Notre Dame always could use high-end talent at the offensive skills positions. Entering Tuesday, it was one of the finalists for receiver recruit Braylon James, who was ready to announce his decision. If the Irish could get James, it would continue the momentum received from the commitment of running back recruit Gi’Bran Payne. And that’s exactly what happened as James has become the ninth commit in the Irish’s class of 2023 and the first junior to commit in two months.
When asked to comment by Rivals site InsideNDSports, James said the following:
“What separated Notre Dame was the life-after-football aspect. That degree is going to take you places that you can’t even imagine. On top of that, they have the entire Irish network.
If you look around, I am pretty sure that nearly everyone from Notre Dame is successful. It’s hard not to be successful in graduating from Notre Dame.
In having (head) coach (Marcus) Freeman there, he will elevate Notre Dame’s success on the football field. Just getting to know coach Free and seeing how much he cares about this entire process and seeing how he cares about the team.
I see him turning this entire program around. That is why they have done so well in this recruiting cycle, and it is going to continue to grow because of the fact that he genuinely cares and is invested in this process. It is going to be special.”
Oh, and he has high hopes about the program for his time with it, too:
Braylon James: "I'm a real dynamic athlete. Not to brag, but I feel like I'm a high character individual. Just know that we're going to win some championships when I'm up there." @braylon_james14 #NDFootball
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) April 19, 2022
Congratulations to James on his decision and to Irish receivers coach Chansi Stuckey on such a big get.