'26 IL DE McHale Blade (Michigan Verbal)

[BobbyMac]

DE
Hilcrest HS
Country Club Hills, IL

Measurements
6-5
230

Rankings
247 Comp: .... NR
247: ..................
Rivals: ..............
ESPN: ..............
On3: .................
On3 Comp: ....

Offers
Notre Dame ................... Offered 3-17-24
BC
Cincy
FLA
ILL
IU
UMia
Neb
GT
MI
Ole Miss
PSU
Toledo

 

[BobbyMac]

 

[BobbyMac]

Hopefully all of my complaining about ignoring Bucky Irving pays off here. Same HS just across the IN/IL border.

Visited for the first day of practice.

 

[BobbyMac]

Quick turn around visit this weekend.

Hey #1... you haven't dropped a Navy joke yet? You ok?

2026 DE McHale Blade Returning To Notre Dame After Landing Offer

2026 Illinois defensive lineman McHale Blade was in South Bend a couple weeks ago and will be back this weekend.

irishsportsdaily.com

 

[Southside Sully]

I'd imagine this is ND's first offer to anyone from Hillcrest ever. I didn't even know they had a football team!

 

[BobbyMac]

I'd imagine this is ND's first offer to anyone from Hillcrest ever. I didn't even know they had a football team!

Bucky Irving of Minnesota / Oregon went there. So did WR Corey Crooms of Western Michigan / Minnesota

 

[Irish#1]

Quick turn around visit this weekend.

Hey #1... you haven't dropped a Navy joke yet? You ok?

2026 DE McHale Blade Returning To Notre Dame After Landing Offer

2026 Illinois defensive lineman McHale Blade was in South Bend a couple weeks ago and will be back this weekend.

irishsportsdaily.com

Well I can't now that you spoiled it, but imagine if he went to Navy!

"I understand that they have a huge fan base" lol

I think Marcus has offered more Illinois kids in the last year than Kelly did in his entire time at ND.

 

[dublinirish]

The only Irish McHale i respect is this one

 

[BobbyMac]

 

[CanadalovesND]

On campus today.

For those counting at home, that’s three consecutive visits on three consecutive days from three of Chicagolands finest DL in ‘26.

Gabe Hill- Monday
Braeden Jones- Tuesday
McHale Blade- Wednesday

 

[calvegas04]

Back for the BBQ

 

[irish4ever]

Back for the BBQ

Feed him well!!!

 

[Irish4life]

Gonna be real pissed when the ND CB goes in and then he slowly slips away to OSU over the course of the next year and a half

 

[a mike]

Gonna be real pissed when the ND CB goes in and then he slowly slips away to OSU over the course of the next year and a half

Agree

ND getting a front seven recruit with such a bad ass name as McHale Blade?

Yeah, that's never gonna happen

 

[allenm5333]

Is this the guy who transferred to burgess’ school?

 

[BobbyMac]

Is this the guy who transferred to burgess’ school?

Yes

 

[BobbyMac]

This CB shoulda been long ago. Been extremely busy in the real world.

 

[BobbyMac]

Prister did a film review.

 

[CanadalovesND]

2026 4-star EDGE McHale Blade: 'Right now I'm loving Notre Dame'

McHale Blade was back in South Bend this weekend and Notre Dame is in a good position early for the 2026 four-star EDGE in Chicago.

www.on3.com

 

[Rizzophil]

CB

 

[allenm5333]

Wiltfong with a prediction

 

[irishff1014]

@NDFAN2008 here is his profile.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

He had a good amount of P4 offers at Hillcrest and transferred to Simeon. Interesting move. Would have also meant he would have had to move to Chicago in order to attend a CPS high school.

 

[dublinirish]

 

[arrowryan]

Surprised this guy hasn’t committed yet

 

[CanadalovesND]

He picked up a UGA offer about two weeks ago. Oregon also stopped by his school two days ago.

Blade hasn't visited any school since the season ended. He did visit Michigan twice for a game, ND once. MSU & Illinois did get a visit, too.

I don't think he'll commit any time soon. Likely going to take more than a few spring visits, and set up some OVs. From all accounts, whether it is Driskell or the guys at On3 (Singer and Kelly), they said ND is in the driver's seat but will really need to push if they want him in the class.

 

[slick7410]

No NAVY offer?

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Surprised this guy hasn’t committed yet

You must be new.

This "driver's seat" stuff is a pile of crap. Every year.

 

[FWIrish4]

I thought Coach Wash didn’t know where Chicago was from Justin Scott’s recruitment

 

[NDFAN2008]

Surprised this guy hasn’t committed yet

Could be Justin Scott all over again