'19 CA CB Isaiah Rutherford (Notre Dame Signee)

[BobbyMac]

ahhh... man...

Dean dancing with Liberace.... just threw up in my mouth. never saw that. totally dropping Dean down my list...

Careful... don't get hashtagged.

 

[NDRock]

ahhh... man...

Dean dancing with Liberace.... just threw up in my mouth. never saw that. totally dropping Dean down my list...

If it helps you, after the show he had a threesome with the girl next to Liberace and her twin sister.

 

[StPaul_Irish]

TOLD YA!!!

 

[Irish YJ]

Careful... don't get hashtagged.

sorry, different times man. i grew up in an italian neighborhood. they must have blacked that shit out on TV in my hood. I'm all about LBGT rights now, but it simply does not compute with my mems of Dean. shook my italian old school foundation...

If it helps you, after the show he had a threesome with the girl next to Liberace and her twin sister.

thanks for trying to help. all my hood playlists will never be the same. i'll hear piano in every Dean song.

 

[Irish#1]

We got one.

 

[Irish YJ]

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[Luckylucci]

We got one.

We’ve got many. Really good talent in this class.

Might not win recruiting rankings but this class has a lot of players other programs wanted. Big time stuff

 

[Luckylucci]

We’ll see what he does on a football field, but he’s a cover guy. He’s done really well in 7 on 7 settings. Which a lot of folks think that where you judge corners.

 

[OhioIrish31]

Awesome! Welcome Isaiah!

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

 

[KPENN]

Now it’s official.

 

[Luckylucci]

Best ever

 

[irishff1014]

Nice pick up.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Great pickup by our Irish. Today was a great day

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Great pickup!

 

[arrowryan]

We’ll see what he does on a football field, but he’s a cover guy. He’s done really well in 7 on 7 settings. Which a lot of folks think that where you judge corners.

Sounds like you don't like him as much.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ND Football Recruiting: ISD expert Jamie Uyeyama broke down new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> CB commit Isaiah Rutherford (<a href="https://twitter.com/zay_rutherford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zay_rutherford</a>) in The Film Room (FREE) <a href="https://t.co/UwWVFiw6iB">https://t.co/UwWVFiw6iB</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/1051277860957298688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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What’s his ceiling?
I see a lot of similarities with him and current Notre Dame cornerback Troy Pride back when he was a recruit. He too needed to add weight, but was an exciting athlete. We’ve seen him develop under Lyght and become a high-level player for the Irish.

I think Rutherford can do the same. It took Pride some time to become the player he is now and I can see Rutherford ending up on the same track. When he gets where he needs to be physically, I think he has the tools to become a taller version of Pride with the talent to be a multi-year starter that can play the field or boundary corner.

 

[BobbyMac]

It isn't everyday that ND gets a 6-2 CB with offers from Bama, LSU, OU & USC.

Here's his updated R&R's. Had no idea Rivals was that high on him. Impressive.

ND fans couldn't ask for a better CB tandem than Wallace & Rutherford. Well engineered. A+

R&R's - 10-13-18:
247 Comp: ... 4* ..... #22 CB ..... #191 OA ..... .9227 rating
247: ............. 4* ..... #23 CB ..... #216 OA ...... 91
Rivals: ........ 4* .... #9 CB ...... #83 OA ...... 5.9
ESPN: ........... 4* ..... #27 CB ........................... 80

 

[Sherm Sticky]

'19 CA CB Isaiah Rutherford (Notre Dame Verbal)

'19 CA CB Isaiah Rutherford (Notre Dame Verbal)

Welcome to Notre Dame mr. Rutherford


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[Luckylucci]

Sounds like you don't like him as much.

Didn’t mean it to come across that way. Covering in 7 on 7 is quite difficult and he’s done pretty well in those settings. Obviously Rivals saw him that setting and think he a top 100 player. I think he’s got a chance to be really good.

 

[irishandy]

Welcome to the family!

Kelly & his staff are putting together nice back to back defense recruits in this year's class and last years.

 

[BabyIrish]

It isn't everyday that ND gets a 6-2 CB with offers from Bama, LSU, OU & USC.

Here's his updated R&R's. Had no idea Rivals was that high on him. Impressive.

ND fans couldn't ask for a better CB tandem than Wallace & Rutherford. Well engineered. A+

R&R's - 10-13-18:
247 Comp: ... 4* ..... #22 CB ..... #191 OA ..... .9227 rating
247: ............. 4* ..... #23 CB ..... #216 OA ...... 91
Rivals: ........ 4* .... #9 CB ...... #83 OA ...... 5.9
ESPN: ........... 4* ..... #27 CB ........................... 80

His commitment moved us up to #11 in composite team rankings as well

 

[Circa]

I saw it a month ago. Great get for the irish.

well, I saw it when I was born..... BET!!

 

[OhioIrish31]

Just watched hi Junior year film again...ridiculous. Dude has some jets. Was curious why he doesn't return kicks. would be a serviceable RB with a little more weight on his frame. Would have to work on his pad level. Was also surprised how many teams tested him on the long ball...it's obvious that he could run with practically every WR he was up against. He is going to be a contributor for sure...IMO

 

[CanadalovesND]

Just watched hi Junior year film again...ridiculous. Dude has some jets. Was curious why he doesn't return kicks. would be a serviceable RB with a little more weight on his frame. Would have to work on his pad level. Was also surprised how many teams tested him on the long ball...it's obvious that he could run with practically every WR he was up against. He is going to be a contributor for sure...IMO

Here we see the difference of game speed vs. timed speed.

Rutherford ran a 4.66 at The Opening finals in July.

 

[NDMIA]

Total rough estimate as to where the ranks of best DB classes in the nation would be. Even if I’m totally off I don’t think ND is any worse than a top 10 DB recruiting class for this cycle which is fantastic. I mean hats off to Todd Lyght and Terry Joseph. Absolutely killed it on the trail. If you are finishing in the top 10 in recruiting in your position group then you are adding championship talent to your roster. I think that’s an absolute check mark for ND this cycle.

TAMU
.9757 Brian Williams
.9686 Demani Richardson
.9613 Erick Young
.9593 Jeffery Carter
.9072 Bobby Wolfe

FSU
.9845 Akeem Dent
.9634 Nick Cross
.9472 Brendan Gant
.9289 Travis Jay
.8817 Renardo Green

LSU
.9969 Derek Stingley
.9416 Maurice Hampton
.9064 Marcus Banks
.9000 Dreshun Miller
.8702 Cordale Flott

Clemson
.9842 Andrew Booth
.9474 Sheridan Jones
.9373 Joseph Charleston
.8851 Jalyn Phillips
.8730 Ray Thornton
.8648 Lannden Zanders

Alabama
.9557 Christian Williams
.9540 DeMarcco Hellams
.9491 Brandon Turnage

Notre Dame
.9356 Kyle Hamilton
.9227 Isaiah Rutherford
.9151 Litchfield Ajavon
.9009 KJ Wallace

Oregon
.9822 Mykael Wright
.9548 Jeremiah Criddell
.9050 Elijah Blades
.8874 Trikweze Bridges

Auburn
.9495 Zion Puckett
.9228 Cam’Ron Kelly
.9086 Jashawn Sheffield
.8958 Jaylin Simpson

Tennessee
.9415 Jaylen McCollough
.9198 Anthony Harris
.9145 Tyus Fields
.8797 Aaron Beasley
.8795 Warren Burrell

Oklahoma
.9239 Woodi Washington
.9138 Jaden Davis
.8925 Jamal Morris

 

[Luckylucci]

Just watched hi Junior year film again...ridiculous. Dude has some jets. Was curious why he doesn't return kicks. would be a serviceable RB with a little more weight on his frame. Would have to work on his pad level. Was also surprised how many teams tested him on the long ball...it's obvious that he could run with practically every WR he was up against. He is going to be a contributor for sure...IMO

His RB highlights are little reminiscent of Josh Adams. A little upright running style but when he gets a crease, he’s gone.

 

[NDIrish88]

Total rough estimate as to where the ranks of best DB classes in the nation would be. Even if I’m totally off I don’t think ND is any worse than a top 10 DB recruiting class for this cycle which is fantastic. I mean hats off to Todd Lyght and Terry Joseph. Absolutely killed it on the trail. If you are finishing in the top 10 in recruiting in your position group then you are adding championship talent to your roster. I think that’s an absolute check mark for ND this cycle.

TAMU
.9757 Brian Williams
.9686 Demani Richardson
.9613 Erick Young
.9593 Jeffery Carter
.9072 Bobby Wolfe

FSU
.9845 Akeem Dent
.9634 Nick Cross
.9472 Brendan Gant
.9289 Travis Jay
.8817 Renardo Green

LSU
.9969 Derek Stingley
.9416 Maurice Hampton
.9064 Marcus Banks
.9000 Dreshun Miller
.8702 Cordale Flott

Clemson
.9842 Andrew Booth
.9474 Sheridan Jones
.9373 Joseph Charleston
.8851 Jalyn Phillips
.8730 Ray Thornton
.8648 Lannden Zanders

Alabama
.9557 Christian Williams
.9540 DeMarcco Hellams
.9491 Brandon Turnage

Notre Dame
.9356 Kyle Hamilton
.9227 Isaiah Rutherford
.9151 Litchfield Ajavon
.9009 KJ Wallace

Oregon
.9822 Mykael Wright
.9548 Jeremiah Criddell
.9050 Elijah Blades
.8874 Trikweze Bridges

Auburn
.9495 Zion Puckett
.9228 Cam’Ron Kelly
.9086 Jashawn Sheffield
.8958 Jaylin Simpson

Tennessee
.9415 Jaylen McCollough
.9198 Anthony Harris
.9145 Tyus Fields
.8797 Aaron Beasley
.8795 Warren Burrell

Oklahoma
.9239 Woodi Washington
.9138 Jaden Davis
.8925 Jamal Morris

I know I have crow to eat for because I bashed Todd Lyght for his lack of recruiting but the last 2 classes have more than made up for it.

 

[PANDFAN]

Here we see the difference of game speed vs. timed speed.

Rutherford ran a 4.66 at The Opening finals in July.

but ran a PR best 10.99 100m

 

[CanadalovesND]

but ran a PR best 10.99 100m

Just for comparison, Pride was a 10.5 guy, and Lenzy 10.82.

Rutherford may not have the true long speed, but he will become a faster, more explosive athlete under Balis. As long as he plays with physicality and confidence, he’ll have a role on this team.

I’m actually curious how Rutherford compares to all of the corners we signed last season. Ranking based, he appears to be the highest, (I’m viewing Griffith as a safety in this scenario), but I’ll have to go over the film that I can find to form my answer.