Battle brewing with Michigan as Notre Dame tries to recruit Illinois ‘22 LB

Back off Wolverines!

The Notre Dame 2022 class continues to grow, just on Sunday the Irish added cornerback Jaden Mickey.

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With the California defensive back pledging to the Irish, the class now sits at 10 players with more names continuing to be thrown around as potential additions.

A report from 247Sports Steve Wiltfong shows that Notre Dame target (premium), Sebastian Cheeks, hand intentions to speak with Michigan’s staff and most likely would take a visit to Ann Arbor. Cheeks told Wiltfong that “getting to Ann Arbor has been a priority of mine…I plan to commit this July or early August, so if there is time before that, then it very well could be the case.”

The Illinois linebacker is one the biggest remaining targets for Brian Kelly and defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman. At the current moment the Irish have a commit from Michigan safety Nolan Ziegler, who is projected to end up as a linebacker when he arrives to South Bend.

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If Notre Dame was able to get a commitment from Cheeks, the pair would be a great combo in the 2022 recruiting class.