Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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DRUETRANQUILL SAFETY 6-2 · 210 CARROLLTON H.S. FORT WAYNE, IND. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 24 4 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 43 7 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 32 6 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 171 14 2 MEASURABLES • Ran a 4.49 40-yard dash at Notre Dame's sum- mer camp. • Bench presses 340 pounds, squats 365 pounds five times and has a vertical leap of 35 inches. STATISTICS • Compiled 62 tackles, 18 stops for loss, four sacks and one interception as a senior. Also ran for 1,403 yards and 28 touchdowns while averaging 12.3 yards per carry, and caught 16 passes for 328 yards and five scores. • As a junior, made 40 stops and seven tackles for loss, plus had one interception. HONORS • Named first-team Indiana Class 6A all-state at linebacker by Associated Press as a senior. • Selected to the Indiana Football Coaches Asso- ciation Top 50 for 2013. • Also tabbed as the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel High School Player of the Year and the "21 Alive" High School Player of the Year in 2013. ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS • Attended the U. S. Army All-America Combine in January 2013 following his junior season. • Drew offers after his performance at the Sound Mind Sound Body camp in Detroit in June 2013. RECRUITMENT • Committed to Notre Dame on Nov. 19, 2013. • Originally committed to Purdue on July 23, 2013. Also held offers from Penn State, Indiana, Cincin- nati and Bowling Green. • Primary Irish recruiter was defensive line coach Mike Elston. • Made four unofficial visits to Notre Dame and received a scholarship offer in August 2013. NOTABLE • Born on Aug. 15, 1995. • Was named to the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel's 2013 all-area baseball squad after hitting .403 with four home runs, 21 runs scored, 19 RBI and 16 stolen bases. • Plans to major in mechanical engineering and holds a GPA above 4.0. • His younger brother, Justin, is a junior Division I prospect at safety. 2014 PROJECTION • Depth issues at middle linebacker give him a chance to compete, but he'll likely have more of an opportunity to make an impact on special teams. THEY SAID IT Brian Kelly's Comments: "I don't know where he plays, but he's going to play somewhere here at Notre Dame because he's a darned good football player. He's athletic, he's competitive, and we'll find a place for him somewhere. He's one of those guys if he's going to play at Notre Dame he's go- ing to play somewhere because he's a really good football player." Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "He has more of a safety build right now, but Notre Dame wants to put him at linebacker. If they put him at safety he could possibly contribute right away. He's a very good athlete, one of the better athletes in the state of Indiana — a good catch." Carroll Head Coach Doug Dinan's Comments: "They're getting a tremendous athlete. They're getting a very good player that is physical and that can run extremely well. He has great feet and great hips and can play at any position."