Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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46 OCT. 9, 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, Humble, Texas (Kingwood Park) — TCU commit 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) Solomon Tuliaupupu, 6-3, 215, Claremont, Calif. (Claremont) Cornerback Noah Boykin, 6-2, 170, Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) — Maryland commit 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 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) Commitments in bold italics RIVALS 2018 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Sept. 29 1. Ohio State 18 2. Miami (Fla.) 19 3. Penn State 23 4. Texas 18 5. Tennessee 23 6. Oregon 22 7. Florida State 18 8. Oklahoma 19 9. Florida 17 10. UCLA 23 11. Notre Dame 16 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu, who is ranked as the nation's No. 84 overall player by Rivals, is working on setting up a visit to Notre Dame for the USC game Oct. 21. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Master List Changes Prospects Added: None. Prospects Removed: CB Christian Tutt of Thomson, Ga. (no longer con- sidering Notre Dame). Class Of 2018 Scholarship Offer Master List Three-star Notre Dame commit Ja'Mion Franklin is ranked as the nation's No. 34 defensive tackle and the No. 11 senior prosect that hails from the state of Maryland. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM