Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com PRESEASON 2017 85 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Quarterback Phil Jurkovec, 6-5, 190, Gibsonia, Pa. (Pine Richland) Running Back Jahmir Smith, 6-0, 199, Sanford, N.C. (Lee County) Markese Stepp, 6-0, 205, Indianapolis (Cathedral) Wide Receiver Kevin Austin, 6-3, 185, Coconut Creek, Fla. (North Broward) Kamryn Babb, 6-1, 175, St. Louis (Christian Brothers College High) Tommy Bush, 6-5, 185, Schertz, Texas (Clemens) Chase Cota, 6-3, 185, Medford, Ore. (South Medford) Jalen Hall, 6-3, 182, Los Angeles (Augustus Hawkins) Bryson Jackson, 6-1, 170, Houston (St. Pius X) Devonta Jason, 6-3, 187, New Orleans (Landry Walker) — Kansas commit Micah Jones, 6-5, 205, Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) Lawrence Keys, 5-11, 160, New Orleans (McDonogh 35) Geordon Porter, 6-2, 175, Etiwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda) Kobe Smith, 6-3, 172, Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Amon-Ra St. Brown, 6-1, 187, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Tight End Patrick Freiermuth, 6-5, 250, North Andover, Mass. (Brooks School) — Penn State commit George Takacs, 6-6, 235, Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast) Tommy Tremble, 6-4, 225, Alpharetta, Ga. (Johns Creek) Offensive Line John Dirksen, 6-5, 290, Maria Stein, Ohio (Marion Local) Cole Mabry, 6-6, 255, Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood) Chris Murray, 6-3, 290, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei)* Nick Petit-Frere, 6-5, 240, Tampa, Fla. (Berkley Prep) Jamaree Salyer, 6-4, 305, Atlanta (Pace Academy) Defensive End Justin Ademilola, 6-3, 234, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peters) Thomas Booker, 6-4, 245, Baltimore (Gilman School) Joseph Ossai, 6-4, 210, Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) Jayson Oweh, 6-5, 240, Blairstown, N.J. (Blair Academy) Defensive Tackle Jayson Ademilola, 6-3, 265, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) Ja'Mion Franklin, 6-3, 305, Ridgely, Md. (North Caroline) Sam Taimani, 6-2, 280, Salt Lake City (East) Linebacker Matthew Bauer, 6-3, 216, Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) Bo Calvert, 6-5, 215, Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) — USC commit Richard Jibunor, 6-4, 206, Athens, Ga. (Athens Christian School) Jack Lamb, 6-4, 207, Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak) Ovie Oghoufo, 6-2, 207, Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison) Channing Tindall, 6-2, 206, Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) Solomon Tuliaupupu, 6-3, 215, Claremont, Calif. (Claremont) Cornerback Tariq Bracy, 6-0, 170, Milpitas, Calif. (Milpitas) Donte Burton, 5-11, 173, Loganville, Ga. (Loganville) Kyler Gordon, 5-10, 175, Everett, Wash. (Archbishop Murphy) Houston Griffith, 6-1, 192, Chicago (IMG Academy [Fla.]) D.J. Johnson, 6-0, 170, Indianapolis (North Central) Chris Mitchell, 6-0, 190, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) Nasir Peoples, 6-1, 180, Warminster (Archbishop Wood Christian) — Virginia Tech commit Christian Tutt, 5-11, 184, Thomson, Ga. (Thomson) Joseph Wilkins Jr., 6-2, 175, North Fort Myers, Fla. (North Fort Myers) Safety Derrik Allen, 6-1, 204 Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) Julius Irvin, 6-1, 180, Anaheim, Calif. (Servite) D'Angelo McKenzie, 6-0, 182, San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian) Paul Moala, 6-0, 202, Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn) Shayne Simon, 6-2, 195, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) Athlete Talanoa Hufanga 6-1, 194, Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) Commitments in bold italics * Received an offer between July 15 and Aug. 18 RIVALS 2018 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Aug. 21 1. Miami (Fla.) 19 2. Penn State 23 3. Ohio State 16 4. Texas 18 5. Tennessee 22 6. Oregon 22 7. Florida State 18 8. Notre Dame 16 9. Florida 17 10. Oklahoma 17 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Class Of 2018 Scholarship Offer Master List Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei three-star offensive lineman Chris Murray landed an offer from Notre Dame Aug. 6 and is planning on making an offi- cial visit to South Bend. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Master List Changes Prospects Removed: RB Lavonte Valentine of Melbourne, Fla. (commit- ted to South Carolina); WR Kearis Jackson of Fort Valley, Ga. (committed to Georgia); WR Anthony Schwartz of Plantation, Fla. (no longer consider- ing Notre Dame); TE Mustapha Muhammad of Missouri City, Texas (no longer considering Notre Dame); TE Jeremy Ruckert of Lindenhurst, N.Y. (committed to Ohio State); OL Will Craig of Granite Bay, Calif. (committed to California); DE Abdul-Malik McClain of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (com- mitted to UCLA); DE Azeez Ojulari of Marietta, Ga. (committed to Georgia); DT P.J. Mustipher of Owings Mills, Md. (committed to Penn State); LB Brandon Kaho of Reno, Nev. (no longer considering Notre Dame); LB Cam McGrone of Indianapolis (committed to Michigan); LB Eli'Jah Winston of Portland, Ore. (no longer considering Notre Dame); CB Chigozie Anusiem of La Habra, Calif. (committed to California); CB Anthony Cook of Houston (no longer considering Notre Dame); CB D'Shawn Jamison of Houston (no longer considering Notre Dame); CB Telly Plummer of Fairburn, Ga. (com- mitted to Louisville); and ATH L'Christian Smith of Huber Heights, Ohio. (no longer considering Notre Dame).