'21 IL S Justin Walters (Notre Dame Early Enrollee)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> has landed a commitment from class of 2021 safety Justin Walters.<br><br>Big pickup for the Fighting Irish.<br><br>Story: <a href="https://t.co/UF60Y5AB51">https://t.co/UF60Y5AB51</a> (FREE)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishIllustrated?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IrishIllustrated</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Justin_Walters2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Justin_Walters2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://t.co/j2CmBARv1Z">pic.twitter.com/j2CmBARv1Z</a></p>— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247/status/1224092134405439489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


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Congratulations to Justin and the Walters family! Welcome to ND.
 
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For a Midwestern safety a year before NSD... that is an impressive offer list.

Notre Dame
Army
BC
BGSU
Cincy
Colorado
Duke
GT
IU
Iowa
IA St
UK
Louisville
Mich
MSU
Minn
Mizzou
Neb
NIU
Northwestern
Syracuse
Temple
UCF
WMU
Wiscy

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He was made a priority and it paid off. Way to go staff and congrats Justin!

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https://247sports.com/college/notre...he-committed-to-the-Fighting-Irish-143229404/

“I know he's only taking two safeties in the class. I told him how I felt about the visit and the school, so with that being said, I want to commit to Notre Dame.”
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2 safeties and 3 corners for 2021 class? Would account for 8 scholarships including 2020 class, 13 over 3 years with 2019 class.

During the 2021 season, the DB roster of Pryor, Griffith, Hamilton, and Bracy will likely play in their final year.

Brown and Ajavon at safety and Wallace, Rutherford, Hart, Offord, Henderson, and Lewis at corner remaining.
 
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25 offers before even evaluation period or camp circuits of senior summer. I think if this kid wants to compete in camps during the spring and summer then he’ll be a sure-fire 4* safeties. He’s got some really nice tools and is long and rangy which is fantastic. Great addition to the class.
 
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Great pickup.

A potential EE candidate, but won't know until May. Per the SBT.
 
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Freebie from Rivals

https://edgytim.rivals.com/news/in-justin-walters-highly-athletic-family-academics-comes-first

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In Justin Walters’ Highly Athletic Family, Academics Comes First

Mike Singer • BlueAndGold
@BGI_MikeSinger

Notre Dame class of 2021 safety pledge Justin Walters has quite the athletic family.

His older brother Brandon is home from Army West Point, where he plays running back. Justin is working out with his brother on a daily basis, doing a lot of cardio, working his core and various body weight exercise.

Walters’ older sister Kayla is a freshman at Miami (Ohio) and runs track. Walters’ younger brother Damon plans to follow in his footsteps and play safety at Bollingbrook (Ill.) High. Last season, Damon played sophomore ball as a freshman and hopes to take the next step to varsity as a sophomore.

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“The thing is, we preach academics more than sports,” said Walters, who is ranked as the No. 17 safety nationally by Rivals. “If your academics aren’t right, then you're not going to be participating in sports.”

To receive an offer from Notre Dame and commit to the Fighting Irish, Walters had to have his academics “right.” He pledged to Brian Kelly’s program Feb. 2 and has not looked back.

“With this virus, all of the recruiting visits are cancelled. I don’t have to worry about where I want to go on visits,” Walters explained. “I’m just sitting at home, FaceTiming Coach Brian Kelly, knowing where I’m going to go.”

Walters’ initial plan was to take more visits throughout the spring, including official visits, and make a decision prior to the start of his senior year. His commitment to Notre Dame came at a perfect time, as he couldn't take visits this spring anyways.

He was on Notre Dame’s campus the day before he committed, and he knew South Bend was the place for him.

“When I went into that visit, I didn’t want to commit,” Walters admitted. “I wanted to have that experience of going on all of those officials and the hype, but now I can see that committing was the right choice.”

Walters communicates with Irish safeties coach Terry Joseph on a weekly basis. The 6-1, 170-pounder told his future position coach that he doesn’t need to stay in touch with him on a daily basis. Walters doesn’t care about the attention and the daily checking in.

“I know where he stands, and he knows where I stand,” Walters noted.

Walters hears from other schools but says he is locked in with his Notre Dame verbal.

“I’m not really on my phone that much. I try to respond, but it's not a priority for me,” Walters said. "No one has to worry about me even considering a decommitment.”

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Notre Dame Safety Commit Justin Walters Making Most Of Quarantine


There was recently some chatter about Walters wanting to visit Ann Arbor prior to committing to the Irish and the potential that he still may, but he slapped those down pretty strongly.

“I’m not waiting to visit Michigan,” he says. “I already committed to Notre Dame and I’m going to stand by that unless something happens on their end that makes them lose interest in me.

“I have no intentions of decommitting from Notre Dame.”
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MKwItYIGGdE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

kid is SKKKKKRONG!!!
 
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SaltyND24 said:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MKwItYIGGdE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

kid is SKKKKKRONG!!!
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Looks like a draft profile video. Kid looks like he's 22.
 
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SaltyND24 said:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MKwItYIGGdE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

kid is SKKKKKRONG!!!
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Screw dropping him down to Rover, put him at DE!
 
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I do have to be honest. When I first saw his vlog it wasn't just the muscles that looked good, but I thought he moved better than I thought he would during his drill work. I would've loved to have seen some senior film.
 
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