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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS • Selected to Under Armour All-American Game Jan. 2 at St. Petersburg, Fla. He made three tack- les and broke up one pass in Team Highlight's 46-6 demolition of Team Armour. RECRUITMENT • Gave his verbal commitment to Notre Dame on June 15, 2014, after originally pledging to child- hood favorite Michigan on Aug. 23, 2013, just before his junior campaign at St. Edward. • Took his lone official visit to Notre Dame for the Football Awards Show on Dec. 12, 2014. • Primarily recruited by former Irish defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks and secondarily by de- fensive line coach Mike Elston. NOTABLE • From the same high school as former Irish de- fensive lineman Bryan Flannery (1986-89), who later was in the Ohio House of Representatives. St. Edward also produced other prominent Fight- ing Irish alumni such as talk show host Phil Dona- hue and sculptor Jerry McKenna, whose statues of Notre Dame legends grace the campus. • As a sophomore at the Ohio Division I cham- pionships in track and field, finished third in the state in the 100-meter dash with a 10.84 time, and recorded a 10.54 time in the preliminary heat. He also finished fifth in the 200 meters (21.95) while helping St. Edward to the state title. Also is a long jumper and his best distance last year was 22 feet, 7.75 inches. 2015 PROJECTION • Similar to freshman Nick Watkins last season in that his speed could earn him a monogram with his special teams work, but cracking the two deep at corner will be a challenge. THEY SAID IT Brian Kelly's Comments: "A dynamic player as a return man. A dynamic player on offense and defense. He never takes a play off." Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "If he was 5-11, I'd put him right up there with [USC's] Iman Marshall [the nation's top cornerback]. At 5-9, he's still a great cover corner, and I think he will wind up in the NFL some day. He can cover as well as anybody in the Midwest."