Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 46 SEPT. 19, 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Quarterback 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 Jackson Coleman, HHH, 6-3, 195, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian) Julius Jones Jr., HHHH, 5-10, 170, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Tight End Titus Hawk, HHHH, 6-6½, 220, Choctaw, Okla. (Choctaw) Offensive Line Richie Flanigan, HHHH, 6-3½, 285, Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame de la Baie Academy) James Halter, HHHH, 6-5, 268, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Jackson Hill, HHH, 6-6½, 300, West Hills, Calif. (Chaminade) Oluwasemilore Olubobola, HHHHH, 6-6, 295, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) Albert Simien, HHHHH, 6-3, 295, Lake Charles, La. (Sam Houston) Defensive End Aidan O'Neil, HHHH, 6-5, 250, Ramsey, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) Abraham Sesay, HHHHH, 6-4½, 225, Exton, Pa. (Downingtown East) Jackson Vaughn, HHHH, 6-3, 220, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Defensive Tackle Segun Alexander, HHHH, 6-2, 300, Rabun Gap, Ga. (Nacoochee School) David Folorunsho, HHHHH, 6-3, 285, Chicago (St. Patrick) Brayden Parks, HHHH, 6-0¾, 308, Chicago (Brother Rice) Linebacker Kaden Henderson, HHHH, 6-0½, 225, Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit) — committed to Texas A&M Roman Igwebuike, HHHH, 6-3, 220, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Cornerback Ace Alston, HHHH, 5-11, 175, Cincinnati (Anderson) Xavier Hasan, HHHH, 5-11, 190, Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) Safety Zayden Gamble, HHHH, 5-11, 185, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) John Gay III, HHH, 6-2, 180, Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep) Athletes None Long Snapper Sean Kraft, HHH, 6-4, 215, Arden, N.C. (Christ School) Star ratings are from Rivals as of Sept. 10 Commitments in bold italics Quarterback None Running Back Zachary Belyeu, HHHHH, 5-9½, 215, Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb) Acely Brown, HHHH, 6-0, 185, Petal, Miss. (Petal) Tahmere Brown, HHHH, 5-10, 190, Pennington, N.J. (The Pennington School) Elijah Cromwell, HHHH, 5-11, 180, Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Xander Edwards, HHHH, 6-1, 205, Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) Kevin Hartsfield, HHHH, 5-10, 200, Covington, Ga. (Newton) Anthony Howard Jr., HHH, 5-10½, 195, Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale) Zaiden Jernigan, HHHH, 5-10½, 195, Louisville, Miss. (Louisville) Jordan McNeil, HHH, 5-11, 185, Thomasville, Ga. (Thomas County Central) Jayshawn Mitchell, HHH, 5-11, 195, San Antonio (William J. Brennan) Micah Rhodes, HHHH, 5-9, 180, Spring, Texas (Klein Oak) Wide Receiver Antwaun Adams, HHHHH, 6-2, 180, Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School) Jaylen Addai, HHHHH, 6-0, 167, Pearland, Texas (Shadow Creek) Deandre Bidden, HHHH, 5-11, 167, Harper Woods, Mich. (Harper Woods) Desmond Christian, HHH, 6-0, 168, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cypress Bay) Braylon Clark, HHHH, 6-3, 185, Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) Madoxx Davis, HHHH, 6-0, 190, Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) Samir Edwards, HHHHH, 6-3, 205, Baltimore (St. Frances Academy) Trey Finney, HHH, 5-9, 165, Willis, Texas (Willis) Cameron Fuse, HHHH, 6-2, 185, Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland) Jayce Halasz, HHH, 6-2, 185, Graham, Wash. (Graham-Kapowsin) Derrell Hines Jr., HHHH, 6-1, 170, Tampa, Fla. (Carrollwood Day) Tromon Isaac, HHHH, 5-10½, 177, Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna Prep) Brandon Jefferson, HHH, 6-1, 170, Baltimore (St. Frances Academy) Owen Johnson, HHH, 5-11, 190, Wyndmoor, Pa. (La Salle College) Dedrick Kimbrough, HHHH, 6-2, 180, Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson) Jeramy Laster, HHH, 5-9, 155, Hendersonville, Tenn. (Beech) Tyree Mannings Jr., HHHH, 6-0, 170, Venice, Fla. (Venice) Damarion Mays, HHHH, 6-3, 205, Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley)^ Kellen Miller, HHH, 6-1, 194, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Ryan Richmond-McDavis, HHH, 5-11, 160, St. Louis (Cardinal Ritter College Prep) Lorenzo McMullen Jr., HHHH, 6-2, 170, Cincinnati (Princeton) Zyren Menor, HHHH, 6-0, 180, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) Corey Smith, HHH, 6-4, 205, Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) Marshaun Thornton, HHHH, 6-0, 180, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Darren Tubbs, HHH, 5-10, 175, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Maddox Weil, HHH, 5-10, 170, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop) Brysen Wright, HHHHH, 6-3½, 210, Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin) Tight End Grant Bowen, HHHH, 6-4, 220, Elmhurst, Ill. (Immaculate Conception) Jack McNamara, HHH, 6-5, 235, Chicago (Brother Rice) Tre Oiler, HHHH, 6-6, 230, Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead) Braxton Rein, HHHHH, 6-6, 235, Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School) Theo Schott, HHHH, 6-3½, 218, Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) J.C. Wessel, HHHH, 6-6½, 227, Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) Offensive Line Ben Coleman, HHH, 6-5, 285, New Lenox, Ill. (Providence Catholic) Lincoln Fa'alafi, HHH, 6-8, 360, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) Apisai Fifita, HHH, 6-6, 265, Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) Joey Fleming, HHHH, 6-5, 275, Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville) Joseph Frierdich, HHHH, 6-7, 260, Carbondale, Ill. (Carbondale Community) Kajus Muralis, HHH, 6-7, 255, Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) Maui Tonata, HHHH, 6-5, 315, Orem, Utah (Orem) Class Of 2027 Scholarship Offer Master List Class Of 2028 Scholarship Offer Master List 2027 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: None. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: None. 2028 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: None. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: None.