27' NC TE Jaxon Dollar (Offer)

[IrishInOntario]

Matt Freeman basically saying he’s not coming to ND this am.

It'll be Georgia. ND will likely recruit him right up until signing day.

 

[NDhoosier]

I still have some optimism here, though it is based on a fan who has connections to Dollar. We shall see. 🤷‍♂️

 

[NDWarrior]

-Every starting tight end at Notre Dame has been drafted for over 20+ years.
-Elite education
-Consistent CFP contender
-Top level NIL

Imagine saying no thanks to that lol.

100% agreed with all of this, but it does seem that for whatever reason, TE production / playmaking has been so so since Michael Mayer left after the 2022 season.

Not sure why our TEs haven't played a more integral part to our passing game, but maybe it's just that we've had the best 1-2 RB tandem in quite a while at ND over the past few years and that WR play has improved since the early 2020s. Is some of it a conscious choice by Denbrock? Not sure.

 

[arrowryan]

100% agreed with all of this, but it does seem that for whatever reason, TE production / playmaking has been so so since Michael Mayer left after the 2022 season.

Not sure why our TEs haven't played a more integral part to our passing game, but maybe it's just that we've had the best 1-2 RB tandem in quite a while at ND over the past few years and that WR play has improved since the early 2020s. Is some of it a conscious choice by Denbrock? Not sure.

Michael Mayer's 67 catches in 2022 is a huge outlier, and I would not count on that happening again anytime soon. Not because the tight ends aren't good, but because the other skill position players are so much better now. The 2022 offensive gameplan was essentially "run the ball or throw it to 87". Mayer was a big, easy target and a nice security blanket for the shitty QBs.

Now you have a future pro at QB that can pretty much make all the throw, paired with a huge uptick in WR talent. Moving forward, I think a realistic, productive season from TE1 would be similar to 2025 Eli Raridon or 2024 Mitchell Evans.

 

[Rocketman84]

En Fuego

Ardiendo sin humo

 

[Blazers46]

-Every starting tight end at Notre Dame has been drafted for over 20+ years.
-Elite education
-Consistent CFP contender
-Top level NIL

Imagine saying no thanks to that lol.

I’m sold… but my 2 cents won’t add up to a Dollar. (I’ll see myself out).

 

[mhiowa82]

Ardiendo sin humo

I definitely didn't have to google that to figure out what it meant. The extent of my Spanish does not come from Rich Eisen.

 

[BoredIrish]

As a bears fan, the conversations after drafting Sam Roush about the future of 3 tight end sets in the NFL is very interesting.
As defenses move to smaller faster nickel backs over LB's, the counter appears to be 3 big bodies TE's.l that can block and get split out. Apparently the Rams have 6 TE's on their roster.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

*use te a lot*
"We don't use our wrs enough"
*Use wr a lot*
"We don't use our tes enough"

 

[PolishDomer]

I’m sold… but my 2 cents won’t add up to a Dollar. (I’ll see myself out).

To get him to commit to ND from a NIL standpoint will definitely not be pennies on the dollar...

 

[laughingirish92]

the way Mike Frank was talking today with Jamie he seems to think the coaching needs to put most of the money on the DL and DE recruits that they have a good shot with and not spend top dollar on Jaxon

 

[allenm5333]

the way Mike Frank was talking today with Jamie he seems to think the coaching needs to put most of the money on the DL and DE recruits that they have a good shot with and not spend top dollar on Jaxon

Jamie also said to spend $ on the DL.

 

[Rocketman84]

I definitely didn't have to google that to figure out what it meant. The extent of my Spanish does not come from Rich Eisen.

Felicidades, mamabicho tal vez el puedo enseñarte un poco más.😂😂

 

[mhiowa82]

Felicidades, mamabicho tal vez el puedo enseñarte un poco más.😂😂

Your intellect is overwhelming me

 

[PolishDomer]

Felicidades, mamabicho tal vez el puedo enseñarte un poco más.😂😂

𓏏𓉔𓅂𓂋𓅂 𓇋𓋴 𓈖𓅱𓏏𓉔𓇋𓈖𓎼 𓏏𓅱 𓃭𓅂𓄿𓂋𓈖...𓅱𓈖𓃭𓇌 𓉔𓅱𓅃 𓎢𓄿𓈖 𓅓𓇋𓎢𓉔𓇋𓎼𓄿𓈖 𓎢𓉔𓅂𓄿𓏏 𓋴𓅱 𓃀𓄿𓂧𓃭𓇌 𓏏𓉔𓄿𓏏 𓏏𓉔𓅂𓂋𓅂 𓇋𓋴 𓈖𓅱 𓊪𓅂𓈖𓄿𓃭𓏏𓇌

 

[KPENN]

Singer says ND is visiting him today

 

[Irish du Nord]

Singer says ND is visiting him today

Interesting development, let's see if we can make some impact here.

 

[greyhammer90]

Singer says ND is visiting him today

This made me realize how much I miss old recruiting. Don't get me wrong I like the results now a lot more but I remember refreshing every second when the ND coaches showed up in a fleet of Mercedes Benz coupes to lock Tuitt back down.

 

[rtrn2glory]

that's interesting to say the least. wouldn't think they'd waste time on a guy they didn't think they had a chance for, but what do I know.

 

[IRISHbluehen]

Wiltfong said yesterday that no decision had been finalized as of yet and that Mom loves ND. I don't expect him to be Irish but I don't think its a done deal quite yet.

 

[NDPhilly]

This made me realize how much I miss old recruiting. Don't get me wrong I like the results now a lot more but I remember refreshing every second when the ND coaches showed up in a fleet of Mercedes Benz coupes to lock Tuitt back down.

Who could forget when we sent the equipment truck to Georgia for Demetris Robertson

https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/124997/notre-dame-brings-its-equipment-truck-to-recruit-demetris-robertsons-house

 

[IRISHbluehen]

Multiple predictions for UGA, including Wiltfong and Matt Freeman, bummer.

 

[MacIrish75]

Maybe we get a good surprise from the hat game for once…

 

[calvegas04]

Singer says ND is visiting him today

I just sent him a friend request, will update with how that goes

 

[IrishLion]

So ND went in-home, then the UGA predictions rolled in…

Sounds like there was a blunt conversation about financial commitment that ND wasn’t willing to meet, if I had to guess

 

[allenm5333]

So ND went in-home, then the UGA predictions rolled in…

Sounds like there was a blunt conversation about financial commitment that ND wasn’t willing to meet, if I had to guess

Or “hey coach free, i love ND and every thing you offer. But georiga is where my heart is.” Lol. We gotta stop assuming it is all money

 

[NDVirginia19]

We pulled Premer and Fryzel last year. I would not be upset if we skipped a year or took a completely project guy with crazy athletic upside. Don’t see this as a big loss at all

 

[Dale]

So ND went in-home, then the UGA predictions rolled in…

Sounds like there was a blunt conversation about financial commitment that ND wasn’t willing to meet, if I had to guess

Or “hey coach free, i love ND and every thing you offer. But georiga is where my heart is.” Lol. We gotta stop assuming it is all money

I think it is fair to point how they money can definitely be a differentiating factor without being critical of NDs NIL or Georgia’s process in this case, which I don’t think Lion was doing either or making it out as all about money.

There is a difference with say ND just not meeting the mark with Keon Keeley in HS for example or Texas Tech paying 1.5x whatever everyone else is. Those are events that is fair to be critical, judgmental with regards to money.

We can also say for example, Joey O’Brien I think we outbid everyone on. Ian Premer as well. That isn’t saying those guys are only here for the money. It’s just part of the process now.

I don’t know who had the best offer here but I’m sure money was a factor, not the factor.

 

[2013Irish]

We pulled Premer and Fryzel last year. I would not be upset if we skipped a year or took a completely project guy with crazy athletic upside. Don’t see this as a big loss at all

Didn't everyone think Premer was KSU bound up until he announced. Maybe we hope for history to repeat itself...?

 

[allenm5333]

I think it is fair to point how they money can definitely be a differentiating factor without being critical of NDs NIL or Georgia’s process in this case, which I don’t think Lion was doing either or making it out as all about money.

There is a difference with say ND just not meeting the mark with Keon Keeley in HS for example or Texas Tech paying 1.5x whatever everyone else is. Those are events that is fair to be critical, judgmental with regards to money.

We can also say for example, Joey O’Brien I think we outbid everyone on. Ian Premer as well. That isn’t saying those guys are only here for the money. It’s just part of the process now.

I don’t know who had the best offer here but I’m sure money was a factor, not the factor.

I agree. It could be a factor. But sometimes when we go big game hunting, we cant always assume money. We sound whiney lol