'18 IL DE Devin O'Rourke (Northwestern Verbal)

[BobbyMac]

Defensive End
Frankfort, IL
Lincolnway-East HS

Measurements:
Height: 6-6
Weight: 240

Rankings:

247 Comp ... ..... #8 SDE ..... #195 OA ..... .9226 rating
247: ............. .... #7 SDE ..... #115 OA ...... 93
Scout: .......... .... #19 DE ..... #266 OA
Rivals: .......... .... #10 SDE ... #216 OA ....... 5.8
ESPN: ........... Zzzzz Zzzzzz

Offers:
C Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa St
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ole Miss
Penn St
Princeton
Purdue
Rutgers
Syracuse
Wisconsin

Media Links:

Twitter - devin_orourke99

Devin O'Rourke - Hudl

Devin O'Rourke's Football Stats | MaxPreps

Highlights:

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[BobbyMac]

Saw him via a Scout tweet today where they gave a 4 star rating. Confirmed by my sources at Google and Twitter that there is an ND connection. Last name gets him a look as does the Konerko jersey he's wearing on his Twitter cover photo.

Same hometown area as Colin McGovern, Myles Boykin and PWO Logan Plantz. Plays big boy 7A ball.

One to watch.

 

[woolybug25]

There's a street in South Bend called Lincolnway East. Just like his high school.

[\slaps bar and walks out]

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

There's a street in South Bend called Lincolnway East. Just like his high school.

[\slaps bar and walks out]

There's a bar right across the street from campus called...O'Rourke's 😮


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[GoIrish41]

There's a bar right across the street from campus called...O'Rourke's 😮


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Done and done!

 

[woolybug25]

There's a bar right across the street from campus called...O'Rourke's 😮


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[Henges24]

There was a professor at ND linked to...oh never mind. Move along.

 

[arrowryan]

There's a bar right across the street from campus called...O'Rourke's 😮


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Karaoke on Tuesday nights!

 

[NDTH91]

Karaoke on Tuesday nights!

And trivia on Monday nights!

 

[BobbyMac]

This kids gonna be Irish. Ratings are shooting up. It's all in the film.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lincoln-Way East 2018 4 star DE <a href="https://twitter.com/devin_orourke99">@devin_orourke99</a> recaps his recent visit to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> <a href="https://t.co/6SNpVjsCZX">https://t.co/6SNpVjsCZX</a> <a href="https://t.co/TWMHbnEZkq">pic.twitter.com/TWMHbnEZkq</a></p>— EDGYTIM.com (@EDGYTIM) <a href="https://twitter.com/EDGYTIM/status/783703800775225344">October 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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[zelezo vlk]

With that name? Not happening

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[BobbyMac]

With that name? Not happening

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Probably right, not Irish enough. Should change name to Paddy Murphy if he wants a look.

 

[irishff1014]

What's his competition like?

Is it me or does he look out of place in his 3 point stance?

 

[BobbyMac]

What's his competition like?

Is it me or does he look out of place in his 3 point stance?

They are top division 8A in Illinois. one loss team ranked #17 in all classes by Maxpreps. Lost to the #8 overall team close on the road. Plays in a good football area where McGovern, MDT, Boykin and...Nick Setta played, among others.

He looks odd because he's 6-6+. He's a big time SDE. Stands them LT's up and tosses them to make the tackle. Against the pass, he takes them deep on the set up and steps inside with a nice row or that spin move he learned playing basketball.

 

[irishff1014]

They are top division 8A in Illinois. one loss team ranked #17 in all classes by Maxpreps. Lost to the #8 overall team close on the road. Plays in a good football area where McGovern, MDT, Boykin and...Nick Setta played, among others.

He looks odd because he's 6-6+. He's a big time SDE. Stands them LT's up and tosses them to make the tackle. Against the pass, he takes them deep on the set up and steps inside with a nice row or that spin move he learned playing basketball.

He is aggressive that's for sure.

 

[Circa]

He is aggressive that's for sure.

Connections get you stars. I'd love to steal but.. as the saying goes 'Not what ya know, who ya do....'
If only I had a 20 play highlight reel from highschool..

 

[BobbyMac]

Connections get you stars. I'd love to steal but.. as the saying goes 'Not what ya know, who ya do....'
If only I had a 20 play highlight reel from highschool..

Did Cardinal Mooney have a Betamax when you played Circa?

 

[BobbyMac]

Jr Year: 95 Tkl ... 19 TFL ... 9 Sks .......... 9-3 Top division competition.

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[Irish Man3]

This kid is a must pull. Elko and a new defensive line coach should bring some excitement on the recruiting trail.

 

[woolybug25]

Jr Year: 95 Tkl ... 19 TFL ... 9 Sks .......... 9-3 Top division competition.

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19 TFL? Wowzas.

No excuses for not getting this kid. He is a must have.

 

[BobbyMac]

This kid is a must pull. Elko and a new defensive line coach should bring some excitement on the recruiting trail.

No excuse to not dominate this kids Twitter feed already. They are literally just 3 gallons away from his house. He should have been offered in person after last season's Homecoming game, in front of his parents, coaches & teammates while the pep band played the ND Fight Song in the background and Bleacher Report was filming a doc vid about it.

If only I had Kearney's job.

 

[Irish Man3]

No excuse to not dominate this kids Twitter feed already. They are literally just 3 gallons away from his house. He should have been offered in person after last season's Homecoming game, in front of his parents, coaches & teammates while the pep band played the ND Fight Song in the background and Bleacher Report was filming a doc vid about it.

If only I had Kearney's job.

This staff has been so lackadaisical on putting out offers to recruits they are favored for. It's happened for years and has come back to bite ND numerous times. Very frustrating in this particular case as well. I understand that grades and transcripts affect the timing but Jesus, just throw out an unofficial offer for shit sake.

 

[BobbyMac]

This staff has been so lackadaisical on putting out offers to recruits they are favored for. It's happened for years and has come back to bite ND numerous times. Very frustrating in this particular case as well. I understand that grades and transcripts affect the timing but Jesus, just throw out an unofficial offer for shit sake.

Yeah, I've heard the BS line about how kids have to send transcripts and prove they are worthy... and then JT Daniels gets an offer as a freshman or we hear that Paschal or Calvin still need work to get accepted. It's all incongruent BS. Give the kid an offer and then let him prove his grades later. Some think it's good enough for the coach to be in contact with him on the down low, even when we know nothing but once you go public you have the hype aspect and the propaganda machine starts working. Nebraska, Michigan & OSU understand this. Kids love attention. ND can generate that sort of hype if they'd just go public.

 

[BobbyMac]

Devin was named Illinois Defensive Player of the Year over 5 Star AJ Epenesa. by USA Today.

2016 ALL-USA Illinois Football Team | | USA Today High School Sports

The best junior in the state of Illinois was dominant from his defensive end spot this fall. On his way to Southwest Suburban Conference and Class 8A All-State honors, O’Rourke collected nine sacks and 19 tackles for loss to go with 95 total tackles, leading his team to the state quarterfinals.

Also, not sure if it was noted above but he has a wrestling background as well:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is key for any linemen <br>O'Rourke is a Wrestler <br>Wrestling teaches great leverage and hand work</p>— Coach Big Pete (@CoachBigPete) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBigPete/status/819618385092808704">January 12, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[BobbyMac]

Checked in.

I hope they are planning some huge Offer Extravaganza when he's on campus for Jr. Day.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> checked in with a Top100 defensive end earlier today. One of the best in 2018 per <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports">@247Sports</a>. Latest: <a href="https://t.co/WaApVlxZEw">https://t.co/WaApVlxZEw</a> VIP <a href="https://t.co/PLyAUbiKYy">pic.twitter.com/PLyAUbiKYy</a></p>— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247/status/824384574759120896">January 25, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Fbolt]

This is the kind of young man ND needs to pull. He looks like a beast in his film and with his size, he certainly has the potential to be a dominant force on the DL.

Must get.

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

This is the kind of young man ND needs to pull. He looks like a beast in his film and with his size, he certainly has the potential to be a dominant force on the DL.

Must get.

I agree. It seems like he has good grades seeing how he has offers from Northwestern and Princeton. Offer this kid already!!

 

[Blazers46]

Yeah, I've heard the BS line about how kids have to send transcripts and prove they are worthy... and then JT Daniels gets an offer as a freshman or we hear that Paschal or Calvin still need work to get accepted. It's all incongruent BS. Give the kid an offer and then let him prove his grades later. Some think it's good enough for the coach to be in contact with him on the down low, even when we know nothing but once you go public you have the hype aspect and the propaganda machine starts working. Nebraska, Michigan & OSU understand this. Kids love attention. ND can generate that sort of hype if they'd just go public.

Just a random question. Do you think if ND let Isaiah McKenzie commit before doing the work, do you think he would have stayed committed. A little different because he was offered they just didn't let him commit (I could be wrong).

 

[BobbyMac]

Just a random question. Do you think if ND let Isaiah McKenzie commit before doing the work, do you think he would have stayed committed. A little different because he was offered they just didn't let him commit (I could be wrong).

I can't answer that but I can say it would have been worth a shot. When you are committed to something you work hard to accomplish the goal. When you aren't, your focus strays.

 

[TheTurningPoint]

Yeah, I've heard the BS line about how kids have to send transcripts and prove they are worthy... and then JT Daniels gets an offer as a freshman or we hear that Paschal or Calvin still need work to get accepted. It's all incongruent BS. Give the kid an offer and then let him prove his grades later. Some think it's good enough for the coach to be in contact with him on the down low, even when we know nothing but once you go public you have the hype aspect and the propaganda machine starts working. Nebraska, Michigan & OSU understand this. Kids love attention. ND can generate that sort of hype if they'd just go public.

It's really not incongruent BS based off how Notre Dame does things and much like Stanford, it is different than every major program in the country.

JT Daniels can get offered as a freshman because he's from a really good program and offers as freshman mean less in terms of commitment to the player than a kid in their senior year, who may commit if you offer him. At that point, you have to be sure about grades.

The best system for Notre Dame and Stanford (Duke/Northwestern) is to know their grades beforehand so you don't waste time on the bad ones and the kids who won't survive in an environment like Notre Dame or Stanford.

If you start offering kids without any grades, that is how certain junior defensive lineman that haven't played get on the roster because you offer them not caring about grades, the position or area coach thinks they can go all in on them, then you can't go back on your word. And Notre Dame's leaders don't give the staff any direction on that front so it's a free for all if you don't, as a recruiting office, prioritize grades early in the process and wait to go on kids till you know.

Then say you have a coach who doesn't know what he's doing and he will offer 20 kids with a 1.8 GPA and then the media/fans think they have offers when NDs recruiting office knows they won't make it. But if you let that coach offer them, he will think he can recruit them, even though he doesn't realize they have no shot.