Holden Staes

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is in the ATL and will check on several high-priority prospects on Tuesday. Blessed Trinity (Ga.) has been a hot spot for the Irish as it's the home of 2023 running back Justice Haynes. Freeman will make a stop there after Dre Brown showed up last week. Haynes is just the latest player to come out of the school as it's the same program that produced LB JD Bertrand. Mill Creek (Ga.) will also host Freeman as he'll check on 2023 safety Caleb Downs, a five-star talent. Downs has made the trip to South Bend twice and Notre Dame should be considered a major player here. That said, there is work to be done and he'll be a tough pull from the South. Safeties coach Chris O'Leary will join Freeman at Mill Creek and Blessed Trinity. Freeman is expected to conduct his in-home visit with 2022 tight end signee Holden Staes tonight as well. Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees is expected to be in Birmingham (Ala.) on Tuesday to check on 2023 quarterback Christopher Vizzina. With Jackson Arnold committing to Oklahoma, Vizzina will be a name to watch. The Irish have recruited him hard and that will only continue as there is some ground to make up on Clemson. Tight ends coach John McNulty is expected to join Freeman on Staes in-home visit, but he'll also hit up Norcross (Ga.) to check on 2023 tight end Lawson Luckie. Luckie is committed to Georgia, but when you recruit for TE U, then you take a swing. McNulty is also expected to check on 2024 Colquitt County (Ga.) tight end Landen Thomas, who already holds an impressive offer list. Receivers coach Chansi Stuckey will be in Georgia as well on Tuesday. 2023 Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.) receiver Cayden Lee is a name we expect Stuckey to evaluate today. Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand is expected to be in the NE to check on 2023 Thayer Academy (Mass.) OL Samson Okunlola as the Irish hope to get him on campus soon. Hiestand is also expected to visit with 2022 OL signee Ty Chan. Cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens will make a stop at Lake Stevens (Wash.) to get the latest on 2023 four-star running back Jayden Limar, who was on campus over the summer. Notre Dame is a school Limar holds in high regard, but the Irish also need to get a RB coach in the fold. Mickens will also check on 2023 Rainier Beach (Wash.) cornerback Caleb Presley, who has also visited. The Irish should be in his top group, but there also might be a couple of schools ahead of Notre Dame at this stage. Lincoln (Wash.) defensive end Jayden Wayne is also a guy Mickens is expected to check on. Wayne has been to campus, but it feels the Irish are somewhat of a long shot at this point.Chad Bowden will be in North Carolina to check on newly offered 2023 defensive tackle Keith Sampson Jr.. The four-star prospect currently has a top 5 of Clemson, Georgia, NC State, Ohio State and South Carolina. Notre Dame will push here. Special teams coordinator Brian Mason will be in Ohio on Tuesday. Sources in Columbus have told me 2022 Upper Arlington (Ohio) kicker Zac Yoakum for a couple years. He's got a couple offers from D1AA programs and I believe Ivy Schools, so he could be a PWO guy for Notre Dame. I'm not sure Mason will see him specifically, but it wouldn't be a shock.

UPCOMING VISITSJune 1 2025 ProspectsOL Jake Cook June 2 2024 OffersRB Corey Smith June 3rd2023 OfferOL Elijah Paige (Official)2024 OfferQB Adrian Posse June 4th - Lineman's Challenge2023 OfferOL Joe Otting 2025 OfferOL Peyton Joseph June 5th - Irish Invasion2024 OffersLB Myles Graham CB Kaleb Beasley 2024 ProspectsQB Ryan Puglisi OL Andrew Dennis June 10th2023 CommitsWR Braylon James (Official)TE Cooper Flanagan (Official)OL Sullivan Absher - (Official)OL Sam Pendleton - (Official)DE Keon Keeley - (Official)DE Boubacar Traore - (Official)DE Brenan Vernon - (Official)DL Devan Houstan - (Official)LB Drayk Bowen - (Unofficial if baseball schedule allows)LB Preston Zinter - (Official) S Peyton Bowen - (Official)S Adon Shuler - (Official)2023 OffersRB Jayden Limar - (Official WR Rico Flores Jr. - (Official)WR Rodney Gallagher - (Official)WR/ATH Ronan Hanafin - (Official)OL Monroe Freeling - (Official)DE Jason Moore - (Official)LB Jaiden Ausberry - (Official)CB Christian Gray - (Official)CB Calvin Simpson-Hunt - (Official) S Caleb Downs - (Official) ATH Micah Tease - (Official)June 13th 2023 OfferRB Richard Young - (Official) June 17th 2023 Offers WR Jaden Greathouse - (Official)LB Jordan Hall - (Official) CB Micah Bell - (Official) ATH Samuel M'Pemba - (Official)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VISITS MADEApril 26th2023 OffersDL Boubacar TraoreApril 23rd (Blue-Gold)2022 SigneesTE Eli RaridonTE Holden StaesOL Aamil WagnerDL Donovan Hinish2023 CommitsRB Sedrick Irvin Jr.DE Keon KeeleyDE Brenan VernonLB Drayk BowenLB Preston ZinterS Peyton BowenS Adon Shuler2023 OffersRB Jayden LimarWR Malik ElzyWR Rodney GallagherWR Jaden GreathouseOL Sullivan AbsherOL Monroe FreelingOL Austin SiereveldS Caleb Downs2023 TargetsTE Lawson Luckie - Georgia commit2024 OffersRB Davion GauseDL Brandon Davis-SwainLB Adarius HayesLB Kyngstonn Viliamu-AsaS Eli BowenS Marquis GallegosS Peyton WoodyardATH Emmett Mosley2024 ProspectsTE Luca PuccinelliApril 14th2024 OffersQB CJ CarrDE Elijah RushingApril 132023 OffersCB Christian GrayApril 12th2024 OfferTE Jack LarsenApril 9th2022RB Gi'Bran Payne2023 OffersOL Charles JagusahOL Sam Pendleton2024 OffersWR Nicholas MarshCB Jacob OdenATH Kaj Sanders2024 ProspectsATH Tony Phillips Jr.RB Jaydon WrightApril 8th2023 CommitTE Cooper Flanagan2024 OfferDE Joshua LloydApril 7th2024 OffersQB Julian SayinApril 2nd2023 OffersOL Austin SiereveldDE Brenan Vernon - Commit2024 OffersOL Peter JonesLB Zavier HamiltonLB Anthony SpecaCB Kaleb Beasley2024 TargetsQB Danny O'NeilWR Cam WilliamsATH Aneyas WilliamsMarch 312023 OfferLB Drayk Bowen - CommitMarch 28-29th2023 OfferQB Dante MooreMarch 26th2022 CommitsLB Tre Reader2023 CommitsDE Keon KeeleyLB Drayk Bowen2024 OffersWR Nicholas MarshDL Owen WafleMarch 19th2023 OffersLB Samuel M'Pemba2023 TargetsLB Caleb Herring2025 OffersQB Ryan MontgomeryMarch 18th2023 OffersWR Braylon JamesLB Jaiden AusberryMarch 17th2023 OffersS Malik Hartford2023 TargetsDE Cameron Lenhardt2024 TargetsRB Jeremiyah LoveWR Jase McClellanMarch 15th2023 OffersWR Carnell TateJan 29th - Junior Day 2023 OffersRB Sedrick Irvin Jr. - CommitOL Sullivan Absher OL Luke MontgomeryOL Austin Siereveld DE Brenan Vernon - CommitDL Devan Houstan LB Jaiden Ausberry LB Drayk Bowen - CommitLB Ta'Mere Robinson CB Christian GrayCB Jyaire Hill ATH Kaden FeaginATH Ronan Hanafin ATH Preston Zinter 2023 ProspectsDL Brooks Bahr 2024 ProspectsWR Patrick Clacks 2025 Offers QB Ryan MontgomeryJan. 30thPWO Offer2022 LB Tre Reader

Notre Dame tight end coach John McNulty spoke following Monday's practice.