Landen Thomas

Notre Dame has offered one of the top tight ends in the country.

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.

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.