Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 13, 2017 45 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) Chase Cota, 6-3, 185, Medford, Ore. (South Medford) 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) 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) Cade Mays, 6-5, 300, Knoxville, Tenn. (Catholic) — Tennessee commit 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) — South 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, 290, 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 Nov. 3 1. Ohio State 18 2. Penn State 22 3. Miami (Fla.) 18 4. Texas 18 5. Oregon 23 6. Georgia 17 7. Florida State 19 8. Tennessee 20 9. Oklahoma 20 10. Florida 18 11. Notre Dame 18 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic 2018 five-star offensive tackle Cade Mays, the No. 2 tackle and No. 14 overall player in the nation per Rivals, is committed to Tennessee, but will take an official visit to Notre Dame Dec. 9. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Master List Changes Prospects Added: OT Cade Mays of Knoxville, Tenn. Prospects Removed: WR Kamryn Babb of St. Louis (no longer consider- ing Notre Dame); WR Jalen Hall of Long Beach, Calif. (no longer consider- ing Notre Dame); and WR Kobe Smith of Gardena, Calif. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame). Class Of 2018 Scholarship Offer Master List Notre Dame hosted Manchester (Tenn.) Coffee County Central athlete Alontae Taylor, who Rivals ranks as the No. 25 wide receiver and No. 131 player nationally, for an official visit during the NC State game weekend and let him know he could play wide receiver or cornerback in South Bend. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM