Commit Tracker: Longtime Notre Dame RB commit Daniel Anderson has a career night in Week 4

Much has been made about Notre Dame football’s 2025 class running backs being on lower-end of the rankings. However, three-star Daniel Anderson out of Bryant (Ark.) High proved Friday night that prospect rankings are not the end all, be all, with a timely performance.

Each week during this high school football season, Blue & Gold will report on how each Notre Dame commit and their teams perform during the 2024 football season.

Here is how Anderson and the 17 other Notre Dame commits that competed in Week 4 fared.

Three-star RB Daniel Anderson

Rushed for a career-high 98 yards and 1 touchdown on 13 carries in Bryant (Ark.) High’s (3-0) 30-10 victory against Little Rock (Ark.) Parkview Magnet (2-1).

Next game: vs. Little Rock (Ark.) Little Rock Central (1-2) Sept. 27.

Season stats: 3 games | 32 carries, 162 yards, 3 TD

Four-star OT Matty Augustine

Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School (1-0) beat Darien (Conn.) Cheshire Academy (0-1) 30-0. The team’s complete stats were unavailable at this posting time.

Next game: at Salisbury (Conn.) Salisbury School (0-1) Sept. 20.

Three-star WR Jerome Bettis Jr. 

Snagged 2 passes for 9 yards and had 3 solo tackles in College Park (Ga.) Woodward Academy‘s (1-3) 21-6 win against Snellville (Ga.) Shiloh (0-4).

Next game: at Atlanta Chamblee Charter (0-4) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 4 games | 4 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD | 14 tackles (10 solo) and 1 forced fumble.

Four-star OT Will Black

Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall does not start the season until Sept. 21 at Kent (Mass.) Kent School (1-0).

Four-star S JaDon Blair

Winston-Salem (N.C.) Mount Tabor (2-1) had a bye week.

Next game: vs. Clemmons (N.C.) West Forsyth (2-1) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 2 games | 11 tackles (7 solo); 7 catches, 66 yards; 1 carry, 1 yard; 3 punt returns, 11 yards

Four-star EDGE Christopher Burgess Jr.

Posted 13 tackles (6 solo), 1 sack and 1 pass breakup in Chicago Simeon‘s (2-1) 16-6 win over Chicago Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass (2-1).

Next game: vs. Chicago Phillips Academy (1-2) Sept. 21.

Season stats: 3 games | 32 tackles (16 solo), 1 sack and 1 pass breakup

Three-star WR Elijah Burress

Brought in 2 passes for 55 yards in Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic’s (3-0) 36-20 victory over Bronx (N.Y.) Cardinal Hayes (2-1).

Next game: vs. West Orange (N.J.) Seton Hall Prep (2-1) Sept. 20.

Seasons stats: 3 games | 8 receptions, 256 yards, 4 touchdowns

Three-star DL Davion Dixon

Recorded 6 tackles, 2 for loss and 1 sack in Miami Palmetto’s (1-2) 17-14 loss to Miami Columbus (2-2).

Next game: at Miami Killian (2-2) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 3.5 games (unofficial) | 25 tackles (12 solo), 10 TFLs, 4 sacks and 3 QB pressures

Three-star WR Dylan Faison (Notre Dame 2026 commit)

Boca Raton (Fla.) Saint Andrew’s (1-3) lost 16-14 to Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) NSU University School (4-1). Faison did not play.

Next game: vs. Pompano Beach (Fla.) North Broward Prep (0-4) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 3 games | 10 receptions, 104 yards; 24 rushes, 85 yards

Four-star TE James Flanigan

Flashed with 2 catches for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns and a sack in Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie’s (4-0) 56-0 win over Green Bay (Wis.) East (1-3).

Next game: vs. Manitowoc (Wis.) Lincoln (0-4) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 4 games | 8 receptions, 173 yards, 3 touchdowns; 20 tackles (11 solo), 4 TFLs, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.

Four-star DB Dallas Golden

Grabbed 3 passes for 70 yards and 1 touchdown and had 7 carries for 88 yards and another score on 7 carries in Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep’s (2-2) 35-7 win against Sarasota (Fla.) Riverview (1-3). Also had a tackle.

Next game: at Clearwater (Fla.) Calvary Christian (1-2) Sept. 27.

Season stats: 4 games | 2 tackles; 16 receptions, 246 yards, 2 TD; 41 rushes, 264 yards, 1 TD; 5 kick returns, 80 yards

Four-star QB Noah Grubbs (Notre Dame 2026 commit)

Lake Mary (Fla.) High (2-1) had a bye week.

Next game: at Orlando (Fla.) Dr. Phillips (3-0) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 3 games | 43-74, 535 yards, 7 TD, 3 INT; 5 carries, 32 yards

Four-star EDGE Dominik Hulak

Had 9 solo tackles, 1 for loss and 1 sack, as well as 4 catches for 53 yards and a 23-yard carry in Chicago IC Catholic Prep‘s (1-1) 31-14 loss to Chicago St. Ignatius (1-1).

Next game: at La Grange Park (Ill.) Nazareth Academy (2-1) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 2 games | 9 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack; 4 catches, 53 yards; 11 carries, 59 yards

Three-star LB Ko’o Kia 

Collected 10 tackles, including 1 for loss, in Honolulu Punahou‘s (2-3) 21-17 loss to Honolulu Kamehameha (3-2).

Next game: vs. Honolulu St. Louis (2-2) Sept. 21.

Season stats: 5 games | 45 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 pass breakups and 1 quarterback hurry

Four-star QB Deuce Knight

Completed 3-7 passes for 36 yards and had 2 carries for 11 yards in Lucedale (Miss.) George County’s (2-1) 30-13 loss to Biloxi (Miss.) High (2-1).

Next game: vs. Ocean Springs (Miss.) Vancleave (1-2) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 3 games | 23-35, 516 yards, 7 touchdowns, 0 interceptions; 14 carries, 134 yards

Three-star S Brandon Logan

Compiled 4 tackles (3 solo) and 1 interception in Fort Wayne (Ind.) Snider’s (3-1) 35-14 win over Fort Wayne (Ind.) South Side (0-4) Sept. 13.

Next game: at Fort Wayne (Ind.) Carroll (2-2) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 4 games | 22 tackles (12 solo), 1.5 TFLs, 1 fumble recovery, 2 interceptions; 4 receptions, 41 yards; 5 carries, -5 yards; 4 punt returns, 62 yards, 1 TD

Three-star S Ethan Long

Logged an interception in Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School‘s (1-0) 30-0 shutout victory over Darien (Conn.) Cheshire Academy (0-1). Long’s complete stats were unavailable at this posting time.

Next game: at Salisbury (Conn.) Salisbury School (0-1) Sept. 20.

Four-star DL Joseph Reiff

Elmhurst (Ill.) York Community (3-0) had a 54-21 victory over Downers Grove (Ill.) Downers Grove South (1-2). Reiff’s stats were unavailable at this posting time.

Next game: vs. Oak Park (Ill.) Oak Park-River Forest (1-2) Sept. 27.

Season stats: 2 games | 9 tackles (4 solo), 0.5 TFL and 2 quarterback hurries

Four-star LB Anthony Sacca

Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Prep (1-1) had bye week.

Next game: at Olney (Md.) Good Counsel (1-1) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 2 games | 15 tackles (7 solo), 2 for loss and 2 pass breakups

Four-star OT Owen Strebig

Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial (3-1) beat West Allis (Wis.) West Allis Central (1-3) 58-0. The complete game stats were unavailable at this positing time.

Next game: at New Berlin (Wis.) New Berlin West (4-0) Sept. 20.

Three-star DL Gordy Sulfsted

Out for the season with a knee injury … Cincinnati St. Xavier (3-1) beat Cincinnati Withrow (0-4) 31-7.

Next game: vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (3-1) Sept. 20.

Three-star CB Cree Thomas

Tabbed 3 solo tackles (1 solo) and 4 punt returns for 64 yards in Phoenix Brophy’s (3-0) 28-14 win against Peoria (Ariz.) Centennial (0-3).

Next game: at Gilbert (Ariz.) Perry (3-0) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 3 games | 8 tackles (6 solo), 0.5 TFL, 1 caused fumble; 6 punt returns, 81 yards

Four-star RB Justin Thurman

Totaled 8 carries for 40 yards and 2 kick returns worth 45 yards in Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit’s (2-2) 45-8 victory against Tampa (Fla.) Blake (0-4).

Next game: vs. West Palm Beach (Fla.) Cardinal Newman (4-0) Sept. 27.

Season stats: 4 games | 51 carries, 234 yards, 6 TDs; 3 catches, 17 yards; 3 kick returns, 61 yards

Four-star CB Mark Zackery 

Charted 4 catches for 35 yards, had a fumble recovery and 5 tackles (3 solo) in Indianapolis Ben Davis‘ (1-3) 42-19 loss to Greenwood (Ind.) Center Grove (3-1).

Next game: at Indianapolis Warren Central (4-0) Sept. 20.

Season stats: 4 games (unofficial) | 19 tackles (14 solo), 1 for loss, 1 sack, 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery; 20 receptions, 231 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 kick returns, 29 yards