Corona (Calif.) Centennial wide out Javon McKinley took his second visit this spring to Notre Dame and said the Irish made a big impression on him.
Javon McKinley came out with a top six list not too long ago and he has since cut one team from his board.
“My top five right now, no order, is Notre Dame, USC, Oregon, Ohio State and Tennessee,” McKinley said. “I’m not looking at Miami any more so those are my main five. I’m going to take my official visits in the fall and then make a decision. I’ve been to USC and Notre Dame and camped at Oregon last year.
“So the plan for me is to take official visits to Ohio State and Tennessee for sure and maybe a few others before I make my decision. I won’t be making a summer commitment, I’m just not ready right now to decide anything. If I knew where I wanted to go, I would commit now but I really have no idea.”
McKinley visited South Bend with his B2G 7v7 squad earlier in the spring and was back at Notre Dame this past weekend for Irish Invasion.
“I liked it there a lot,” McKinley said. “I got in on Thursday and met up with Coach Sanford, who’s my primary recruiter. We drove around in a golf cart and he showed me the campus. I met up with some of the players on the team and then we ate dinner, it was a pretty mellow day.
“Friday was like a camp and a Junior Day all rolled in to one. We toured the campus again, saw the locker room, weight room and I spent a lot of time with the coaches. I’m still injured so I didn’t work out but watched the camp and that was cool since there were athletes from all over the country. Chacho (Ulloah) worked out and did really well, he’s so technically sound and knows how to play the position compared to some other guys who just rely on their athleticism.”
McKinley said the players took part in a photo shoot on Saturday and he had a few more meetings with the coaches before heading home.
“I talked with Coach Sanford some more and we went over the offense and how they would use me,” McKinley said. “They want to move me all over to take advantage of mismatches and I like how I fit in there. I talked with Coach Denbrock and met with Coach Kelly too. He wanted to make sure I saw everything I needed to see and told me how much they want me.
“Overall it was a great visit, a lot more thorough than the other visit I took there. I had a lot more one on one time with the coaches and saw a lot more of the campus. Notre Dame is a very solid option for me right now and I’m definitely going to be giving them a hard look.”
McKinley said he may visit USC on Wednesday but will put recruiting on the backburner for the rest of the summer.
"USC has their Rising Stars Camp tomorrow so I might stop by," McKinley said. "I can't work out yet, I'm still trying to get 100% for The Opening in July so I've been taking it easy and rehabbing. USC is a school very high on my list and I have a lot of interest there.
"They already have a couple of receivers committed but that won't really play a factor for me. I'm not going to speed up my decision before I see some other schools first. Like I said before, right now, I'm still really open to all my favorites and want to go and check them out first before I can make a well thought out decision."
