'16 IL LS John Shannon (Notre Dame Signed NLI)

[ResLife Hero]

Long Snapper
Wilmette, IL (Loyola Academy)

Measurements

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 225


Rankings

Rivals: #1 LS
247: NR
Scout: NR
ESPN: NR

247 Composite: NR


Offers
Army
Notre Dame
West Virginia


Highlights:
John Shannon - Hudl
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[Fbolt]

Congrats! Lucky kid is living my dream.

 

[rtrn2glory]

sweet underrated position, but we nice to have it locked up for the future

 

[GoIrish41]

How many long snappers do we have on scholly?

 

[Crazy Balki]

Is this a full ride or PWO?

 

[Booslum31]

Boom! Welcome John!

 

[Nothingman]

Is this a full ride or PWO?

Full ride according to his quote in the South Bend Tribune.

Long Snapper U.

 

[Crazy Balki]

How many long snappers do we have on scholly?

Scott Daly?

 

[Crazy Balki]

Full ride according to his own quote.

Long Snapper U.

Not sure if I agree with this. Granted, great to have the kid, definitely an excellent snapper, but we're pretty tight on numbers this year and there are some very pressing needs this class has to establish.

 

[dublinirish]

next year there will be two scholly Long Snappers on the roster.
BK should ask Shannon to greyshirt

 

[BGIF]

Not sure if I agree with this. Granted, great to have the kid, definitely an excellent snapper, but we're pretty tight on numbers this year and there are some very pressing needs this class has to establish.

^

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Good stuff from <a href="https://twitter.com/TheChrisRubio">@TheChrisRubio</a> on new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> long snapper commitment John Shannon, via <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaHScout">@AnnaHScout</a>: <a href="http://t.co/9daIwCzZw3">http://t.co/9daIwCzZw3</a></p>— Jake Brown (@Jake_Brown) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_Brown/status/579388201292296192">March 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Irish YJ]

Football

"He snaps the ball probably in the top five of kids I've ever seen in terms of speed," Rubio said. "You want the ball at about .75 (seconds) at 15 yards and his can easily be in the low .6s maybe even high .5s. He rips the ball back to the punter."

Average 15 yard snap time at Vegas XXV: .66
Average 40 yard dash time at Vegas XXV: 5.10
RSI Vegas XXV: 24.18

Average 15 yard snap time at the 12th Annual Spring Event in Las Vegas: .67
Average 40 yard dash time at the 12th Annual Spring Event in Las Vegas: 5.07

EVENT ELITE - 2014

Average 15 yard snap time at the 12th Annual Event: .613
Average 40 yard dash at the 12th Annual Event: 5.11

Average snap time at the 11th Annual National Spring Event: .67
Average 40 yard dash at the 11th Annual Spring Event: 5.16

- Defensive captain and middle linebacker

- Has attended the following Long Snapping camps....

Back Squat Max: 450
Bench Max: 260
Clean Max: 265
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2014 TOP12/EVENT ELITE speed competition finalist
2014 All-Saban Team (Alabama Specialist Camp)
2014 Notre Dame Specialist Camp Finalist
2014 UCLA Specialist Camp
2014 USC Specialist Camp (recognized by coaches as 1 of two top snappers in attendance)
2014 Northwestern Specialist Camp

 

[KPENN]

Not sure if I agree with this. Granted, great to have the kid, definitely an excellent snapper, but we're pretty tight on numbers this year and there are some very pressing needs this class has to establish.

Considering the amount of screw ups we had on special teams this year i'll take it. Plus Scott Daly has one more year left(assuming he doesn't get a 5th year). So this is going to be a need in the future and if you can get the #1 player at his position, why not do it?

 

[Irishnuke]

It's times like this where I have to remind myself that my opinion doesn't matter to the staff.

 

[Crazy Balki]

Considering the amount of screw ups we had on special teams this year i'll take it. Plus Scott Daly has one more year left(assuming he doesn't get a 5th year). So this is going to be a need in the future and if you can get the #1 player at his position, why not do it?

A lot of the issues on ST (kicking in general) had more to do with the holder than the snapper. Daly was been quite good over his time.

 

[BGIF]

Considering the amount of screw ups we had on special teams this year i'll take it. Plus Scott Daly has one more year left(assuming he doesn't get a 5th year). So this is going to be a need in the future and if you can get the #1 player at his position, why not do it?

Weren't a number of those screwups related to a scholarship LS who was a #1 at his position?

 

[scUM Hater]

Now we need a holder

 

[BGIF]

Now we need a holder

^

There we go!

 

[KPENN]

A lot of the issues on ST (kicking in general) had more to do with the holder than the snapper. Daly was been quite good over his time.

Yep, because the staff went out and recruited a quality long snapper.

 

[andre784]

Say what you want about position, but the guy was eager to commit and wants to be Irish. Always love that attitude.

 

[Redbar]

Say what you want about position, but the guy was eager to commit and wants to be Irish. Always love that attitude.

This. Welcome John, congratulations. We are...

 

[Grahambo]

The day I started to care about the LS position was the day this happened:

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LS matters.

 

[brewdog_14527]

Maybe the best thing that can be said about Scott Daly is that I have not heard his name since signing day, but I know he has been playing. Seems that is the one position on the field, that, if no one (outside of this board) knows who you are, you have done your job effectively. Therefore, if we decide to offer another scholarship to a kid that is the best at his position and will help us secure games, I am all for it! Congrats!!

 

[ResLife Hero]

The way I see it, one of the advantages of all the new-found depth we've been trumpeting is that it allows us to make accommodations for specialists. You probably can't have a "weapon" at long-snapper, but when he's shaving a tenth of a second or more off getting the ball to the holder, and you have the #1 kicker in the country (Yoon), you hopefully aren't going to see many blocked kicks.

 

[Grahambo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Full Story: 2016 IL Long snapper John Shannon makes an emotional commitment to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a>. (Free) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheChrisRubio">@TheChrisRubio</a>

<a href="http://t.co/BQTbaL6LuQ">http://t.co/BQTbaL6LuQ</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/579450816618168320">March 22, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Welcome to Notre Dame John.


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[RDU Irish]

The day I started to care about the LS position was the day this happened:

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LS matters.

WTF @ the 2-3 second mark?

 

[ResLife Hero]

WTF @ the 2-3 second mark?

Hahaha, glad I'm not the only one who saw that.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Mike was just helping someone else get a gap in their teeth.