Meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish class of 2024 commitments
Get to know the class of 2024 prospects committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this feature from BlueandGold.com.
We have provided background info on each of the commits below (in chronological order from the newest pledge to the oldest), and will continue to update this article each time Notre Dame lands a new commitment.
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Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard South wide receiver Cam Williams
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175
Commitment date: June 29, 2022
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 83 NATL, No. 13 WR and No. 2 player from Illinois.
Notre Dame is landing a big-time talent at a position of need, but the fact that Williams grew up a Michigan fan and is now switching his allegiance to the Fighting Irish only makes this commitment sweeter for his new school’s fans. Cincinnati, Iowa and Wisconsin were also on Williams’ short list before announcing his pledge to the Irish.
Williams had a highly productive sophomore season, helping lead the Raiders to a 9-2 record. He caught 37 passes for 681 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s also a track star, as he reached the 2022 Illinois Class 2A State Track Meet in the long jump, the high jump, and the 100-meter and 200-meter races. He was named all-state in the long jump and 200-meter race. Williams also earned 2021 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State Academic team honors.
Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic tight end Jack Larsen
Height: 6-3
Weight: 212
Commitment date: June 24, 2022
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 224 NATL, No. 12 TE and No. 4 player from North Carolina.
Larsen visited Notre Dame on four occasions before making his Irish commitment over Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and others. He performed at a camp last July and returned in October to watch the Irish knock off his home-state North Carolina Tar Heels. He made it back to campus April 12 — a few weeks after he received the Notre Dame scholarship offer — and made visit No. 4 during the first weekend of June.
Larsen was named to the 2021 North Carolina Southwestern 4A all-conference team. He caught six touchdowns as a freshman, helping lead Charlotte Catholic to a North Carolina 3A state championship victory. Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Mark Harrell (2012-16) played his prep ball at Charlotte Catholic and is currently on the Cougars’ coaching staff.
Saline (Mich.) High quarterback CJ Carr
Height: 6-2.5
Weight: 195
Commitment date: June 9, 2022
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 30 NATL, No. 5 QB and No. 1 player from Michigan.
Landing Carr was and still is a big recruiting win for the Irish landing such an elite talent at the all-important quarterback position, and they beat out Michigan — the program at which his father and two grandfathers starred — for him. In addition to Notre Dame and the Wolverines, Georgia, LSU, Michigan State and Wisconsin rounded out Carr’s finalists.
Carr is the grandson of legendary Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, who guided the program from 1995-2007, compiled a 122-40 record, and won the 1997 national championship. Carr’s maternal grandfather is Tom Curtis, a former All-American and College Football Hall of Fame Michigan safety. Jason Carr, Lloyd’s son and CJ’s father, was a quarterback at Michigan in the 1990s. His mother, Tammi, also graduated from Michigan.
He reports that he threw for 2,696 yards with 28 touchdowns with 4 interceptions, completing 156 of 243 attempts as a sophomore. Carr was named to the 2021 Associated Press Michigan Division 1-2 first-team offense. He was also listed on the 2021 Michigan Division 1 Region 2 first team. Carr has been invited to play in the 2024 All-American Bowl and Under Armour All-American Game. He was named MVP of the All-American Bowl National Combine in January.
Princeton (N.J.) The Hun School defensive lineman Owen Wafle
Height: 6-2
Weight: 267
Commitment date: May 16, 2022
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 246 NATL, No. 21 DL and No. 4 player from New Jersey.
Wafle picked up his offer from Notre Dame on St. Partick’s Day for the staff’s “Pot of Gold” recruiting initiative, and it was at that point that the Fighting Irish became the clear leader for him. It was just a matter of how the commitment would come together, and it did a couple months later. Between the education, relationship with the coaches and history of Notre Dame, Wafle found his college home in South Bend.
In nine games as a sophomore, Wafle posted 47 total tackles (5.0 for loss), one sack, four quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He was named to the 2021 Mid Atlantic Prep League first-team defense.
West Bloomfield (Mich.) High defensive lineman Brandon Davis-Swain
Height: 6-2.5
Weight: 240
Commitment date: April 23, 2022
On3 Consensus Ranking: No. 46 NATL, No. 7 DL and No. 2 player from Michigan.
Davis-Swain made an impromptu commitment to Notre Dame on the day of the Blue-Gold Game in April. He scheduled his visit fairly late as well, and he’s glad he made it, because he and his family felt that it was right to make his commitment decision early. Notre Dame stole Davis-Swain out of the Michigan Wolverines’ backyard. He had visited Michigan on a couple of occasions and even previously declared it his dream school but decided to pick the Irish over the Wolverines.
During his sophomore season in 2021, Davis-Swain recorded 18 sacks and 12 tackles for loss, per M Live. He was named to the 2021 Division 1-2 Associated Press All-State football team.
