Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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52 NOV. 6, 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) 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 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) Sam Taimani, 6-2, 296, Salt Lake City (East) Defensive End Justin Ademilola, 6-3, 234, Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter's Prep) Kingsley Enagbare, 6-4, 255, Atlanta (Hapeville Charter) — So. Carolina commit 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 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) Payton Wilson, 6-4, 225, Hillsborough, N.C. (Orange County) Cornerback Noah Boykin, 6-2, 170, Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) — Maryland commit Tariq Bracy, 6-0, 170, Milpitas, Calif. (Milpitas) Kyler Gordon, 5-10, 175, Everett, Wash. (Archbishop Murphy) Chris Mitchell, 6-0, 190, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) Nasir Peoples, 6-1, 180, Warminster, Pa. (Archbishop Wood Christian) — Virginia Tech commit Chris Smith, 6-0, 165, Atlanta (Hapeville Charter) — Georgia commit Alontae Taylor, 6-1, 180, Manchester, Tenn. (Coffee County Central) — Tennessee commit Joseph Wilkins Jr., 6-2, 175, North Fort Myers, Fla. (North Fort Myers) Safety Derrik Allen, 6-1, 204 Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) Avonta Crim, 6-0, 195, Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard) Julius Irvin, 6-1, 180, Anaheim, Calif. (Servite) 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 Oct. 27 1. Ohio State 18 2. Miami (Fla.) 19 3. Penn State 22 4. Texas 18 5. Oregon 23 6. Florida State 19 7. Tennessee 20 8. Florida 18 9. Oklahoma 19 10. Georgia 16 11. Notre Dame 17 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits New Orleans McDonogh 35 wide receiver Lawrence Keys has Notre Dame in his final six and will take an official visit to South Bend Nov. 18 when the Irish host Navy. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Master List Changes Prospects Added: S Avonta Crim of Ocala, Fla. Prospects Removed: DE Thomas Booker of Baltimore (committed to Stanford); and S D'Angelo McKenzie of San Jose, Calif. (committed to Washington State). Class Of 2018 Scholarship Offer Master List