Look: Two key commits, two recruiting targets arrive at Notre Dame on Friday for official visits
The third and final group of 2025 class football recruits reported in South Bend on Friday for their one allotted Notre Dame official visit. All 13 prospects expected to be in town made it to campus.
Blue & Gold watched those prospects arrive at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Take a look at the photos we captured below. All rankings referenced are per the On3 Industry Ranking.
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Irish four-star safety commit Ivan Taylor, the No. 59 overall and No. 7 safety in the class, was one of 11 pledges and the most notable recruit to arrive. Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange’s Taylor officially visited Alabama last week and plans to visit Florida and Michigan.
Taylor’s father, former Steelers defensive back Ike Taylor, accompanied him on his official visit. The elder Taylor played alongside former Notre Dame running back Jerome Bettis in Pittsburgh. Bettis’ son, three-star wide receiver Jerome Bettis Jr., is verbally committed to the Irish.
Lucedale (Miss.) George County four-star quarterback Deuce Knight remains firmly pledged to Notre Dame despite a push from Ole Miss. This weekend’s official visit marks his 10th occasion in South Bend. On3 recently named the 6-4½, 208-pound passer MVP of the Overtime OT7 7-on-7 championships.
Four-star wide receivers Derek Meadows and Tanook Hines are strong candidates to fill Notre Dame’s final two spots at the position in the 2025 cycle. Las Vegas Bishop Gorman’s Meadows, the No. 37 overall player and No. 7 wide receiver in the class, has visited South Bend three other times. Friday marked Hines’ second time on campus. The Houston Dekaney product is the No. 49 wide receiver nationally and the No. 51 prospect in Texas.
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Irish offensive line commits Owen Strebig, Will Black and Matty Augustine are consensus four-star recruits and arrived on campus together. Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall Black — who On3 — considers a five-star is the No. 6 offensive tackle in the class. Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial’s Strebig and Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School’s Augustine rank as the Nos. 19 and 26 OTs in the 2025 cycle, respectively.
Augustine’s teammate at Brunswick School, three-star safety commit Ethan Long, also made it in. He’s the No. 38 safety in the country and the No. 5 recruit in Connecticut.
Miami Palmetto three-star defensive lineman Davion Dixon and Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit four-star running back Justin Thurman were the first recruits to commit to the Irish on defense and offense in the 2025 class. They accompany Ivan Taylor and four-star defensive back Dallas Golden as ND commits from Florida. Golden officially visited last weekend.
Lastly, Chicago Simeon four-star EDGE Christopher Burgess Jr., a Notre Dame commit, was also in town for his official visit. Burgess attended the Irish Invasion camp on June 2 and has spent multiple days in South Bend this month. He committed to the Irish on Jan. 8 over Ohio State and Michigan.
