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Notre Dame Makes Cut for ‘21 Defensive End

Four-star 2021 weak-side defensive end Landyn Watson cut his future college to 13 schools on Monday morning and the good news for Notre Dame fans is the Fighting Irish survived the cut.

Four-star 2021 weak-side defensive end Landyn Watson cut his future college to 13 schools on Monday morning and the good news for Notre Dame fans is the Fighting Irish survived the cut.

The 6-3, 235 defensive end ranks in the 247Sports top 300 players for 2021, checking in at 291.

Watson, a top-20 weak-side defensive, puts Notre Dame in the class of Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Cal, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Virginia Tech as his top 13.

The Hutto, Texas senior-to-be had seven sacks last season while also getting credited with 21 hurries, a pair of forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as the Hutto Hippos went 9-2 overall.

Michigan makes cut for 2021 TX 4-star DE

The Wolverines made the cut for a big-time four-star out of Texas.

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Many prospective recruits in the top-tier have been putting out their top lists while sports have been on hiatus, and while Michigan has missed the cut for some, it’s been making it for many others.

And a big-time target included the Wolverines in his Top 13 that he released on Monday afternoon.

2021 Hutto (TX) four-star weak-side defensive end Landyn Watson has been a big target, literally, for Michigan defensive line coach Shaun Nua. At 6-foot-3, 235-pounds, Watson is rated a four-star by ESPN at the No. 284 recruit in the class, regardless of position.

And Michigan made the cut of 13 on Monday, along with Mississippi State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Arkansas, Baylor, Penn State, Cal, Penn State, Tennessee, LSU, Texas Tech and Virginia Tech.

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Given that there are a lot of top-tier schools on the list, Michigan still has its work cut out for it. But it’s always better to be in consideration than not.

Watch Watson’s junior film below:

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