Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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36 JANUARY 2017 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Quarterback Avery Davis, 5-11, 192, Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) Running Back Robert Burns, 5-11, 214, Miami (Gulliver Prep) — Miami commit Stephen Carr, 6-0, 203, Fontana, Calf. (Summit) — USC commit C.J. Holmes, 6-0, 196, Hamden, Conn. (Cheshire Academy) Wide Receiver Terrell Bynum, 6-1, 177, Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) — Washington commit Jamire Calvin, 5-10, 165, Los Angeles (Cathedral) Oliver Martin, 6-1, 190, Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City West) Jordan Pouncey, 6-3, 182, Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park) Michael Young, 5-11, 178, Destrehan, La. (Destrehan) Tight End Cole Kmet, 6-4, 220, Arlington Heights, Ill. (St. Viator) Brock Wright, 6-5, 238, Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair) Offensive Line Aaron Banks, 6-7, 344, El Cerrito, Calif. (El Cerrito) Dillan Gibbons, 6-5, 315, Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic) Robert Hainsey, 6-5, 276, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Joshua Lugg, 6-7, 293, Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) Foster Sarell, 6-6, 304, Graham, Wash. (Graham Kapowsin) Defensive End Brad Johnson, 6-2, 230, Pendleton, S.C. (Pendleton) Ryan Johnson, 6-4, 252, Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's Episcopal) Jonathon MacColllister, 6-4, 253, Orlando, Fla. (Bishop Moore) Joshua Paschal, 6-3, 253, Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) — Ken- tucky commit MJ Webb, 6-3, 271, Madison, Ga. (Morgan County) Defensive Tackle Martin Andrus, 6-1, 280, Los Angeles (Senior) Jerron Cage, 6-2, 279, Cincinnati (Winton Woods) — Ohio State commit Noah Elliss, 6-4, 315, Littleton, Colo. (Valor Christian) Brandon Pili, 6-4, 295, Portland, Ore. (Westview)* Darnell Ewell, 6-4, 295, Norfolk, Va. (Lake Taylor) Kurt Hinish, 6-2, 283, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Linebacker David Adams, 6-2, 225, Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) Nathan Proctor, 6-3, 217, Indian Head, Md. (Henry E. Lackey) Antjuan Simmons, 6-1, 199, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) Leonard Warner, 6-4, 224, Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood) Drew White, 6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Cornerback Paulson Adebo, 6-1, 177, Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield) Yusuf Corker, 6-0, 173, Stockbridge, Ga. (Woodland) Thomas Graham, 5-11, 177, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga) Elijah Hicks, 6-0, 185, La Mirada, Calif. (La Mirada) Darnay Holmes, 5-11, 195, Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas) Safety Chaz Ah You, 6-2, 199, Provo, Utah (Timpview) Jaiden Cole, 6-1, 196, Monroe, La. (Neville) Evan Fields, 6-2, 190, Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City)* Todd Harris, 5-11, 185, Plaquemine, La. (Plaquemine) K.J. Jarrell, 6-3, 175, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro) Isaiah Pola-Mao, 6-4, 196, Phoenix (Mountain Pointe) Isaiah Robertson, 6-3, 190, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) Devondre Robinson, 6-0, 190, Santee, S.C. (Lake Marion) TreSean Smith, 6-1, 186, Cincinnati (La Salle) — Louis- ville commit Athlete Rahyme Johnson, 6-4, 197, Los Angeles (Bishop Mora Salesian) Commitments in bold italics * Received an offer between Nov. 23 and Dec. 13 Recruiting Notes • Four Notre Dame commits played for state championships over the Dec. 9-11 weekend. Linebacker commit Drew White and St. Thomas Aqui- nas took home the Florida Class 7A title after defeating Tampa (Fla.) Plant 45-6, while linebacker commit Matthew Bauer and Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep took down Philadelphia Imhotep Charter 27-20 for the Pennsylvania Class 4A championship. Defensive line commit Kurt Hinish and linebacker commit David Adams, both of Pittsburgh Central Catholic, came up short in their final high school game, losing 42-7 to Philadelphia St. Joseph's Prep in the Pennsylvania Class 6A state title game. • Notre Dame has offered Portland (Ore.) Westview three-star 2017 de- fensive tackle Brandon Pili. He also holds offers from USC, UCLA, Ole Miss, Colorado and Oregon State among others. • Three of Notre Dame's early enrollees have filled out their financial paperwork, the school announced Dec. 6. Four-star Cypress (Texas) Cy-Fair tight end Brock Wright, four-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive lineman Robert Hainsey and four-star Naperville (Ill.) Neuqua Valley defen- sive back Isaiah Robertson all made their pledges to Notre Dame official. Four-star Hamden (Conn.) Cheshire Academy running back C.J. Holmes is an early enrollee as well, and announced on Twitter that he will sign his paperwork Dec. 14. • Notre Dame missed out on one of its top remaining targets left on the defensive board when Olney (Md.) Good Counsel four-star defensive end Joshua Paschal committed to Kentucky, where his older brother TraVaughn is a graduate assistant. The Irish wanted to add another defensive end to the class, and Paschal was the lone remaining target on their board. — Corey Bodden and David McKinney Follow @BGI_CoreyBodden and @BGI_DMcKinney on Twitter for daily recruiting updates! Class Of 2017 Scholarship Offer Master List Master List Changes Prospects Removed: WR Jeremiah Holloman of Covington, Ga. (committed to Georgia); WR Noah Igbinoghene of Trussville, Ala. (committed to Auburn); OL Trey Smith of Jackson, Tenn. (committed to Tennessee); LB Pete Werner of Indianapolis (de-committed from Notre Dame and committed to Ohio State); DB Ambry Thomas of Detroit (committed to Michigan); DB Deangelo Gibbs of Suwanee, Ga. (no longer considering Notre Dame); and DB Shaun Wade of Jacksonville, Fla. (reaffirmed his commitment to Ohio State). RIVALS 2017 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Dec. 13 1. Alabama 25 2. Ohio State 17 3. Oklahoma 22 4. Georgia 19 5. Texas A&M 26 6. LSU 18 7. Notre Dame 18 8. Michigan 20 9. Tennessee 25 10. Miami (Fla.) 21 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Four-star Los Angeles Cathedral wide receiver Jamire Calvin is one of three Notre Dame targets that will announce their commitments at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 7. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM