Irish impress many recruits from this weekends Junior Day

Some prospects from Notre Dame’s Junior Day’s this past weekend took to social media to show their excitement.

The efforts from the Irish coaching staff’s first Junior Day paid off with a commitment from class of ’21 safety Justin Walters but he wasn’t the only prospect that left impressed. Multiple players from the recruiting classes of 2021 and 2022 were on campus for the majority of this past Saturday and some of them shared their visits via social media.

From the class of ’21 Illinois safety Benjamin Perry brought along his family and took photos with them while donning the Irish uniform. Perry does not currently have an Irish offer, but the recruitment for the six-foot-three and 186-pound player has started to heat up. Perry picked up 3 offers on the February 1st, while getting 5 total since the beginning of the year. Time will tell if Brian Kelly pulls the trigger and offers Perry.

Blake Fisher, in-state tackle commit in the 2021 class, seemed to very much enjoy the time he was able to spend with Kelly and offensive line coach Jeff Quinn. Fisher is a national top 100 players, one of the best in the country and getting him to stay home was a huge recruiting win for the Irish.

Georgia safety Cole Bishop arrived at South Bend without an offer, and unfortunately left without an offer as well. It did seem like Bishop did enjoy his visit however, as the six-foot-three and 200-pounder tagged Defensive coordinator Clark Lea, Aaryn Kearney, the Director of recruiting and Graduate assistant Nick Lezynski.

Class of ’22 Wisconsin athlete Braelon Allen, who holds a Notre Dame offer, looked very excited taking a picture with the Irish uniform on and taking a snap with Defensive pass game coordinator. The uniform suits the six-foot-one and 200-pound projected safety and early on it seems like this will be a battle with the Big Ten as Iowa and home state school Wisconsin are after Allen early as well.

The Irish seemed to have impressed plenty of prospects on their visit this past weekend. Brian Kelly already has a Top 5 class for the 2021 recruiting cycle at the moment, and with Walters pledge this weekend, there are a total of 8 commits. Never is there a 100% close rate when it comes to Junior Day visits, but the inroads Kelly and his staff made are sure to pay off when decisions are made.