Matt Ludwig, HHHH, 6-4½, 240, Billings, Mont. (Billings West) Gavin Mueller, HHH, 6-6, 231, South Elgin, Ill. (South Elgin) Ian Premer, HHHH, 6-5, 225, Great Bend, Kan. (Great Bend) Mack Sutter, HHHH, 6-5½, 225, Dunlap, Ill. (Dunlap) Offensive Line Sullivan Garvin, HHHH, 6-6, 300, Allegan, Mich. (Allegan) Tyler Merrill, HHHH, 6-5, 330, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) Grayson McKeogh, HHHH, 6-7, 280, Wyndmoor, Pa. (La Salle College) Claude Mpouma, HHHH, 6-8, 260, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Ben Nichols, HHHH, 6-5, 315, Davison, Mich. (Davison) Ekene Ogboko, HHHH, 6-6, 285, Garner, N.C. (South Garner) Felix Ojo, HHHH, 6-7, 274, Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge) Gregory Patrick, HHHH, 6-4½, 280, Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern) Defensive End McHale Blade, HHHH, 6-5, 230, Chicago (Simeon) Calvin Carter, HHH, 6-4, 225, Houston (Dekaney) Rodney Dunham, HHHHH, 6-4, 225, Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Ebenezer Ewetade, HHHH, 6-4, 220, Garner, N.C. (South Garner) Zavion Griffin-Haynes, HHH, 6-6, 220, Rolesville, N.C. (Rolesville) Anthony "Tank" Jones, HHHH, 6-3½, 235, Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's Episcopal) Simote Katoanga, HHHH, 6-5, 240, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) — USC commit Carter Meadows, HHHHH, 6-6½, 225, Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) Samu Moala, HHHH, 6-3, 230, Carson, Calif. (Leuzinger) — Texas A&M commit Dre Quinn, HHH, 6-3½, 220, Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian School) Richard Wesley, HHHH, 6-4, 250, Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) Defensive Tackle Marcus Almada, HHH, 6-4, 280, Marion, Mass. (Tabor Academy) Tavian Branch, HHH, 6-3½, 300, Taylor, Pa. (Riverside)^ Noah Clark, HHH, 6-4, 320, Durham, N.C. (C.E. Jordan) JJ Finch, HHH, 6-3, 260, Indianapolis (Warren Central) Elijah Golden, HHH, 6-3½, 260, Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney) Gabe Hill, HHH, 6-2, 240, Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) Tiki Hola, HHH, 6-2½, 285, Bastrop, Texas (Bastrop) David Schwerzel, 6-3, 260, Seattle (O'Dea) Damari Simeon, HHHH, 6-2, 275, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (St. Augustine Prep) Alister Vallejo, HHH, 6-3, 270, Liberty Hill, Texas (Liberty Hill)^ Khary Wilder, HHH, 6-3, 230, Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Garrett Witherington, HHH, 6-5, 270, Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) Linebacker Tyler Atkinson, HHHH, 6-2, 205, Lawrenceville, Ga. (Grayson) Maurice Barnes, HHH, 6-1, 195, Harrisburg, Pa. (Bishop McDevitt) Kobe Clapper, HHH, 6-2, 195, Cincinnati (St. Xavier) Thomas Davis Jr., HHH, 6-2, 210, Matthews, N.C. (Weddington) Kedric Golston II, HHH, 6-2, 220, Washington, D.C. (Stone Bridge) Kenneth Goodwin, HHH, 6-2, 205, Torrance, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery) Talanoa Ili, HHHH, 6-3, 200, Kahuku, Hawai'i. (Kahuku) Beau Jandreau, HHH, 6-1, 215, Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton) Cincere Johnson, HHHH, 6-3, 235, Cleveland (Glenville) Tank King, HHH, 6-2, 205, Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) Karon Maycock, HHHH, 6-1, 180, Miami (Miami Central) — Florida State commit Kosi Okpala, HHHH, 6-1½, 215, Katy, Texas (Mayde Creek) Jakore Smith, HHH, 6-0, 180, Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview Magnet) Calvin Thomas, HHH, 6-3, 210, Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch) Cornerback Khary Adams, HHHH, 6-1, 180, Towson, Md. (Loyola Blakefield) Caden Harris, HHHH, 6-0, 170, Brownsville, Tenn. (Haywood) — Vanderbilt commit Jaziel Hart, HHHH, 6-0, 169, Roanoke, Va (North Cross School) Hakim Satterwhite, HHH, 6-1, 175, Washington, D.C. (St. John's) Class Of 2026 Scholarship Offer Master List ON3 INDUSTRY 2026 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of May 5 1. Southern Cal 27 2. LSU 10 3. Ohio State 12 4. Notre Dame 14 5. Texas A&M 11 6. Alabama 5 7. Georgia 8 8. Oregon 7 9. Clemson 14 10. Penn State 15 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits New Irish running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider offered Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep 2026 running back Derrek Cooper a Notre Dame scholarship after previously recruiting him while at Penn State. PHOTO BY CHAD SIMMONS/ON3 2026 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: RB Javian Osborne of Forney, Texas; LB Kobe Clap- per of Cincinnati; and S Ayden Pouncey of Winter Park, Fla. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: RB Amari Latimer of Tyrone, Ga. (no longer consid- ering Notre Dame); WR Gordon Sellars of Charlotte, N.C. (committed to Clemson); and CB Elbert Hill of Akron, Ohio (committed to Southern Cal).