'11 GA DE Stephon Tuitt (Signed Notre Dame LOI)

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Defensive End
Monroe GA Monroe HS

Ht: 6-5
Wt: 260
40: 4.8
Bench: 325
Squat: 425
GPA: 3.4

STATS
'09: 56 Tackles, 24 TFLs, 10 Sacks, 4 Forced Fumbles, 2 Fumbles Recovered

RANKING
Rivals: , #2 SDE, Rating 6.0, National #22, Rivals 100
Scout: , , #10 DE
ESPN: , #10 DE, Grade 81, National #90, ESPN 150

OFFERS
Notre Dame (1/18/11 ND RECOMMIT; 1/17/11 ND Decommit; 9/15 ND Commit, 9/10/10 OV)

Georgia Tech (1/18/11 Decommit; 1/17/11 Verbal; OV 1/14/11; camp '10)

LSU
Miami
Auburn (OV 12/17/10
Clemson (8/21/10 unofficial)
Georgia (camp)
Florida
Kentucky
Louisville
Navy
North Carolina
South Carolina
Southern Mississippi
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

ND RECRUITER: Mike Elston

DECISION: 1/18/11Notre Dame Verbal

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There have been recent rumblings that ND was getting into the mix. May be too late.

Like's home cookin'

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ISD reports the story in a premium article. ISD and B&G both have in on their list of ND offers.

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He's been to UGA and GT a bunch of times. Also visited Clemson a couple of times and made his first visit to So Carolina recently.

ND needs to get him on campus for the B&G game.

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He told Steve Wiltfong that his mom has been a HUGE ND fan since she was a girl and that she's 'basically obsessed with the school." Said he was humbled and felt fortunate to get the offer. He quickly put ND in his top and said they will get an official visit. He's got a 3.5 GPA and wants his degree to mean something when he graduates.

He'll be visiting several spring games, including Florida's and Georgia's. It's going to be tough to beat the southern schools, but at least we have one giant foot in the door (thank you momma!)

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Q&A from a March 24th Atlanta Journal Constitution article

Tech leads for Stephon Tuitt, but Dogs fighting for big D-end | AJC College Sports Recruiting

Q: Both Georgia and Tech are going to that 3-4 defense. Are they wanting you to play outside linebacker?
A: “Not really outside linebacker. They put me down as ‘versatile.’ I can play three positions. At Georgia Tech, I’m a true end. At Georgia, they say I can play three positions: Sam linebacker, Will linebacker and I can play end. They want to utilize my versatility and my speed.”
Q: Speaking of which, I’ve seen you listed at a bunch of different size and weights. What’s accurate?
A: “I’m 6-5, 252. But I’m 16 years old, still a junior in high school. They say I’ll probably make it up to 6-6, 6-6 ½ and make it to 280 [pounds]. That’s probably my max to stay muscular. Coach Grantham compares me to DeMarcus Ware, who was just like me when he came to college. He ate well and worked out well and grew. He weighs like 280, 285, something like that.”

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Top 5 GT, UGA, UF, ND and CL ... In no order.