Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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JUSTINBRENT WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 · 204 SPEEDWAY H.S. SPEEDWAY, IND. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 67 8 1 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 280 41 4 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 84 11 1 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 64 11 1 MEASURABLES • Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.52 seconds and has been timed at 4.13 seconds in the shuttle run. • Bench presses 365 pounds, squats 460 pounds and deadlifts 505 pounds. STATISTICS • Finished his career with 4,510 all-purpose yards, 58 touchdowns and an average of 14.1 yards per touch. • Ran for 1,315 yards and 18 touchdowns during his senior season at running back. Also caught 28 passes for 391 yards and five touchdowns, and posted 33 tackles and three interceptions as a safety. • Caught 54 passes for 982 yards (18.2 yards pre reception) and 13 scores in his last full season as a wide receiver during his junior campaign. HONORS • A finalist for Indiana's Mr. Football Award in 2013. • Indiana Class 2A first-team all-state running back as a senior and honorable mention wide receiver as a junior. • Tabbed first-team Indiana Class 2A all-state as wide receiver/running back by Associated Press. • Rated as the top player in state of Indiana in the Detroit Free-Press Best of the Midwest selections for 2013. • Made the Indianapolis Star Super Team in 2013 as a running back. • Named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 for 2013. • Chosen for the All-Marion County team by In- dianapolis Star. ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS • Invited to the Under Armour All-America Game, but declined to play. • Attended Nike's "The Opening" in Beaverton, Ore., before his senior season. RECRUITMENT • Committed to Notre Dame on July 9, 2012, and enrolled on Jan. 7, 2014. • Made six unofficial visits in 18 months after com- mitting. First visited campus on April 21, 2012, for the Blue-Gold Game. • Officially visited the weekend of Dec. 13, 2013, for the Football Awards Show. • Recruited by defensive line coach Mike Elston and wide receivers coach Mike Denbrock. NOTABLE • Born on Aug. 11, 1995. • Played AAU basketball and was drawing at- tention from high-major hoops programs be- fore switching his focus to football early in high school. 2014 PROJECTION • Has a chance to earn playing time on special teams and at wide receiver as a freshman. THEY SAID IT Brian Kelly's Comments: "We were looking for a physical player at this position, somebody that could impose their physicality, could run after the catch. His ability to run after the catch was very impressive for us." Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "He showed great speed this year playing a lot of run- ning back. Like a lot of the Notre Dame receivers he's got real good hands and is a big-body guy, but he can't fly. He's not a real fast guy, but he's got workable speed. What I like about him is he is really versatile."