Cedric Baxter Jr.

We take an early temperature check at quarterback and running back.

There are three days of recruiting left in this evaluation period and Notre Dame's coaches will be making the rounds to check on some high-priority targets on Wednesday. Marcus Freeman and Al Washington will be in the DMV today. 2023 DeMatha Catholic (Md.) defensive end Jason Moore is a stop the duo is expected to make. The four-star prospect visited Notre Dame in the fall and left extremely impressed with what he saw as did his mother and aunt. 2023 Archbishop Carroll (D.C.) athlete Nyckoles Harbor will also be a player Freeman and Washington will check on. If you missed it, Harbor did this over the weekend at 6'5/225. AND HERE WE GO 💫U.S #4️⃣ All Time - 2️⃣0️⃣.7️⃣9️⃣ pic.twitter.com/rZpa9BqRa6— Nyckoles Nehemiah Harbor ll 👽 (@Nyck1k) January 24, 2022 2023 Good Counsel (Md.) defensive end Dylan Gooden and 2024 Friendship Collegiate Academy (D.C.) Dylan Stewart will also be prospects we expect Freeman and Washington to check on. Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees is expected to be in SoCal today, but we'll likely have more on that later today. Tight ends coach John McNulty will be in the ATL area again on Wednesday. 2024 Colquitt County (Ga.) tight end Landen Thomas is a name we expect him to follow up on today. Receivers coach Chansi Stuckey will be in the Sunshine State to check on a couple of big-time receivers. We expected Stuckey to be at Gulliver Prep, the home of 2023 receiver Jalen Brown, who has already been to campus. Stuckey will also be at IMG Academy to check on 2023 receiver Carnell Tate and others. Tate was at Tennessee over the weekend for his second visit, but this one is still trending Ohio State or Notre Dame. We also believe Chad Bowden will be in Florida. with Stuckey to check on Brown and Christopher Columbus (Fla.) to check on 2023 running back commit Sedrick Irvin Jr., who will be on campus this weekend, before heading to Orlando to check on 2023 running back Cedric Baxter Jr. for the second week in a row. Bowden is also expected at Lakeland (Fla.), the home of 2023 receiver Tyler Williams, who the staff is high on. Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand is expected to make a stop at Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) to check on offensive lineman Chase Bisontis, who Notre Dame would love to get back on campus. We continue to believe the Irish are a major player here. Cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens is expected in Las Vegas to check on 2023 cornerback commit Justyn Rhett and he likely will evaluate some other 2023 and 2024 prospects in the area. Safeties coach Chris O'Leary will be back at Denton Guyer (Texas) to check on 2023 safety commit Peyton Bowen. Notre Dame being back in the school days after he took a visit to Oklahoma is important. As reported yesterday, Bowen is saying the right things to those in The Gug and around him, so we'll see if he's solid in the coming days or weeks. Special Teams coordinator Brian Mason will be making his way around Indianapolis while analyst Nick Lezynski will be checking on 2023 linebackers Phil Picciotti and Josiah Trotter.

2023 Offers1. QB Arch Manning 2. QB Malachi Nelson - Oklahoma commit3. DL Lebbeus Overton 5. QB Nicholaus Iamaleava 6. DE Matayo Uiagalelei 7. DL David Hicks 8. S Caleb Downs 10. ATH Sonny Styles - Ohio State commit11. OL Kadyn Proctor 14. DL Derrick LeBlanc 15. QB Dante Moore 16. WR Carnell Tate 17. DL Victor Burley 18. OL Alex Birchmeier - Penn State commit19. CB Tony Mitchell 20. WR Brandon Inniss - Oklahoma commit21. ATH Nyckoles Harbor 22. WR Zachariah Branch 23. RB Rueben Owens 24. ATH Joenel Aguero 25. TE Duce Robinson 26. DE Keon Keeley - Notre Dame commit27. WR Jalen Brown 28. WR Jaquaize Pettaway 30. ATH Samuel M'Pemba 31. RB Richard Young 32. CB AJ Harris 35. DL Peter Woods 37. OL Samson Okunlola 39. DE Jayden Wayne 42. RB Cedric Baxter Jr. 43. CB Javien Toviano 44. DE Chandavian Bradley 46. S Derek Williams 47. WR Johntay Cook 48. QB Jackson Arnold 49. WR Jalen Hale 53. LB Malik Bryant 58. CB Malik Muhammad 59. LB Drayk Bowen - Notre Dame commit62. LB Raylen Wilson 64. ATH Dalton Brooks 66. CB Cole Martin 69. LB Jaiden Ausberry 72. RB Justice Haynes 75. ATH Luke Montgomery 76. OL Markis Deal 78. S Peyton Bowen 79. WR Noah Rogers 80. DE Jason Moore 86. OL Harris Sewell 93. CB Caleb Presley 94. OL Charles Jagusah 95. ATH Rodney Gallagher 97. TE Mac Markway - Florida commit 98. Christopher Vizzina 101. TE Cooper Flanagan - Notre Dame commit104. DL John Walker 105. OL Chase Bisontis 106. DE Keldric Faulk 110. WR Hykeem Williams 111. LB Tackett Curtis 113. DL Avion Carter 114. CB Jayvon Thomas 118. TE Jaxon Howard 122. WR Nathaniel Joseph - Clemson commit123. CB Micah Tease 125. S Michael Daugherty 130. OL Monroe Freeling 137. OL Cayden Green 138. WR Raymond Cottrell - Georgia commit149. ATH Treyaun Webb - Oklahoma commit152. DE Brenan Vernon - Notre Dame commit155. QB Avery Johnson 158. RB Marquese Williams 160. LB Ta'Mere Robinson 164. S Rahmir Stewart 167. WR Kyler Kasper 172. S Adon Shuler - Notre Dame commit174. WR Mikal Harrison-Pilot 174. CB Christian Gray 191. OL Joshua Padilla - Ohio State commit196. LB Jaden Robinson 198. LB Jayvant Brown 199. CB Kayin Lee - Georgia commit201. S Terrance Love 202. CB Ethan Nation 206. CB Daylen Austin 211. WR Christian Hamilton 214. DL Jalen Thompson 228. RB Jayden Limar 230. S Isaac Smith 240. CB Justyn Rhett 244. RB Sedrick Irvin Jr. - Notre Dame commit246. S Daemon ***an 247. S Ryan Yaites