27' TX RB Lathan Whisenton (Notre Dame Verbal)

[KPENN]

Seems like from Texas On3 he could be committing soon

 

[laughingirish92]

the highlights posted on page one are impressive but does anybody know how good or bad the competition is in his area

 

[CanadalovesND]

the highlights posted on page one are impressive but does anybody know how good or bad the competition is in his area

Midway played some well-known teams last year (Kileen, Copperas Cove, Temple & Mansfield) but were absolutely smoked by the best team they played when it came to the playoffs - Waxahachie. The other team they lost to were only slightly better in the rankings.

Maxpreps had Midway ranked inside the Top 100 for Texas HS teams last year. All of their wins came against programs no better than 300 in the state rankings.

I guess best answer to your question was his competition was above average. It's still Texas football, after all.

 

[Dale]

Smells like a silent commit

 

[allenm5333]

Now a loud commit

 

[Irish Man3]

Not silent anymore.

ND commit official

 

[arrowryan]

Wow

 

[arrowryan]

Jamie U compares him to Omarion Hampton

 

[Rockin’Irish]

Rock on Lathan!!! 🤘🏼💀

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Neat

 

[SDIrishFan]

Hurray for Texas knockers. Go Irish ☘️

 

[Irish#1]

Excellent!

 

[JamIrish]

Reminds me of Dalvin Cook. Great pickup!

 

[laughingirish92]

either Singer or Kelly said in a video that they did within the last hr or so that he plays in 6A in Texas

 

[IrishInOntario]

Really nice pick up! Better than his ranking, much like JD Price who was criminally underrated in high school. Now go get one of Segarra or Ben to pair him with and you will have brought in awesome complimentary RBs in back-to-back years..

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

A three star? We're back - 08

 

[Irish du Nord]

Boom! Whisen right by defenders! He looks skinny now, can’t wait to see him gain the seemingly compulsory 20 lbs to his biceps that all our RBs seem to gain their freshman year.

 

[NDPhilly]

Film Don't Lie | Lathan Whisenton

Notre Dame's newest running back commitment Lathan Whisenton has a unique combination of speed and power

irishsportsdaily.com

ISD gave him a 92 grade. I think 92-93 is probably appropriate, with upside above that considering his size / speed. I don’t see how you can watch that junior tape + see his offer list and give this guy a 89 247. Rivals has him #172 overall which feels more appropriate.

 

[Rocketman84]

the highlights posted on page one are impressive but does anybody know how good or bad the competition is in his area

Mediocre competition for Texas....they would be right at average.

 

[Old Man Mike]

{{I missed this guy, so since no one else would, I'll bring him back}}

 

[notredamermotherpray4us]

I can't find the "who is next to commit for 27 thread". Im guessing we'll be getting some more in the next few weeks. Any guesses?

 

[Ndaccountant]

His running style reminds me of Josh Adams. Has great speed, can make one cut and go. Would like to see a bit more lateral movement.

 

[OKCDomer23]

His running style reminds me of Josh Adams. Has great speed, can make one cut and go. Would like to see a bit more lateral movement.

He looks faster than Adams to me. Loved Adams but this kid appears to have more straight line speed. Really like the film a lot. Supposedly a weight room addict and track star. Loves to run through people clearly indicating his mind is right for the position. High 4 star talent per ISD. He clearly gets ND from the comments. Impressive rb commit overall. Seider is the man.

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

Incredible job by Seider & Co. Didn't think it was possible to upgrade from McCullough but here we are.

 

[SportsingHard]

yep, find a different comp. Any comp

Got that Sergio Brown speed.

 

[Rocketman84]

He looks faster than Adams to me. Loved Adams but this kid appears to have more straight line speed. Really like the film a lot. Supposedly a weight room addict and track star. Loves to run through people clearly indicating his mind is right for the position. High 4 star talent per ISD. He clearly gets ND from the comments. Impressive rb commit overall. Seider is the man.

Definitely a bit faster "now" than Adams was while he was at ND and will only get faster. A whole season of Track will do wonders for his speed and agility, and seems to already be paying dividends.

 

[rtrn2glory]

That escalated quickly

 

[arrowryan]

I’m still curious/confused on how all of this moved so quickly. Prior to yesterday, I haven’t really seen his name mentioned on the IE boards that much and it didn’t seem like a guarantee he’d come back for an OV. Then he commits?

I guess crazy things happen when Seider is a great recruiter and the NIL department has their ducks in a row.

 

[Henges24]

Give us ALL the Texas RBs!

 

[allenm5333]

Give us ALL the Texas RBs!

Agree. Including the current Oklahoma commit