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Rankings update: Where notable Notre Dame recruits landed in the 2027 Rivals300

Kyle Kellyby: Kyle Kelly11 hours agoByKyleKelly
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Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas 2027 OT Mark Matthews. (Chad Simmons/On3)

High school football season is more than halfway over, which is just in time for a new Rivals 2027 class player ranking update. In Monday’s release, 35 Notre Dame football recruits who have unofficially visited campus this season claimed spots in the Rivals300.

Two of those recruits are verbally committed to the Fighting Irish: four-star quarterback Teddy Jarrard and four-star linebacker Ellis McGaskin. As of Monday, Rivals ranks Kennesaw (Ga.) North Cobb’s Jarrard and Mobile (Ala.) Williamson’s McGaskin as the Nos. 78 and 223 overall players in the class, respectively. They also slotted Nos. 5 and 13 at their respective positions and Nos. 9 and 7 in their states.

Jarrard and McGaskin last visited Notre Dame for the Texas A&M game on Sept. 13. During that trip, they were surrounded by 21 other 2027 class recruits who were featured in the updated Rivals300. Return visitors from last Saturday’s USC game, like wide receiver Monshun Sales and edge rusher David Jacobs Jr., also made the list and were featured in the top-32, the threshold for five-star status at the end of the cycle.

Here is a complete look at where the 2027 class recruits who have visited Notre Dame ended up in the Rivals 300.

Where do Notre Dame recruits rank in the updated Rivals300?

These recruits all unofficially visited Notre Dame previously this season. Their overall player rankings change since the last update is indicated in parentheses. Lastly, each player holds a scholarship offer from the Irish, unless otherwise noted.

—  Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas five-star OT Mark Matthews: No. 2 overall player (-1), No. 1 offensive tackle in the country, and No. 1 prospect in Florida.

— Fort Mill (S.C.) Catawba Ridge five-star CB Joshua Dobson: No. 3 NATL (+1), No. 1 CB, and No. 1 prospect in S.C.

— Lake Charles (La.) Sam Houston five-star iOL Albert Simien: No. 7 NATL (+2), No. 1 iOL, and No. 2 prospect in La.

McKeesport (Pa.) High RB four-star Kemon Spell: No. 9 NATL (-2), No. 1 RB, and No. 1 prospect in Pa.

— Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne WR four-star Jamier Brown (Ohio State commit): No. 13 NATL (-5), No. 2 WR, and No. 1 prospect in Ohio.

— Indianapolis Lawrence North WR four-star Monshun Sales: No. 14 NATL (+4), No. 3 WR, and No. 1 prospect in Ind.

— Roswell (Ga.) Blessed Trinity Catholic four-star EDGE David Jacobs Jr.: No. 19 NATL (+2), No. 2 EDGE, and No. 3 prospect in Ga.

— Chesterfield (Va.) Lloyd C. Bird four-star EDGE Chris Whitehead Jr.: No. 23 NATL (+28), No. 3 EDGE, and No. 1 prospect in Va.

— Danville (Ky.) Boyle County four-star TE Seneca Driver: No. 25 NATL (+36), No. 1 TE, and No. 1 prospect in Ky.

— Raleigh (N.C.) Cardinal Gibbons four-star CB Xavier Hasan: No. 27 NATL (+31), No. 4 CB, and No. 1 prospect in N.C.

— San Diego Cathedral Catholic four-star S Honor Fa’alave-Johnson: No. 33 NATL (-4), No. 4 S, and No. 3 prospect in Calif.

— Chicago Mount Carmel four-star WR Quentin Burrell: No. 41 NATL (no change), No. 6 WR, and No. 1 prospect in Ill.

— Denver (N.C.) East Lincoln four-star TE Jaxon Dollar: No. 63 NATL (+22), No. 4 TE, and No. 5 prospect in N.C.

Liberty Center (Ohio) High four-star iOL Kellen Wymer: No. 69 NATL (unoffered; Rivals300 debut), No. 4 iOL, and No. 2 prospect in Ohio.

— Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas four-star WR Julius Jones Jr.: No. 74 NATL (-17), No. 15 WR, and No. 7 prospect in Fla.

— Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra four-star CB Duvay Williams: No. 85 NATL (+29), No. 6 CB, and No. 7 prospect in Calif.

— Birmingham (Ala.) Ramsay four-star DL Karlos May: No. 91 NATL (Rivals300 debut), No. 9 DL, and No. 3 prospect in Ala.

— Chicago Mount Carmel four-star LB Roman Igwebuike: No. 94 NATL (N/C), No. 5 LB, and No. 6 prospect in Ill.

— Chandler (Ariz.) Basha four-star RB Noah Roberts: No. 100 NATL (-54), No. 9 RB, and No. 1 prospect in Ariz.

— Saint Charles (Mo.) Francis Howell Central four-star TE Jack Brown: No. 112 NATL (-57), No. 6 TE, and No. 1 prospect in Mo.

— Fort Mitchell (Ky.) Beechwood four-star WR Tyler Fryman: No. 118 NATL (Rivals300 debut), No. 20 WR, and No. 2 prospect in Ky.

— Pittsburgh Central Catholic four-star iOL James Halter: No. 154 NATL (Rivals300 debut), No. 8 iOL, and No. 7 prospect in Pa.

— Cincinnati Anderson four-star CB Ace Alston: No. 162 NATL (+11), No. 12 CB, and No. 5 prospect in Ohio.

West Linn (Ore.) High four-star CB Josiah Molden: No. 173 NATL (-57), No. 15 CB, and No. 1 prospect in Ore.

— La Verne (Calif.) Damien four-star S Gavin Williams: No. 197 NATL (+5), No. 19 S, and No. 15 prospect in Calif.

— Chicago Mount Carmel four-star S Tavares Harrington: No. 203 NATL (-5), No. 20 S, and No. 7 prospect in Ill.

— Haymarket (Va.) Battlefield four-star LB Noah Glover: No. 204 NATL (-62), No. 12 LB, and No. 5 prospect in Va.

— Iola (Wis.) Scandinavia four-star TE Korz Loken: No. 210 NATL (-23), No. 12 TE, and No. 2 prospect in Wis.

Tustin (Calif.) High four-star EDGE Taven Epps (Texas commit): No. 215 NATL (N/C), No. 23 EDGE, and No. 16 prospect in Calif.

Rolesville (N.C.) High four-star S Marquis Bryant: No. 221 NATL (N/C), No. 21 S, and No. 7 prospect in N.C.

— Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas four-star CB Jaden Carey: No. 255 NATL (-12), No. 28 CB, and No. 28 prospect in Fla.

— Saint Joseph (Ill.) St. Joseph-Ogden four-star OT Cameron Wagner: No. 266 NATL (-65), No. 25 iOL, and No. 8 prospect in Ill.

— Lansdale (Pa.) Catholic four-star iOL Terrance Smith: No. 277 NATL (-190), No. 14 iOL, and No. 10 prospect in Pa.

— Sussex (Wis.) Hamilton four-star iOL Hunter Mallinger: No. 278 NATL (unoffered; Rivals300 debut), No. 16 iOL, and No. 3 prospect in Wis.

— Rolesville (N.C.) High four-star WR Anthony Roberts: No. 295 NATL (-137), No. 38 WR, and No. 10 prospect in Wis.