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2025 Michigan tight end commit will make official visit to Notre Dame

This would be a huge flip.

Notre Dame has developed a reputation in recent years for its quality tight ends. Another one could be coming to the Irish next season, and it would really would make the fan base happy.

Tight end recruit Andrew Olesh, the top-ranked 2025 recruit in Pennsylvania according to 247Sports, committed to Michigan on July 8 without the Irish having made him an offer. Clearly, something has changed though because Irish Illustrated is reporting that Olesh will make an official visit for the Irish’s Nov. 9 game against Florida State.

If the Irish were to lure Olesh away from the Wolverines, he would be the third 2025 commit that 247Sports has ranked as the best in their respective state. The ones so far are offensive tackle [autotag]Will Black[/autotag] from Connecticut and [autotag]James Flanigan[/autotag], currently the only tight end in that recruiting class, from Wisconsin.

247Sports currently ranks the Irish 13th among the 2025 recruiting classes, so this should bump them up a bit if it happens:

Best of luck to the Irish in efforts to flip Olesh.

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Meet Notre Dame’s Top Ranked 2025 Recruiting Class

What must the Irish still add to make this class great?

It’s early in the 2025 recruiting cycle still but recruiting for Notre Dame tends to play out a lot like a quote from New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra:

“It’s getting late early out there.”

When it comes to football recruiting Notre Dame is a team that tends to start hot and then usually have to hold on to secure a high ranking.  They’re rarely if ever a program that soars up the rankings late in the process.

That’s why it’s so important that Notre Dame gets off to hot starts in recruiting and that is something they’ve certainly done to date with the 2025 recruiting class.

Notre Dame now has 16 commitments in the class which gives them the top ranking according to both 247Sports and Rivals.

Below are the currently committed 16 members of Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class and a little about each player.

Please note: Prospects are listed according to their public commitment dates

Notre Dame football trending to add 2025 legacy tight end

This Irish legacy might be following in his father’s footsteps

There is a certain allure that [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] has for their former players and families.

More often than not, if one of your family members played or was associated with the Irish program, they tend to gravitate back to South Bend. That could very well be the case with 2025 Wisconsin tight end [autotag]James Flanigan[/autotag].

The 6-foot, 6-inch and 225-pound pass catcher bleeds blue and gold. His father Jim, played for the Irish in the early 1990’s before playing in the NFL. If 247Sports Tom Loy is correct with his crystal ball, the youngest Flanigan will join his father’s legacy and continue his playing career at Notre Dame.

Football runs in the family, James grandfather Jim, was a linebacker at Pittsburgh before making his way to the NFL. James is ranked as the No. 5 tight end and 185th overall player in the 2025 recruiting class by the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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Notre Dame football receives a commitment from 4-star legacy tight end

The family tradition for the Flanigan’s lives on

There is something that draws football families to want to continue the tradition for [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag].

Once again, the son of a former Irish player will be heading to South Bend to carry out the tradition. Wisconsin tight end [autotag]James Flanigan[/autotag], whose father Jim, committed to Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon, following his footsteps.

Jim played for Notre Dame in the early 1990’s, eventually playing in the NFL for 10 seasons, so football runs in the Flanigan family. More specifically, Irish football runs in the family.

James is one of the best players in his class, ranking as the No. 3 tight end and 145th overall player in the 2025 recruiting class according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

The 6-foot, 5-inch and 220-pound Flanigan is the seventh commit of the class, and the first tight end. It’s safe to say, dad is pretty happy.

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Notre Dame football receives multiple crystal ball picks after USC win

The Irish won on and off the field this past weekend

The atmosphere in Notre Dame Stadium was electric this past weekend and the [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] coaching staff used it to its advantage.

There were plenty of recruits on campus for the showdown against USC and as the Irish won, the high school prospects that were on campus soaked up quite the environment. Some of them have hinted to recruiting insiders that they are leaning towards a commitment to the Irish.

Those insiders took that information and made crystal ball picks. Find out which recruits are projected to commit to Notre Dame along with some background information on them below.

Michigan football offers 2025 tight end out of Wisconsin

#Michigan is tight end U! #GoBlue

Michigan football heavily features players at the tight end position, a reality that dates far beyond Jim Harbaugh taking over the reins in 2015.

At the moment, the future of the position looks bright. Colston Loveland is projected to be among the best tight ends in school history. There will be a great deal of untapped talent as Marlin Klein, Deakon Tonielli and Zack Marshall shepherd the position. In 2024, the Wolverines already have Washington-based four-star TE Hogan Hansen pledged.

Though the maize and blue could continue to target 2024 prospects, the program is also turning its attention to 2025, offering a TE out of Green Bay (Wisconsin), James Flanigan, who stands 6 feet, 5 inches and 220 pounds.

Flanigan has offers from Notre Dame and in-state Wisconsin, as well as Missouri. Like many tight ends at the high school level, Flanigan also plays linebacker, but he projects as a TE at the next level, especially given his height. He is not yet ranked by the recruiting services.

Check out his sophomore season highlights below.

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