Recruiting Never Ends, Rivals First Top 250 Released
Signing day was not even a week ago and Rivals has released it’s first Top 250 list of the year. I scanned through the list and have listed all of the prospects who have shown any interest in Notre Dame and separated it by position. I left each prospect in the position Rivals has them listed for now even though a prospect like Will Hill may play defense on the college level. This is a very early list, but it will be interesting to see how many of these prospects end up signing with Notre Dame next February.
Quarterback (5)
- Domonick Britt – 6-5/175 -(Trotwood, Ohio – Madison)
- Dayne Crist – 6-5/221 – (Sherman Oaks California – Notre Dame)
- Will Hill – 6-3/200 – (Jersey City, New Jersey – St. Peter’s Prep)
- Landry Jones – 6-4/205 – (Artesia, New Mexico – Artesia)
- Terrelle Pryor – 6-6/220 – (Jeannette, Pennsylvania – Jeannette)
Running Back (8)
- Ryan Bass – 5-11/195 – (Corona, California – Centennial)
- Brandon Davis – 5-9/190 – (Suwanee, Georgia – Peachtree Ridge)
- Jason Ford – 5-11/210 – (Belleville, Illinois – Belleville Althoff)
- Jonas Gray – 5-9/206 – (Detroit, Michigan – Country Day)
- Harrison Jeffers – 5-9/195 -(Lawton, Oklahoma – Eisenhower)
- Milton Knox – 5-8/195 – (Lake Balboa California Birmingham)
- Richard Watson – 6-1/220 – (Tallahassee, Florida – FAMU High)
- Rashad White – 5-10/157 – (Teaneck, New Jersey – Teaneck)
Wide Receiver (10)
- Jonathan Baldwin – 6-6/215 – (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Aliquippa)
- Kerry Boykins – 6-1/200 – (Chesapeake, Virginia – Oscar Smith)
- D.J. Coles – 6-4/198 – (Goochland, Virginia – Goochland)
- Michael Floyd – 6-3/195 – (St. Paul, Minnesota – Cretin-Derham Hall)
- Brandon Green – 6-0/185 – (Chicago, Illinois – Robeson)
- Julio Jones – 6-3/202 – (Foley, Alabama – Foley)
- Dejuan Miller – 6-5/200 – (Metuchen, New Jersey – Metuchen)
- Supo Sanni – 6-3/190 – (Homewood, Illinois – Homewood-Floosmoor)
- Darryl Stonum – 6-2/180 – (Sugarland, Texas – Fort Bend Dulles)
- Kenny Tate – 6-3/190 – (Hyattsville, Maryland – DeMatha)
Tight End (5)
- Blake Ayles – 6-4/235 – (Orange,California – Orange Lutheran)
- Austin Holt – 6-5/218 – (South Jordan, Utah – Bingham)
- Brandon Moore – 6-6/230 – (Trotwood, Ohio – Madison)
- Kyle Rudolph – 6-7/220 – (Cincinnati, Ohio – Elder)
- Jake Stoneburner – 6-5/220 – (Dublin, Ohio – Coffman)
Offensive Line (12)
- Mike Adams – 6-7/305 – ( Dublin, Ohio – Coffman)
- Michael Brewster – 6-6/280 -(Orlando, Florida – Edgewater)
- Daniel Campbell – 6-6/320 – (Aldine, Texas – Aldine)
- Vaughn Dotsy – 6-3/340 – (Ventura California – St. Bonaventure)
- Art Forst – 6-8/288 – (Manasquan, New Jersey – Manasquan)
- A.J. Harmon – 6-4/308 – (Louisville, Georgia – Jefferson County)
- Bryce Givens – 6-6/250 – (Denver, Colorado – J.K. Mullen)
- Kyle Long – 6-7/280 – (Charlottesville, Virginia – St. Anne’s-Belfield)
- Lucas Nix – 6-6/285 – (Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania – Thomas Jefferson)
- Dann O’Neill – 6-7/290 – (Grand Haven, Michigan)
- Trevor Robinson – 6-5/300 – (Elkhorn, Nebraska – Elkhorn)
- Zebrie Sanders – 6-6/260 – (Clayton, Ohio – Northmont)
Defensive End (7)
- Darius Fleming – 6-3/226 – (Chicago, Illinois – Chicago St. Rita)
- Tyler Hoover – 6-7/244 – (Novi, Michigan)
- Jamaar Jarrett – 6-5/235 – (San Marcos, California – Mission Hills)
- Ethan Johnson – 6-4/253 – (Portland, Oregon – Lincoln)
- Kapron Lewis-Moore – 6-4/220 – (Weatherford, Texas – Weatherford)
- Everette Thompson – 6-5/245 (Burien, Washington – Kennedy)
- Nathan Williams – DE 6-4/240 – (Washington Court House, Ohio – Miami Trace)
Defensive Tackle (5)
- Sean Cwynar – 6-4/280 – (Woodstock, Illinois – Marian Central Catholic)
- Tony Gillespie – 6-1/298 – (Jenks, Oklahoma)
- Stacey McGee – 6-5/280 – (Muskogee, Oklahoma)
- Dave Ulinski – 6-6/300 – (Louisville, Kentucky – DuPont Manual)
- Hafis Williams – 6-3/265 – (Elizabeth, New Jersey – Elizabeth)
Linebacker (11)
- Brandon Beachum – 6-1/220 – (Youngstown, Ohio – Cardinal Mooney)
- Nigel Bradham -6-2/220 – (Crawfordville, Florida – Wakulla)
- Steven Filer – 6-3/220 – (Chicago, Illinois – Chicago Mount Carmel)
- Shayne Hale – 6-3/218 – (Monroeville, Pennsylvania – Gateway)
- Jon Major – 6-4/220 – (Parker, Colorado – Ponderosa)
- Anthony McDonald – 6-3/220 – (Sherman Oaks, California – Notre Dame)
- Nate Palmer – 6-3/220 – (Chicago, Illinois – Chicago Simeon)
- David Posluszny – 6-0/206 – (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Hopewell)
- Bradly Roussel – 5-11/215 – (Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Redemptorist)
- Vincent Williams – 6-0/206 – (Davenport, Florida – Ridge)
- Marcus Witherspoon – 6-2/215 – (Absecon, New Jersey – Holy Spirit)
Defensive Back (4)
- Johnny Adams – 6-0/180 (Akron, Ohio – Buchtel)
- Jarred Holley – 6-0/180 – (Easton, Pennsylvania – Easton)
- Nolan Brewster – 6-1/195 – (Denver, Colorado – J.K. Mullen)
- Brandon Leslie – 6-0/185 – (Fresno,California – Edison)
Athletes (3)
- A.J. Alexander – 5-10/163 – (Altoona, Pennsylvania – Altoona)
- Averin Collier – 5-11/195 – (Churchville, New York – Churchville-Chili)
- Ryan Williams – 5-10/192 – (Manassas, Virginia – Stonewall Jackson)
If I missed anyone, let me know and I will add them.
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Whats up on defense–Pasluzny!!!! are we getting him
Surprisingly, McGuffie isn’t listed in their top 250. His highlight reel is absolutely insane so I can’t imagine why. People have questions about his size and if he has a true position, but I can’t imagine there are 250 better prospects than him this year.
I read where ND offered Sam McDuffie out of Cy Fair HIgh SChool in Cypress, TX. Is he not rated in the top 250.
Looks like you missed one. Irish Illustrated indicates that Sam McGuffie (RB, Texas) received an offer. He is very small, so he might be better listed as an athlete.