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44 NOV. 27, 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) 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) Chris Murray, 6-3, 290, Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) Nick Petit-Frere, 6-5, 240, Tampa, Fla. (Berkley Prep) 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, 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) Houston Griffith, 6-1, 192, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Chris Mitchell, 6-0, 190, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) 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 Class Of 2018 Scholarship Offer Master List Rivals100 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy defensive back and Florida State commit Houston Griffith is showing renewed interest in Notre Dame. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Football Recruiting Is HERE! * *Use Promo Code BGI30 BlueAndGold.com Daily Team Coverage Expert Analysis Recruiting Scoop Prospect Videos Lively Message Boards Go behind the scenes with exclusive coverage on the Irish throughout the season. In-depth analysis by our seasoned experts in the field. Breaking news, team and individual rankings, features on every commitment, over 10 years of archived recruiting information. See all of tomorrow's top Irish prospects in action on our top quality prospect videos. Interact with other Notre Dame fans across the country and discuss the state of the Irish. RIVALS 2018 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Nov. 16 1. Ohio State 18 2. Penn State 22 3. Miami 19 4. Georgia 18 5. Texas 18 6. Oregon 23 7. Oklahoma 20 8. Notre Dame 19 9. Florida State 18 10. Florida 18 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Master List Changes Prospects Added: CB Houston Griffith of Bradenton, Fla. (reconsidering Notre Dame). Prospects Removed: OL Sam Taimani of Salt Lake City (no longer consid- ering Notre Dame); and CB Alontae Taylor of Manchester, Tenn. (no longer considering Notre Dame).