Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 44 OCT. 31, 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. (Rabun Gap-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) Daveon Belhomme, HHH, 6-1, 186, Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic) 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 Oct. 15 Commitments in bold italics Quarterback None Running Back Zachary Belyeu, HHH, 5-9½, 215, Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb) Acely Brown, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Petal, Miss. (Petal) Tahmere Brown, HHHH, 5-10, 195, Pennington, N.J. (The Pennington School) Elijah Cromwell, HHH, 5-11, 190, 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, HHHH, 5-10, 195, San Antonio (William J. Brennan) Khristian White, HHH, 5-10, 190, Cypress, Texas (Cy Ranch)^ Wide Receiver Antwaun Adams, HHHH, 6-2, 180, Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School) Jaylen Addai, HHHH, 6-0, 167, Pearland, Texas (Shadow Creek) Kenyon Armelin, HHHH, 6-2, 189, Kerrville, Texas (Tivy)^ Kyrin Armelin, HHHH, 6-2, 190, Kerrville, Texas (Tivy)^ Deandre Bidden, HHHH, 5-11, 167, Harper Woods, Mich. (Harper Woods) Desmond Christian, HHH, 6-0, 168, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cypress Bay) Madoxx Davis, HHHH, 5-10½, 190, Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) Dontaye Day-Thompson, HHH, 6-1, 140, Atlantic City, N.J. (Atlantic City) Damari Dean, HHH, 6-1, 165, Concord, Calif. (De La Salle) Samir Edwards, HHH, 6-3, 205, Baltimore (St. Frances Academy) Trey Finney, HHH, 5-9, 165, Willis, Texas (Willis) Cameron Fuse, HHH, 6-2, 185, Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland) Joseph Gibbs, HHHH, 6-1, 190, Haw River, N.C. (Southeast Alamance) — committed to South Carolina Jayce Halasz, HHHH, 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) Rashad Jackson, —, 6-0, 175, New Orleans (John F. Kennedy) 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) Baron Marshall, HHHH, 6-3, 175, Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest)^ John Matthews, HHHH, 5-10½, 188, Newnan, Ga. (Newnan) Damarion Mays, HHHH, 6-3, 205, Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) Lorenzo McMullen Jr., HHHH, 6-2, 170, Cincinnati (Princeton) Zyren Menor, HHHH, 6-0, 180, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) Kellen Miller, HHH, 6-1, 194, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Ryan Richmond-McDavis, HHHH, 5-10, 160, St. Louis (Cardinal Ritter College Prep) Corey Smith, HHH, 6-5, 220, Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) Marshaun Thornton, HHHH, 6-0, 180, Chicago (Mount Carmel) Darren Tubbs, HHH, 5-10, 182, 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, HHH, 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, HHHH, 6-8, 360, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) Apisai Fifita, HHH, 6-6, 265, Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) Class Of 2027 Scholarship Offer Master List Class Of 2028 2027 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: None. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: None. 2027 RIVALS INDUSTRY TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Oct. 15 1. Texas A&M 25 2. Notre Dame 23 3. Miami 20 4. Oregon 25 5. Florida 26 6. Ohio State 20 7. Oklahoma 27 8. Texas Tech 17 9. Texas 21 10. LSU 16 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits