Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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46 SEPT. 11, 2017 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 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) 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) Micah Jones, 6-5, 196, 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) Sam Taimani, 6-2, 296, Salt Lake City (East) Defensive End Justin Ademilola, 6-3, 234, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) 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) 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) Kalon Gervin, 5-11, 180, Detroit (Cass Tech) Houston Griffith, 6-1, 192, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) 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 RIVALS 2018 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Sept. 1 1. Ohio State 17 2. Miami (Fla.) 19 3. Penn State 23 4. Texas 18 5. Tennessee 23 6. Oregon 22 7. Florida State 18 8. Florida 17 9. Oklahoma 18 10. Notre Dame 16 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Notre Dame is back in the picture for former Irish commit and Detroit Cass Tech defensive back Kalon Gervin, who plans to take two visits to South Bend this fall. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Master List Changes Prospects Removed: WR Tommy Bush of Clemens, Texas (no longer considering Notre Dame); WR Devonta Jason of New Orleans (no longer considering Notre Dame); and CB D.J. Johnson of Indianapolis (committed to Iowa). Class Of 2018 Scholarship Offer Master List