Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 42 APRIL/MAY 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Quarterback Davin Davidson, HHHH, 6-6, 210, Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney)^ Kamden Lopati, HHHH, 6-2, 225, Salt Lake City (West) — Illinois commit^ Champ Monds, HHHH, 6-2½, 219, Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) Running Back Isaiah Rogers, HHHH, 5-10, 190, Springfield, Mass. (Springfield Central) Lathan Whisenton, HHHH, 5-11, 195, Waco, Texas (Midway) Wide Receiver Quentin Burrell, HHHH, 6-2, 195, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Julian Caldwell, HHHH, 6-0½, 185, Argyle, Texas (Argyle) Cade Cooper, HHHH, 6-2, 190, Malvern, Pa. (Malvern Prep) Tyler Fryman, HHHH, 6-1, 180, Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Beechwood) Osani Gayles, HHHH, 5-10½, 185, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Matthew Gregory, HHHH, 5-11, 170, Pottstown, Pa. (Owen J. Roberts) Dakota Guerrant, HHHH, 6-1½, 200, Harper Woods, Mich. (Harper Woods) Julius Jones Jr., HHHH, 5-11, 160, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Myles McAfee, HHH, 6-0, 165, Severn, Md. (Archbishop Spalding)^ Anthony Roberts, HHHH, 6-2, 180, Rolesville, N.C. (Rolesville) Easton Royal, HHHHH, 5-11, 185, New Orleans (Brother Martin) — Texas commit Xavier Sabb, HHHH, 6-0, 195, Glassboro, N.J. (Glassboro) Tae Walden Jr., HHHH, 6-2, 165, Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville) Trenton Yancey, HHH, 5-10½, 195, Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) Tight End Jaxon Dollar, HHHH, 6-3, 220, Denver, N.C. (East Lincoln) Grant Haviland, HHH, 6-4½, 225, Milton, Ga. (Milton) Titus Hawk, HHH, 6-7, 210, Choctaw, Okla. (Choctaw) Malik Howard, HHH, 6-4, 220, Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge) Cooper Terwilliger, HHHH, 6-4½, 215, Pierre, S.D. (T.F. Riggs) Offensive Line Kennedy Brown, HHHHH, 6-3½, 285, Humble, Texas (Kingwood) Louis Esposito, HHH, 6-6, 290, Saline, Mich. (Saline) — Michigan commit^ Richie Flanigan, HHH, 6-3, 265, Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame de la Baie Academy) James Halter, HHHH, 6-5, 268, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Oluwasemilore Olubobola, HHHH, 6-7, 290, Jersey City, New Jersey (St. Peter's Prep)^ Albert Simien, HHHHH, 6-3, 275, Lake Charles, La. (Sam Houston) Luke Starcevic, HHHH, 6-5, 250, Kindred, N.D. (Kindred) Layton von Brandt, HHHH, 6-5½, 255, Middletown, Del. (Appoquinimink) Cameron Wagner, HHHH, 6-6, 305, Saint Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden) Defensive End Mekai Brown, HHHH, 6-6, 235, Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich Country Day) Ifeanyi Emedobi, HHHH, 6-2, 195, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop) Griff Galloway, HHH, 6-3, 240, Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) Chaz Gray, HHH, 6-2½, 250, Montvale, N.J. (St. Joseph Regional) KJ Green, HHHH, 6-3½, 210, Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson) Santana Harvey, HHH, 6-5, 225, Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland) Rion Jackson, HHHH, 6-3½, 210, Annapolis, Md. (Annapolis Senior) Abraham Sesay, HHHH, 6-4½, 225, Exton, Pa. (Downingtown East) Wyatt Smith, HHHH, 6-6, 240, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Anthony Sweeney, HHHH, 6-4, 230, Baltimore (St. Frances Academy) Ty Tautolo, HHH, 6-3, 200, Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens) Chris Whitehead Jr., HHHH, 6-4, 230, Chesterfield, Va. (Lloyd C. Bird) Defensive Tackle Tyler Alexander, HHH, 6-4, 310, West Palm Beach (Palm Beach Central) Ezekiel Ayangbile, HHHH, 6-2, 260, Houston (Langham Creek) Joseph Buchanan, HHHH, 6-3, 270, Baltimore (McDonogh School) Marcus Fakatou, HHHH, 6-7, 295, Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) Sione Felila, HHH, 6-2, 310, Hesperia, Calif. (Oak Hills) David Folorunsho, HHHH, 6-4, 280, Chicago (St. Patrick) Kyng Golston, HHH, 6-3, 230, Valliant, Okla. (Valliant) Jaderian Jones, HHH, 6-2, 296, Dallas (South Oak Cliff) Sam LeJeune, HHHH, 6-3, 280, Poplarville, Miss. (Poplarville) Karlos May, HHHH, 6-2, 330, Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay) Jaylen Mercer, HHH, 6-3½, 250, Cincinnati (Princeton) Tevita Nonu, HHH, 6-4, 270, Seattle (O'Dea) Aidan O'Neil, HHHH, 6-5, 250, Ramsey, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) Brayden Parks, HHH, 6-0¾, 308, Chicago (Brother Rice) Miles Schirmer, HHH, 6-5, 250, Corona, Calif. (Centennial) Montana Toilolo, HHH, 6-2, 255, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Alifeleti Tuihalamaka, HHHH, 6-4, 265, Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) Jeremiah Williams, HHH, 6-0½, 320 pounds, Tustin, Calif. (Tustin) Linebacker Mikahi Allen, HHHH, 6-1, 225, Ramsey, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) Brayton Feister, HHHH, 6-2, 235, Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban) Sean Fox, HHHH, 6-5, 210, Indianapolis (Warren Central)^ Noah Glover, HHHH, 6-1, 200, Haymarket, Va. (Battlefield) Jake Godfree, HHH, 5-11, 220, Lawrenceville, Ga. (North Gwinnett) Joakim Gouda, HHHH, 6-2, 220, Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) Kaden Henderson, HHHH, 6-1½, 220, Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit) Roman Igwebuike, HHHH, 6-3, 220, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Amarri Irvin, HHH, 5-11, 215, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Deion Jackson, HHH, 6-2, 200, Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) Liufau Loumoli, HHH, 6-1, 201, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Class Of 2027 Scholarship Offer Master List 2027 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: RB Isaiah Rogers of Springfield, Mass., and RB Lathan Whisenton of Waco, Texas. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: WR Quentin Hale of Corona, Calif. (no longer consider- ing Notre Dame); WR Eric McFarland of Bradenton, Fla. (no longer considering Notre Dame); WR Khalil Taylor of Pittsburgh (no longer considering Notre Dame); TE Jack Brown of Saint Charles, Mo. (committed to Missouri); TE Seneca Driver of Danville, Ky. (committed to Oklahoma); OT Mark Matthews of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (no longer considering Notre Dame); DE Jayce Brewer of Indianapolis (no longer considering Notre Dame); DE Troy Bowens of Sutter, Calif. (committed to Cal); DE Derwin Fields of Brookhaven, Miss. (no longer consider Notre Dame); DE Zyron Forstall of Bradenton, Fla. (commit- ted to Texas A&M); DE Antwoine Higgins of Cincinnati (no longer considering Notre Dame); DT Jon Ioane of Tustin, Calif. (committed to Washington); DT Issac Miller of Waukesha, Wis. (committed to Wisconsin); DT Zane Rowe of Denton, Texas (committed to Oregon); DT Ben'Jarvius Shumaker of Ackerman, Miss. (committed to Ole Mis); DT Jamar Thompson of West Boca Raton, Fla. (no longer considering Notre Dame); LB Michael Griffin of Charlotte, N.C. (no longer considering Notre Dame); LB Isaiah Leilua of Anaheim, Calif. (committed to Washington); LB Josiah Poyer of Bellflower, Calif. (committed to USC); LB Cooper Witten of Argyle, Texas (no longer considering Notre Dame); CB Danny Lang of Santa Ana, Calif. (committed to USC); S Myles Baker of Chatsworth, Calif. (committed to California); and S Honor Fa'alave-Johnson of San Diego (no longer considering Notre Dame). 2027 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of April 6 1. Texas A&M 11 2. Oklahoma 20 3. Ohio State 9 4. Texas Tech 6 5. Southern Cal 9 6. Georgia 8 7. Notre Dame 9 8. Oregon 7 9. Miami 8 10. Ole Miss 4 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits