2018 Master List

[dwshade]

You need to go look at this season's films on Hudl, there's 20 of them. He's more power than quick and that's not saying he's slow. He IS a good athlete, he's just not an Ossai / Anoma prototype WDE. His film vs WC is pretty amazing considering how easily he stands up and drives on their 270-285 lb OL's... one of which is 4* 285lb Justin Britt - a Top 150 player by Scout.

Wtih his frame, I'd put him at 270 soph year in any DI S&C. He put on 30lbs in a summer working out with a local guy.

I talked to people who know him well. He'll never become the size you suggest. And I've seen his film. He'll carry the same kind of weight as Trumbetti.

 

[BobbyMac]

I talked to people who know him well. He'll never become the size you suggest. And I've seen his film. He'll carry the same kind of weight as Trumbetti.

You got him up to 265 but he'll never become 270.

Trumbetti 6-4, 263. Sr in college.

McDuffie 6-5/6-6, 240. Sr in HS

We'll see.

 

[Luckylucci]

Pretty impressive film. I'd certainly start dialogue, try to get him on campus, and go from there. I'm all 4 guys like this. You do this every cycle, your going to end up with some good ones. Just might take some time.

 

[dwshade]

You got him up to 265 but he'll never become 270.

Trumbetti 6-4, 263. Sr in college.

McDuffie 6-5/6-6, 240. Sr in HS

We'll see.

As has been stated over and over again you can control how much weight a kid puts on. I don't why everyone just assumes all guys are going to add 30-40 pounds of weight. Derrick Allen could easily hit 230 if you wanted him too but Balis plan for him is to keep his weight at 215. If they value McDuffie's quickness off the edge they can easily keep his weight at around 255-260. Hell Anthony Chickillo was built up to 280 pounds to play 3-4 DE at Miami. When the Steelers drafted him they remade his body and got him down to 260 to play 3-4 OLB. BTW he had two sacks Sunday playing 3-4 OLB.

 

[Ricochet]

What always gets lost about adding weight is that everyone is different and there is a threshold of adding mass and not losing speed, quickness and flexibility.

Power without speed defests the purpose.

 

[irishog77]

Pretty impressive film. I'd certainly start dialogue, try to get him on campus, and go from there. I'm all 4 guys like this. You do this every cycle, your going to end up with some good ones. Just might take some time.

Sounds good in theory, but the "raw" players (particularly at DL) ND has landed have never really panned out. Could be player development, could be the individual, or could be a combination of both. Whatever the case may be, ND, at this particular time, doesn't have a good history of developing these type of guys.

 

[BobbyMac]

As has been stated over and over again you can control how much weight a kid puts on. I don't why everyone just assumes all guys are going to add 30-40 pounds of weight. Derrick Allen could easily hit 230 if you wanted him too but Balis plan for him is to keep his weight at 215. If they value McDuffie's quickness off the edge they can easily keep his weight at around 255-260. Hell Anthony Chickillo was built up to 280 pounds to play 3-4 DE at Miami. When the Steelers drafted him they remade his body and got him down to 260 to play 3-4 OLB. BTW he had two sacks Sunday playing 3-4 OLB.

Allen's a bad example, doesn't need to ad size to play his position.

Anthony Chickillo is a better one. Chickillo was a 6-3, 225 lb player in HS not a 6-6, 240 lb like McDuffie. To get Chickillo strong enough to play line in college, he put on a lot of weight to get there almost to 280 lb as you mentioned. The Steelers saw something else and took a mature, 6-3, 267 lb SDE and went to work on him but he already had 4 years in a major S&C program and it's year 3 of his pro career.

To get McDuffie up to college strength, he'll have to add mass and his 6-6 frame dictates there will be more mass needed to cover that frame. He's also shown a propensity to put weight on and as his larger frame is filled in, he's going to add more weight than a 6-3 player. It's hard keepin weight off some kids. Who would have thought Okundeji would ever be a 260 lb DE? He was a sub-220 pounder during the camp circuit before his Sr. year. He's closing in on 260.

As far as WDE vs SDE, that gets over blown. To me, his film shows a good athlete but not the burst the level of WDE ND should be targeting... Joseph Ossai, Azeez Ojulari, Jarell Cherry or current OLB - Adam Anderson. Those kinda guys. His film and size look a lot closer to Devin O'Rourke than the guys mentioned above.

 

[Luckylucci]

New CB offer went out to Maryland commit Noah Boykin, from Washington DC.

Four star cornerback Noah Boykin offered by Notre Dame

Says he'll be visiting soon.

 

[dwshade]

New CB offer went out to Maryland commit Noah Boykin, from Washington DC.

Four star cornerback Noah Boykin offered by Notre Dame

Says he'll be visiting soon.

Another long athletic CB. Boykin, Irvin and Burton would be a great CB haul. Then add either Moala or Crim at safety.

 

[BobbyMac]

Really like the Noah Boykin offer. I always had him at the top of my Stretch CB's with Dominique Hampton from AZ and Ken Montgomery of FL.

Look forward to getting him on campus and seeing what's up.

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Wouldn't mind an offer for Duke Commit, Taiyon Palmer from GA while they're at it.

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[BobbyMac]

Staff talking with 3* Bama commit, OG Jarrett Bell of Norco HS in SoCal.

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From the Biggins/Scout Freebie in the tweet below:

"Notre Dame and Oregon have been in close contact with me," Bell said. "Texas and USC have been talking to me too so things have really picked up. I haven't set up any official visits yet, I'm going to set up one with Bama soon but I've been so busy with school and football.

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[Luckylucci]

Similarly to CB recruiting, I'd expect OL movement post USC weekend. More film to look at, guys to identify, and a reasonable understanding of where we are at with the board.

 

[zelezo vlk]

If Hainsey is getting this much work at tackle, does he really move to Center? And if not, then I think a center needs to be targeted, whether it be a recruit or a grad transfer.

 

[CIrishWin]

We are sitting at 16 commits now. How many more are we expecting in the class. I came up with 19 spots.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Honored to have received a preferred walk on offer from the University of Notre Dame <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://t.co/oirKfXsHVu">pic.twitter.com/oirKfXsHVu</a></p>— Emmett Turner (@turner_emmett) <a href="https://twitter.com/turner_emmett/status/916668480753225728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Honored to have received a preferred walk on offer from the University of Notre Dame <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://t.co/oirKfXsHVu">pic.twitter.com/oirKfXsHVu</a></p>— Emmett Turner (@turner_emmett) <a href="https://twitter.com/turner_emmett/status/916668480753225728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Saline been a good program for a while now (they had a coach with a shady enough background move up from Ohio and has brought them on alot). They haven't had a ton D1 talent cos they are the most part of a team of scrappy white kids. They'll send a lot of kids to D2 though.

 

[beryirish]

Is this worth the time to update or not?

 

[BobbyMac]

Is this worth the time to update or not?

If you meant the front page, done. PMing you my PayPal info

 

[jspags10pg]

Committed to Tenn as a WR, offered by ND as a CB.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed to receive an offer from Notre Dame ☘️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NDFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BuckFitz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BuckFitz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TNSelect7V7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TNSelect7V7</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachryanski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachryanski</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Lea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_Lea</a> <a href="https://t.co/PBrQsZFEiW">pic.twitter.com/PBrQsZFEiW</a></p>— Alontae Taylor (@TaeTaylor6) <a href="https://twitter.com/TaeTaylor6/status/917873212347830272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[clashmore_mike]

Update from ISD says he will take an official to ND.

 

[BobbyMac]

Updated the OP after being publicly shamed.

 

[Big23Head]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Colorado <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RB</a> commit Deion Smith talks contact with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> and official visit plans. <a href="https://t.co/09yQTY0OSl">https://t.co/09yQTY0OSl</a> <a href="https://t.co/zr4FjNXG8r">pic.twitter.com/zr4FjNXG8r</a></p>— Kevin Sinclair (@fightingirishk1) <a href="https://twitter.com/fightingirishk1/status/918105413651873792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[BobbyMac]

Lot of action with Chris Olave of San Marcos, CA. Plays with Utah QB commit Jack Tuttle. Has offers from Utah, Wazzu, Zona and just received one from Ohio St. Got a quick OSU CB from the San Diego recruiting guru, Body DeSilva.

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[BobbyMac]

Scout guys say Chase Van Wagoner will be getting a visit this week. 3* CB from Lucas, TX (Dallas Metro). Currently a TCU commit. Has a 10.79 best in the 100m.

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[irishog77]

Scout guys say Chase Van Wagoner will be getting a visit this week. 3* CB from Lucas, TX (Dallas Metro). Currently a TCU commit. Has a 10.79 best in the 100m.

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Van Wagoner is too close to VanGorder. Do not want.

 

[beryirish]

Updated the OP after being publicly shamed.

 

[beryirish]

...so did Shayne Simon back off his commitment?

 

[dad4aa]

...so did Shayne Simon back off his commitment?

Maybe the DB did but the LB is still committed

 

[BobbyMac]

Kingsley Enagbare, a South Carolina commit offered last week by the staff and should have some info coming out soon from the recruiting analysts. He's a teammate of new CB offer Chris Smith (UGA commit). Maybe both will be coming for an OV soon.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm extremely blessed to receive another offer from the University of Notre Dame����☘️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fightingirish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#fightingirish</a> <a href="https://t.co/w11LmyeNAA">pic.twitter.com/w11LmyeNAA</a></p>— Kingsley Enagbare (@_kingsleye_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_kingsleye_/status/916415845701742593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[zelezo vlk]

A SDE? Interesting.