Notre Dame Set To Host Top Recruits This Spring/Summer

Notre Dame is set to host many of the top recruits in the class of 2026 this coming spring/summer, and two very talented class of 2027 QB recruits who have been picking up a lot of steam (and D-1 offers) lately.

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The Irish checked off many boxes this past season, while riding a roller coaster of emotions along the way. From the NIU letdown game, to the first-ever 12-team playoff. Notre Dame came away with an impressive and emotional string of victories, which stopped the drought of zero New Year's Six Bowl Game wins since 1994. They would beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, followed by Penn State in the Orange Bowl off the leg of Mitch Jeter, who hit a 41-yard field goal with only 12 seconds left to secure the victory. Notre Dame's epic run fell short in the National Championship game, where they ran into an extremely talented Ohio State team, and although Notre Dame never gave up and sparked a late comeback, it just wasn't quite enough to get the job done.

Notre Dame went on to suffer the dreaded post-championship game poaching of coaches by other teams and the NFL. It's the unfortunate reality successful teams face. They would lose DC Al Golden to the Cincinnati Bengals, GM Chad Bowden to USC, Director of Player Personnel Zaire Turner to USC, and RB Coach Deland McCullough to the Las Vegas Raiders. Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Administration went to work quickly to fill these holes in the coaching staff by luring RB Coach Ja'Juan Seider from Penn State to fill the same role for the Irish, while also hiring Chris Ash as DC, and convincing Detroit Lions Director of Scouting Mike Martin to replace Chad Bowden in the General Manager role. Notre Dame is currently in the process of finding a replacement for Zaire Turner in the Director of Player Personnel role, the final coaching vacancy remaining on their staff.

As the saying goes "There is no such thing as a quiet off-season at Notre Dame." None of the coaching turnover has stopped Marcus Freeman or the recruiting staff from continuing to catch the eyes of many of the top recruits in the class of 2026, and even some highly touted prospects in the class of 2027. Notre Dame is building something special, and people around the country have taken notice. Marcus Freeman has established himself as the type of leader that young men want to play for, and parents want as a mentor to their sons, taking the next step in their athletic and academic careers.

Here are some of the recruits set to take visits to Notre Dame this offseason:

March 21st

• C/O 2027 Trae Taylor - 6'3" 186lbs QB out of Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, IL. He currently holds 35 D1 offers from such notable schools as LSU, Michigan, Texas A&M, Colorado, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, Ole Miss, among many others.

• C/O 2027 4-star Peter Bourque - 6'4" 190lbs QB out of Tabor Academy in Marion, Ma. He is currently ranked by 247Sports as the 1st overall player in the state of Massachusetts and the 7th overall QB in the country.

April 10th

• 5-star Felix Ojo - 6'7" 283lbs OT out of Lake Ridge High School in Mansfield, TX. He is ranked by 247Sports Composite as the 3rd overall player in the state of Texas and the 6th overall OT in the nation.

April 11th

• 4-star Zavion Griffin-Haynes - 6-6" 235lbs Edge out of Rolesville High School in Rolesville, NC. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 15th overall player in the state of North Carolina and 24th overall player in the nation.

  
  

April 18th

• 4-star Jonaz Walton - 5'10" 210lbs RB out of Central High School in Carrollton, GA. He is ranked by 247Sports Composite as the 9th overall RB in the nation.

June 10th

• 4-star Talanoa LLi - 6'3" 215lbs LB out of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, CA. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 3rd overall LB in the state of California.

June 12th-15th

• 4-star Gregory Patrick - 6'5" 275lbs OL out of Portage Northern High School in Portage, MI. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 2nd overall player in the state of Michigan.

  
  

• 4-star Khary Adams - 6'2" 175lbs CB out of Loyola Blakefield in Towson, MD. He is ranked by 247Sports as 4th overall player in the state of Maryland.

  
  

• 4-star DeZephen Walker - 5'11" 190lbs RB out of Raymore-Peculiar High School in Peculiar, MO. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 2nd overall player in the state of MO.

  
  

• 4-star Evan Goodwin - 6'7" 325lbs OT out of Bauxite High School in Bauxite, AR. He is ranked by 247Sports at the 4th overall player in the state of Arkansas.

  
  

• 4-star Notre Dame Commit Sullivan Garvin - 6'5" 300lbs IOL out of Allegan High School in Allegan, MI. He is ranked by 247Sports Composite as the 8th overall player in the state of Michigan.

  
  

• 4-star Notre Dame Commit Tyler Merrill - 6'6" 325lbs OT out of Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, PA. He is ranked by 247Sports Composite as the 3rd overall player in the state of Pennsylvania.

  
  

• 3-star Ksani Jiles - 5'11" 175lbs CB out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL. He is ranked by 247Sports Composite as the 31st overall CB in the nation.

  
  

• 3-star Nick Reddish - 5'11" S out of Independence High School in Charlotte, NC. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 26th overall player in the state of North Carolina.

June 19th-22nd

• 4-star TE JC Anderson - 6'6" 230lbs TE out of Mt Zion High School in Mt Zion, IL. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 3rd overall player in the state of Illinois.

  
  

• 4-star Tank King - 6'2" 220lbs LB out of Memorial High School in Port Arthur, TX. He is ranked by 247Sports Composite as the 33rd overall player in the state of Texas.

  
  

• 4-star Messiah Mickens - 5'10" 200lbs RB out of Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, PA. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 4th overall player in the state of Pennsylvania.

  
  

• 4-star Brayden Robinson - 5'8" 160lbs WR out of Red Oak High School in Red Oak, TX. He is ranked 247Sports as the 35th overall WR in the nation.

  
  

• 4-star Legend Bey - 6'0" 185lbs ATH out of North Forney High School in Forney, TX. He is ranked by 247Sports Composite as the 43rd overall ATH in the nation.

  
  

• 4-star Ekene Ogboko - 6'6" 280 IOL out of South Garner High School in Durham, NC. He is ranked by 247Sports as the 2nd overall IOL in the nation.

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