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Notre Dame Football keeps offers going, more out today to big time prospects

Some new, some old, all Irish offers

At this point, it is getting really hard to keep track of who [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] Football is offering. Over this past week there have been multiple offers out to high school stars and they keep coming.

Head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and his staff are putting in the hard work. It has yet to pay off but they are setting themselves up for future success.

I’ve been doing my best to find these offers and let you know about them, but some have been lost in the action. Here are the most recent offers that have gone out today and any of the ones that we may have missed over the past days.

Notre Dame welcomes in 2024 Michigan lineman this weekend

The list grows

You can add another name to the list of recruits that will be in South Bend this weekend as the Irish host Stanford. Michigan 2024 offensive lineman [autotag]Andrew “AJ” Dennis[/autotag] announced via his Twitter that he will be on campus to catch the action.

The six-foot-four-inch and 255-pound lineman recently visited Miami, OH and has been in communication with Kentucky, Toledo, and Western Michigan among others. While Dennis holds just a few MAC offers, this recruitment looks like one that the Irish was keeping a close eye on. With another year of development, it seems like Irish offensive line coach  [autotag]Harry Hiestand [/autotag]wants to have a relationship built in case Dennis take big step forward in his play.

Currently, Notre Dame has six commitments in the 2024 recruiting cycle, headline by five-star Michigan quarterback [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag]. The Irish also have another Michigan star, defensive lineman [autotag]Brandon Davis-Swain[/autotag], verbally committed in the class.

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Scouts View: Notre Dame’s newest commitment, ‘24 QB C.J. Carr

The Irish are getting an elite quarterback prospect

The Irish scored a massive recruiting win this evening as Michigan 2024 quarterback [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] verbally pledged to Notre Dame. [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] has made it a point to up the Irish’s level of recruiting and that’s exactly what has happened, Carr’s commitment reinforcing that.

As for Carr joining the class, he’s viewed as one of the best quarterback’s in his class. I had the pleasure of seeing him live last summer during a camp and that was a reason why there was a lot of hype surrounding him. Here is my scouts view of what I saw then and an assessment highlights of his sophomore season for Saline.

Everything I saw about a year ago has seemingly improved, from Carr’s arm strength to his mobility. He was a bit raw when seeing him live but he was great during his sophomore year, completing 64% of his passes for 2,696-yards with 28 touchdowns and just four interceptions. Carr is a bit skinny for his six-foot-thee-inch frame but as he get’s older, his body will fill out.

Carr has great touch on his deep-balls, often putting just enough touch on them that opposing defenders think they have a change to bat it away, but goes right over their fingertips. Proper loft and angles on those throws were very impressive. He most likely won’t win any longest throw competitions, but Carr’s arm strength is good enough to get the job done.

Although Carr is not the best athlete at quarterback, he still has to respected for his running abilities. What he does do at an elite level is create time for himself, in and out of the pocket. Carr has a great ability to buy himself extra time, while keeping his eyes down the field and finding open receivers. His accuracy on the move is just as impressive. Carr is also great inside ten-yards, the accuracy shines once again on those throws.

Overall, the Irish are getting one of the best players regardless of position in the 2024 recruiting cycle. This is a home run verbal that gives Freeman and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees a player who has the ability to start for multiple years and play at an extremely high level.

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Rivals thinks recent ‘23 Indiana decommit could consider Notre Dame

Could Moore repledge to a different Indiana school?

At first it didn’t seem like much would be made of 2023 Georgia linebacker Denzel Moore decommitting from Indiana but after seeing multiple reports by Rivals about the ‘backers interest in the Irish, it might be something worth watching.

It’s been a little under a week since Moore changed his mind and it seems like the interest between both Notre Dame and Moore is mutual. According to Adam Gorney “the rumor is that so many schools have reached out in recent months that Moore felt it would be best to rethink his choices.”

Among the schools mentioned were Florida State, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Alabama, LSU and Auburn. At the current moment the Irish do not have any 2023 pledges, but given the recent recruiting success in Georgia, Moore is certainly in play for Notre Dame.

Since he was already committed to heading to Bloomington, why not head a bit further north and make his next home South Bend? Who knows what Moore’s new timeline is, but it does seem like the Irish are squarely in the discussion for his next verbal pledge.

The Athletic thinks Notre Dame’s ‘22 recruiting class ranking will drop

The Athletic is iffy on the Irish’s finish for their 2022 recruiting class

Recruiting for the 2022 class is about to take a turn, with the dead period being lifted after the conclusion of this month, expect a whole lot more action. For Notre Dame, so far it’s been a great start on the recruiting trail, with 13 commits and a top 4 ranking according to the 247Sports composite.

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With the early success of the class, The Athletic’s Ari Wasserman (subscription required) was asked in his mailbag if the Irish could keep their high ranking and finish inside the top 5. Well, Wasserman wasn’t very high on that projection.

Right now, Notre Dame has a top-five class, yes, but some of that is due to the fact that the Irish already have 13 commitments. The way you can see if a particular class is actually built to finish in the top five is by counting how many top-100 players it has. Right now, Notre Dame’s class doesn’t have a single one.

It’s easy to discount the Irish as this moment if you look at it the way Wasserman has, but there are certainly some big fish still out there to be caught. Virginia offensive tackle Zach Rice, a top-10 player, is highly considering the Irish. South Carolina linebacker Jaylen Sneed, California linebacker Niuafe Tuihalamaka, and instate defensive tackle Caden Curry are just a few names that seen as top-100 players who could end up in the Irish’s class.

Don’t forget about the always underrated prospects that Brian Kelly seems to find or ones that could have big senior years and make a recruiting ranking leap.

In all reality, although it would be nice to see the Irish finish with a top-5 class, it really doesn’t matter. Was does is the development of the classes and the results on the field. Kelly has shown over the last three years, that Notre Dame is among the best schools in the country at racking up wins and making it to the playoff field.

Rivals: Notre Dame could steal recruit in Wisconsin’s backyard

This could be a huge development

The rivalry between the Badgers and the Irish didn’t get a chance to see the field last season, their game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but their other battles off the field still are happening. With a report from Adam Gorney of Rivals, Wisconsin offensive lineman Carson Hinzman might not be a lock to the Badgers that many have thought.

Gorney suggests that the planned visits to Ohio State, Iowa and the Irish have now put a wrench into the Badgers locking up one of the best prospects in their backyard.

Hinzman could still very well end up with the Badgers like many other elite offensive lineman from the state, but saying no to the Buckeyes and the Irish among other is easier said than done. – Gorney

The six-foot-five-inch and 280-pound lineman is being courted by some of the best Midwest programs, putting thoughts into Hinzman’s head that could ultimately lure him away from his home state.

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The early signing period is rapidly approaching and the Irish currently have 13 commits, two of them being offensive lineman. Brian Kelly would love to add Hinzman to the group and is seems like they currently have a fight chance to gain his commitment in the near future.

Notre Dame offers 2022 Georgia star safety

The Notre Dame staff stay busy on the recruiting trail, trying to continue the Georgia pipeline to South Bend.

There will be open spots in the Notre Dame secondary following this coming season and the competition with be fierce. New Irish defensive coordinator knows that most likely star safety Kyle Hamilton will leave early to the NFL while Houston Griffith could make his move as well, he’s due to graduate this spring.

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With all that in mind, Brian Kelly and Freeman are searching for their next star defensive back and offered Georgia safety Emory Floyd today.

The six-foot-three-inch and 165-pound star has already set a commitment date for May 7th. The Irish join an impressive list of offers that include Georgia, Florida, Auburn, North Carolina and others.

If I was pitching Floyd, I would remind him that the Georgia safety pipeline to South Bend is strong with Hamilton and the recently signed Khari Gee. It’s not just in the secondary that the pipeline is strong either, the Irish just signed wide receivers Deion Colzie and Jayden Thomas and tight end Cane Berrong from the state in the last recruiting cycle. In the 2022 class, tight end Jack Nickel hails from Georgia as well.

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Although it does seem like the Irish have some ground to make up in Floyd’s recruitment, instate Georgia is the perceived leader, there is still time to make a big time impression on the Georgian.

Notre Dame offers 2022 star New Jersey defensive back

The first offer of the Marcus Freeman era goes out to a New Jersey defensive back.

We are all waiting to see how the Marcus Freeman effect will impact Notre Dame recruiting and the first offer to a defender has been made to New Jersey’s cornerback Davison Igbinosun.

It seems like cornerback coach Mike Mickens is leading the six-foot-three-inch and 185-pound defenders recruitment. I am a big fan of this offer, bigger corners are exactly what modern defenses are looking for.

Although Igbinosun’s offer list isn’t overly impressive (Duke, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Rutgers and a few others), he fits the profile that the Irish are looking for. A great student-athlete who has a bright future on the playing field.

Igbinosun’s recruitment is just starting to heat up, but with the Irish getting his attention now, it could potentially yield good news down the road.

Watch: Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly meets with most of ‘21 signees

Notre Dame’s head coach Brian Kelly and a large number of the 2021 signees gathered for a video chat this afternoon.

With the first signing period underway, plenty of Notre Dame incoming freshmen put pen to paper and officially joined the Fighting Irish family.

With that in mind, their soon-to-be head coach Brian Kelly gathered the majority of the signees for a video chat.

Twenty-four players signed their letters of intent today with the Irish.

They form another fantastic recruit class that will be on campus and will make a big impact in Notre Dame Stadium in the near future.

Signed: Notre Dame kicker Joshua Bryan

Notre Dame inks one of the best specialists in the country, California kicker Joshua Bryan.

Notre Dame has signed one of the best kickers in the country in California’s Joshua Bryan, six-feet and 190-pounds.

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247Sports positional composite ranking: 6

Welcome to the Irish family Joshua!

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