With Rivals updating their 2021 recruiting rankings this week, all three of the major recruiting services, 247Sports and ESPN also, have recently done the same. It is a good time to look at what their composite rankings are and if another future Irish star could get the elusive 5-Stars next to their name.
California quarterback commit Tyler Buchner still has his 5-Star status, just barely however as after the update his is the last player with that distinction. The player in question isn’t Buchner, its instate offensive tackle Blake Fisher. In Rivals recent update, Fisher is just outside their 5-Star range, 22nd overall in the country just 4 spots away from getting that extra star.
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Rivals recruiting expert Mike Farrell sees potential for Fisher to get that 5th star, not having camps hurt the fact they were not able to reassess Fisher. Farrell sees the Irish commit as “a massive tackle with light feet and he was so pumped and determined to show out this spring it’s a shame we didn’t get to see his hard work. I expect a huge season from the Notre Dame pledge.”
Fisher’s composite ranking now puts him as the 54th overall player in the country, and if he’s to join Buchner, Fisher will have to make another jump in the rankings. The strength of his Rivals ranking currently is keeping Fisher inside the top 60 composite rankings, while his ESPN ranking of 103rd and 247Sports 82nd are significantly lower. If Fisher is able to continue to get better like Farrell believes he can, Fisher could very well end up with his 5th star when its all said and done.