'19 NJ OT John Olmstead (Notre Dame Signee)

BobbyMac · Dec 11, 2017

Rivals moved him up 5 spots to #54 OA. Still the #8 OT even though a couple of OT's ahead of him are college guards.

BobbyMac · Dec 28, 2017

Named First Team All-State by USA Today.

Lots of ND flavor. A lot of future ND targets on these teams too, including one I'd throw a CB at right now... Bryan Felter. Future captain at ND. Big, bold call right there.

2017 ALL-USA New Jersey Football Team | USA TODAY High School Sports

Irish YJ · Dec 28, 2017

NDCrusader said:
Named First Team All-State by USA Today.

Lots of ND flavor. A lot of future ND targets on these teams too, including one I'd throw a CB at right now... Bryan Felter. Future captain at ND. Big, bold call right there.

2017 ALL-USA New Jersey Football Team | USA TODAY High School Sports

BobbyMac · Dec 28, 2017

YJ named First Team All-Meme by USA Today

Reps!

BobbyMac · Feb 13, 2018

Another Bud Elliott CB. This makes 5-0 for the Irish w/ Olmstead.

First CB in 2 months. Like Ajavon, surprised more analysts aren't aren't getting the action. Would like to see Brian Dohn make the call.

NDMIA · Feb 14, 2018

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2019 New Jersey OL John Olmstead (<a href="https://twitter.com/JOHNNYO_72?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JOHNNYO_72</a>) already has a date circled for his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> return (Premium) <a href="https://t.co/BUXLZzyPsq">https://t.co/BUXLZzyPsq</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/963443928694427650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I assume visiting some time this spring. Hopefully Quinn can show him the ways of the Irish!

Irish#1 · Feb 14, 2018

I'm waiting for his Sparty offer before I buy in.

KPENN · Feb 14, 2018

NDMIA said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2019 New Jersey OL John Olmstead (<a href="https://twitter.com/JOHNNYO_72?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JOHNNYO_72</a>) already has a date circled for his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> return (Premium) <a href="https://t.co/BUXLZzyPsq">https://t.co/BUXLZzyPsq</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/963443928694427650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I assume visiting some time this spring. Hopefully Quinn can show him the ways of the Irish!

April 7th

Veritate Duce Progredi · Feb 14, 2018

Really want a top lineman to join this class soon just to relieve my recruiting anxiety.

I wonder if that's reason enough for one of them to pop soon?

snoopdog · Feb 14, 2018

With the future opportunity for early playing time at Tackle, you would the no one or two of the better OT’s in the 19 class would be fighting to get locked into the class early.

beryirish · Feb 15, 2018

Andrew Ellis with CB in for ND.

These are the CB illustrations i like to see.

<iframe class="twofourseven-embed" style="max-width: 100%" frameborder="0" width="600" height="200" src="https://247sports.com/PlayerInstitution/John-Olmstead-at-Saint-Joseph-190483/CurrentExpertPredictions/Embed?SnapShot=636542066504785596"></iframe><script async src="https://assets.247sports.com/Scripts/SkyNet/Shared/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Veritate Duce Progredi · Feb 15, 2018

A top 16 composite OT who is on the rise, I'll take it and I'd like three more please.

BobbyMac · Feb 15, 2018

Veritate Duce Progredi said:
A top 16 composite OT who is on the rise, I'll take it and I'd like three more please.

Only on the rise with 247 ...& ESPN if they count this early/ever.

Full swole with the guys who matter, P5 college coaches. #2 behind Carroll where it matters.

condoms SUCk · Feb 15, 2018

Irish#1 said:
I'm waiting for his Sparty offer before I buy in.

agreed, but has Mich St offered?

BobbyMac · Feb 17, 2018

Freebie from Friedman @ Rivals:

“I’m taking a close look at Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and Minnesota,” Olmstead said. “Those are the main three right now. They are probably showing the most interest in me. There are a lot of SEC school that are coming in too.

“Coach Hiestand leaving doesn’t really do anything to my interest in Notre Dame,” he said. “If I were to go to Notre Dame it wouldn’t be because of him being there. Don’t get me wrong, coach Hiestand is a great coach and a great guy and I really liked him but, if I decided to go to Notre Dame it would’ve been because that’s where I wanted to be. I’m not choosing a school because of the coach.

“I’ve been in contact with coach Quinn, the offensive line coach, a lot and I’m building my relationship with him,” said Olmstead. “I still talk to coach Kelly a lot and coach Long too. I think I’ll back up there in the beginning of April for an unofficial visit.

“I went out to Wisconsin during the summer and fell in love with the school again,” he said. “The tradition with the offensive line there goes way back. They’ve always had a good offensive line and they treat their big guys well. I feel like I fit in well there but I don’t really know anybody that plays there. I met the running back that is from New Jersey (Jonathan Taylor) out there but that’s about it. My recruiter is coach Turner and I have a great relationship with him and coach Rudolph, the offensive line coach. We text a lot every week. I might be getting out there this spring during my spring break.

“Minnesota’s 2018 recruiting class their best in a while,” Olmstead said. “They have a great coaching staff and I have a very good relationship with coach Fleck and coach Rossi. They just got a new offensive line coach and I’ve been talking to him as well. The coaches are always upbeat and really excited about the kids they’ll be bringing in for the 2019 class. It’s a great place and I loved it when I was up there in February of last year. It’s one of those places I fell in love with. I like the people and the campus.

“LSU and Ole Miss have been really making a big impression lately,” he said. “A lot of the SEC schools are coming right now. I just got an offer from Michigan the other day. I’ve been talking with one of the coaches there for a while. He seems like a good dude and I liked him a lot. That’s a big school I definitely want to go out and visit. I definitely want to visit Ole Miss and LSU.

“With a lot of these new schools coming in I think my decision has been pushed back,” said Olmstead. “I might commit in the early signing period in December. I’ll still take all my official visits but some could be in the spring and the rest would be in the fall.”

Irish#1 · Feb 19, 2018

NDCrusader said:
Freebie from Friedman @ Rivals:

https://n.rivals.com/news/three-schools-are-doing-the-best-with-rivals100-ol-john-olmstead-so-far

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3 teams are doing the best with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rivals100?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rivals100</a> OL John Olmstead but some big programs are gaining steam <a href="https://t.co/vS9nsxlNbK">https://t.co/vS9nsxlNbK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badgers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Badgers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gophers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gophers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LSU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LSU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OleMiss?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OleMiss</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Michigan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Michigan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bama?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bama</a> <a href="https://t.co/lh8FDado7l">pic.twitter.com/lh8FDado7l</a></p>— Adam Friedman (@RivalsFriedman) <a href="https://twitter.com/RivalsFriedman/status/964610817063817216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Reading between the lines, I'm not feeling it. At least not yet.

arrowryan · Feb 23, 2018

Brian Dohn put in a ND cb. Hopefully this is one that holds some weight.

BobbyMac · Feb 23, 2018

arrowryan said:
Brian Dohn put in a ND cb. Hopefully this is one that holds some weight.

It's the most important one he could get. Surprised it took BD so long to throw it. This is over.

ab2cmiller · Feb 23, 2018

arrowryan said:
Brian Dohn put in a ND cb. Hopefully this is one that holds some weight.

Dohn's geographical area of expertise and connections is the northeast. He is pretty well connected from what I understand. Was 56 of 60 for CB's in the 2018 class.

Luckylucci · Feb 23, 2018

Not much ground breaking here but of note this comes after a multi day trip to Minnesota, a perceived dark horse in this recruitment. Dohn basically said that after several conversations with sources close to the situation, post MN visit, he’s now comfortable with the prediction.

https://247sports.com/college/notre...nd-Top100-four-star-LB-Nick-Henrich-115465085

arrowryan · Feb 23, 2018

An Ohio State guy, Alex Gleitman, followed suit.

ab2cmiller · Feb 23, 2018

A good read from about a week ago.

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2018/02/16/college-football-coaches-flock-st-joseph-john-olmstead-new-jerseys-top-recruit/344183002/

A couple of excerpts

The school that wins Olmstead’s services won’t just be getting a gifted lineman with size 18 shoes who dead lifts more than 500 pounds, squats more than 400 pounds, benches 300 pounds and runs a five-second 40-yard dash and a 1.65-second 10-yard split. They’ll also be getting a phenomenal student with a 4.1 grade-point average who has an outstanding pedigree. Olmstead’s parents, Pat and John, both played college sports, with mom playing basketball and dad playing football, while his four older sisters all played college lacrosse, two at the Division I level.

Olmstead said his training regimen, which includes working out sometimes twice a day, including a routine that commences at 4 a.m., interfered with his ability to be a two-sport athlete.

“If I lose a day at the gym, someone else is getting better than me,” Olmstead said in explanation of his relentless work ethic, which he hopes eventually will translate into an NFL career.

Irish#1 · Feb 23, 2018

ab2cmiller said:
A good read from about a week ago.

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2018/02/16/college-football-coaches-flock-st-joseph-john-olmstead-new-jerseys-top-recruit/344183002/

A couple of excerpts

Sounds like the kid is a grinder. With the CB's I'm starting to feel it, but still reserve the right to change my mind again. lol

Irish YJ · Feb 23, 2018

The whole December commitment thingy still leaves me less than confident. Thought he said in the last few weeks he was pushing back his commitment and planned to take all his visits (including fall). Also said a few SEC schools had been making up a lot of ground.

IDK... either the kid likes the attention, changes his mind often, or just wants to play the game.... Anyway, the ND confidence just doesn't make sense to me based on what the guy has said in the last 10 days.

Luckylucci · Feb 23, 2018

Irish YJ said:
The whole December commitment thingy still leaves me less than confident. Thought he said in the last few weeks he was pushing back his commitment and planned to take all his visits (including fall). Also said a few SEC schools had been making up a lot of ground.

IDK... either the kid likes the attention, changes his mind often, or just wants to play the game.... Anyway, the ND confidence just doesn't make sense to me based on what the guy has said in the last 10 days.

My feeling is that a lot of the CB's are just illustrating that we lead, at the moment. Like you stated, the kid himself plans to take his time, so I wouldn't assume this is over in short order, just because of the CB's.

Irish YJ · Feb 23, 2018

Luckylucci said:
My feeling is that a lot of the CB's are just illustrating that we lead, at the moment. Like you stated, the kid himself plans to take his time, so I wouldn't assume this is over in short order, just because of the CB's.

Yup.
I don't doubt we lead. I just think that a lot of the "it's done" stuff is way overly optimistic. December is a long long time away.

BobbyMac · Feb 23, 2018

Irish YJ said:
Yup.
I don't doubt we lead. I just think that a lot of the "it's done" stuff is way overly optimistic. December is a long long time away.

Done, over, finished, wrapped up with a bow.

If you remember, I only gave him a 95+% chance of signing in Carroll's thread. You then came in all skeptical and shook my confidence so I down graded him all the way down to 93.5%. In an act of defiance, I am raising him to Carroll's 99% level.

Carroll and Olmstead will be 2019's Sarell and Little.

Ian Book it.

snoopdog · Feb 23, 2018

NDCrusader said:
Done, over, finished, wrapped up with a bow.

If you remember, I only gave him a 95+% chance of signing in Carroll's thread. You then came in all skeptical and shook my confidence so I down graded him all the way down to 93.5%. In an act of defiance, I am raising him to Carroll's 99% level.

Carroll and Olmstead will be 2019's Sarell and Little.

Ian Book it.

what?

They are going to Stanford?

Irish YJ · Feb 23, 2018

NDCrusader said:
Done, over, finished, wrapped up with a bow.

If you remember, I only gave him a 95+% chance of signing in Carroll's thread. You then came in all skeptical and shook my confidence so I down graded him all the way down to 93.5%. In an act of defiance, I am raising him to Carroll's 99% level.

Carroll and Olmstead will be 2019's Sarell and Little.

Ian Book it.

I hope you are spot on Crusader, I really do!!!!!!!!

Veritate Duce Progredi · Feb 23, 2018

It'd be such a boost for our new OL coach to bring in a great OL haul plus it'll bolster his resume for the coming classes.

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