PREVIEW: Notre Dame signees in the Under Armour All-America Game

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Notre Dame has three signees in the Under Armour All-America Game that will be played Jan. 3 at 5 p.m. ET in Orlando, Fla. at Camping World Stadium.

Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab linebacker Jaiden Ausberry, Round Rock (Texas) Stony Point wide receiver Braylon James and St. Louis Christian Brothers running back Jeremiyah Love are the Irish recruits who will star in the game.

Ausberry will rock the No. 2 jersey for “Team Speed” and share a sideline with James, who will wear No. 14. Love will play for “Team Phantom” and wear jersey No. 23.

The players arrive in Orlando Thursday and will have practice Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday before the game on Tuesday. The contest can be seen live on ESPN.

Postseason all-star games are a great opportunity for players to show their skills against other top prospects in front of the On3 analysts and can potentially see their ranking increase. It could, however, have the opposite effect.

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Love ranks as the nation’s No. 67 overall player and No. 5 running back nationally per the 2023 On3 Consensus. James checks in as the No. 121 overall prospect and No. 20 wide receiver in America according to the same metric. And Ausberry is listed as the No. 153 recruit and No. 13 linebacker in the country per the Consensus.

There are a few other players who will be in the game who Irish fans will be familiar with, including a trio of former Notre Dame commits — Las Vegas Bishop Gorman cornerback Justyn Rhett (Phantom, #2), Derby (Kan.) High running back Dylan Edwards (Speed, #23) and yes, Denton (Texas) Guyer safety Peyton Bowen (Speed, #22). Rhett signed with Georgia, Edwards landed at Colorado, and Bowen inked with Oklahoma the day after signing day.

Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson (Phantom, #5), Ohio State defensive lineman Jason Moore (Phantom, #6), Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold (Speed, #11), Georgia defensive end Samuel M’Pemba (Speed, #19) and Alabama running back Richard Young (Speed #9) are a few other former Irish targets of note in the game.

About the Under Armour Next All-America Game

Over its 14-year history, the Under Armour Next All-America Game has produced many of football’s best collegiate and professional players. NFL Pro Bowlers have routinely played in the game, including No. 1 overall selections Jadeveon Clowney (2011), Jameis Winston (2012), Myles Garrett (2014) and Kyler Murray (2015). Nearly 300 alumni of the Under Armour Next All-America Game have been selected in the NFL Draft, including 79 first-round draft picks. The 15th Under Armour Next All-America Football Game will once again feature more than 100 of the nation’s best senior high school football players on January 3, 2023 in front of a national audience live on ESPN. 

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