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Oklahoma offers 2024 Notre Dame commit Owen Wafle

Oklahoma Sooners extend an offer to 2024 four-star defensive lineman Owen Wafle. From @thatmanbryant

Oklahoma’s exploits up and down the east coast continue as one of their newest offers goes out to New Jersey, where they offered four-star 2024 Notre Dame commit Owen Wafle. Wafle is a heavier EDGE than most as he sits at 6-foot-3 and around 270 pounds, according to 247Sports.

With that size and how physical he plays, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Wafle wouldn’t slide inside if he became a Sooner. His primary recruiter is defensive tackles coach Todd Bates, so interior defensive line could be his home

Brian Doh of 247Sports had this to say about Wafle.

Thick build with plus length and has frame to add 20 to 30 pounds and remain effective with speed and agility. Has versatility to play on edge or increase size and move inside on defensive line of scrimmage. Has low center of gravity and plays low to win leverage. Has snaps on both sides of ball as fullback and defensive lineman. Strong, physical, hard-nosed player with strong work ethic. Showed ability to bend during spring workout. Ferocious style of play evident during in-game eval in fall 2021. Gets off quickly at snap and covers ground well in first three steps. Shows stack-and-shed ability. Relies heavily on power and strength and often wins leverage by sinking hips. Plays with high effort and has strong work ethic.  Multi-year starter at high-level program. Has late round NFL draft potential. – Dohn, 247 National Recruiting Analyst

Wafle shows athletic ability as he has played fullback and tight end along with his defensive duties. Wafle’s commitment to the Fighting Irish came in May, and has also added an offer from Duke.

There’s a long way to go before signing day for the class of 2024, which gives Oklahoma a bit of an opening to try and work itself into the picture.

Owen Wafle’s Recruiting Profile

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Current Notre Dame 2023 commit projected to NFL Draft First-Round

It’s a while away, but high praise regardless

The group of 2023 stars have yet to even enroll into their respective collegiate campuses but that still doesn’t mean you can’t project what they will look like 3-5 years post-high school. Brian Dohn of 247Sports polled some of the analysts they rely on and came up with multiple names that they’d bet to become first-round selections.

There were no repeats allowed on this list and when it came to Cooper Petagna’s turn, he selected Notre Dame defensive end commit Keon Keeley as his future early selection. He notes that Keeley “possesses arguably the highest upside of any defensive prospect in the class outside of Cormani McClain.”

That’s a very high praise for Keeley and the other players who made this list. It’s a massive task to project what any of these players will turn out to be, but for anyone to be selected, it’s a nice honor.

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Major recruiting services impressed with Notre Dame’s ‘22 class so far

Early on in the 2022 recruiting cycle, the Notre Dame class has impressed some of the national services.

It is just technically a month into the 2022 recruiting cycle but many schools have already been hard at work trying to secure a top class. Notre Dame is one of those, as the Irish have gotten off to a very fast start with seven commits so far.

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Since the page has turned to the 2022’s, some of the major outlets have been looking at who has gotten out of the gates quickly and secured high-level commits.

Over at ESPN, Craig Haubert looked at a group of 10 schools who have had the most success in the class, with the Irish checking in at number 8 (insider). Of the seven committed player, five of them rank inside ESPN’s top 300.

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Haubert is impressed with the early offensive line commits in Joey Tanona and Ty Chan and who they’ll eventually be blocking for in running back Jadarian Price. He also highlighted defensive end Tyson Ford, who Haubert said has a “nice initial burts as well as good agility.”

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They weren’t the only ones giving Brian Kelly and his staff praise for their early recruiting success, 247Sports did as well. Interestingly, they also have the Irish’s class ranked as the 8th best early on. Also, Brian Dohn pretty much singled out the same players, with the exception of Price.

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They like the balance of the commits early on, as the Irish have checked off some early boxes along the offense and defensive lines, running back, defensive back and receiver.

Right now, Notre Dame is in great position to continue to add onto what is a very solid start. The next few months will be very important for the Irish on the recruiting trail, as they look to keep the early momentum going.

OT Recruit Chase Bisontis Latest to Get Offer From Notre Dame

Jeff Quinn continues to be on the move to build Notre Dame’s offensive line for the future.

Jeff Quinn continues to be on the move to build Notre Dame’s offensive line for the future. This week, we’ve already seen an offer for Tyler Booker from Florida. Now, we have one from Chase Bisontis, an offensive tackle from Ramsey, New Jersey, who just completed his sophomore season at Don Bosco Prep and weighs in at 6-foot-5, 275 pounds. This could amount to a couple of solid gets from Quinn in the same recruiting class.

Bisontis has lured offers from 19 schools thus far. Among those vying for his services in a couple of years are Florida State, Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Arkansas and West Virginia. Brian Dohn of 247Sports projects him as a starter with an elite Power Five program. Based on the programs already looking at him when he’s not even a high school upperclassman yet, that’s sure to become a reality, and we naturally hope he’ll pick the Irish.