Luke McCaffrey
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HIGH SCHOOL
EARLY ENROLLEE

Luke McCaffrey

Quarterback
6′2″ / 180 lbs
Highlands Ranch, CO
Valor Christian
Class of 2019
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Rating: 90.2
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Nebraska
Committed
6/4/2018
Colorado
Medium
Colorado State
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Duke
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Michigan
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North Carolina
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Ohio State
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Ole Miss
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Princeton
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UCLA
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Virginia
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Washington
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Western Kentucky
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Christian  McCollum
6 yr ago by Christian McCollum
ISD Intel (4/28)
As we reported earlier this week, UConn transfer Juwan Durham is scheduled to take an official visit to Notre Dame next weekend. Irish assistant coaches Rod Balanis and Ryan Humphrey obviously made strong impressions on the 6-foot-10 power forward when they made the trip up to Storrs to meet with him earlier this month. "It went great," a source told us of the meeting. "I think the fact that they showed the initiative to go up to Connecticut to start forming the relationship with him is going to be very beneficial in the overall decision making." Humphrey's personal story, having started his college career at Oklahoma before finishing with the Irish, also caught Durham's attention. "The opportunity he had with Coach Humphrey helped as well," we heard. "He's a young man who also had some injuries, transferred into Notre Dame and had a phenomenal experience. That's another thing he talks about." Durham is excited to see Notre Dame and South Bend. "He's looking forward to go up there next weekend as are his mother and father," we were told. "Juwan has been a Southern kid, except for last year, his entire life. It's going to be interesting for him to see the Midwest." But he does have some people close to him with Midwestern roots who have given him an idea of what to expect, plus the Irish basketball program is a strong lure. "Obviously, the success the Irish have had over the years and Coach (Mike) Brey's track record speaks for itself," the source said. "It's not like he's going into unchartered waters. He feels comfortable about it. "He's a very thought-provoking kid. Yes, he's a great basketball player, but he's a really intelligent kid who is going to really sort out a lot of different things when he makes this decision." The visit to South Bend will be Durham's first official in the transfer process and he's looking at two others. "He is most likely going to visit Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech," we were told. "At the moment, those are the only three he's contemplating." What about Louisville, a school that was considered to be a serious contender for Durham? "They're out." IRISH SURVIVE HUBB'S SECOND CUT: As we reported yesterday, the Notre Dame men's basketball program is on the verge of getting one of its top 2018 targets on campus for an official visit this weekend. We still aren't sure all of the details of that visit have been ironed out yet, but we haven't heard of any specific roadblocks that would prevent the trip from happening either. The Washington, D.C. point guard cut his list to six schools last month, but this week we were told the list has been trimmed even more. "It's down to four now," a source told us. "It's down to Notre Dame, Villanova, Maryland and Virginia." Syracuse and Kansas are the two schools that are no longer under consideration. The 6-foot-3 guard doesn't have a firm timeline for a decision, but our source didn't believe it would play out too long. "I think he'd like to get it over sooner rather than later, but we haven't set a date yet." IRISH IMPRESS MUHAMMAD: While Notre Dame hopes to get Hubb on campus this weekend, the Irish did host New Jersey guard Luther Muhammad for an unofficial visit yesterday. The 6-foot-3 guard from Jersey City told Irish Sports Daily late last night that he liked the visit more than he thought he would and that his interest in Notre Dame increased with the stop. Notre Dame will still have to beat out some East Coast schools like St. John's and Seton Hall among others, but Muhammad told us he's intrigued enough in the Irish at this point that he's leaning toward taking a return visit to South Bend. EARLY ENROLLEES MAKE MOST OF HEADSTARTS: The interesting thing about early enrollees, especially at Notre Dame, is that many times the prospects who take advantage of the opportunity to get a jump on getting accustomed to college life are the prospects who need the least time making the adjustment. That was pretty much the case with Notre Dame's batch of early enrollees this year. Running back C.J. Holmes, tight end Brock Wright, safety Isaiah Robertson and offensive linemen Robert Hainsey and Aaron Banks all arrived in South Bend in January ready to work on the field and in the classroom. There were some bumps in the road, most notably Holmes being sidelined midway through spring practice with a shoulder injury, but the experience was beneficial to all, according to multiple sources. Even in Holmes' case, while it was disappointing for him to go down right when he started to feel like he was catching the attention of the coaches, he was able to use his limited time on the field in the spring to do just that. The hope is that he'll be ready for action come fall. For each of the others, last week provided their first chance to suit up in front of a crowd inside Notre Dame Stadium, but the benefits of enrolling early extend far beyond playing in the spring game. "I think it's been outstanding," one source said. "Number one, all of the early enrollees were capable of getting snaps and getting playing time out there. That's what I think is remarkable, because of the skill levels, I think they got the most out of it because they were involved." That same source said he felt each of the freshmen fit in with their teammates and classmates easily. "From my interaction with the guys, it appears to me that all of them, from a maturity standpoint, are definitely able to handle enrolling early and it appears to be going good," we were told. "I haven't heard any horror stories. "I think they're all doing well. My interactions with Brock and with Rob, with Banks of America, with CJ and Isaiah is that they're all having good experiences and acclimating well." A separate source pointed out the fact that at least a couple of the early enrollees had excelled in the classroom during their first college semesters. "They've made that adjustment very easily and very well," we were told. And while the other four may have received more fanfare during the recruiting process, Robertson certainly made his presence felt during the Blue-Gold Game. "Right from the beginning of the game, he was out there," one source said. "He likes to hit. I think with a little more size and experience, knowing what he's doing out there, I think he's going to be scary." NOTES FROM UNDER ARMOUR CHICAGO: As we reported immediately after the visit on Saturday and in the days to follow in our full interview with Jalen Mayfield, the 2018 Michigan offensive lineman was a little disappointed with the lack of communication he had with Irish coaches during his visit. Mayfield, who has offers from schools like Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Arizona and Cincinnati among several others, expected to get a bit more time with members of the Notre Dame staff while on campus, especially with head coach Brian Kelly and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. Ironically, what probably made it a little more disappointing was the fact that he enjoyed virtually every other part of the visit so much. But that's also the good news. We've been assured multiple times since the visit, that the disappointment doesn't nearly rise to the level that would cause Notre Dame to be eliminated or anything like that. We get the sense Mayfield was puzzled more than angered. And, again, he remains interested in Notre Dame. In fact, we believe if the Irish do decide to pursue Mayfield seriously and were to offer, they would immediately jump inside Mayfield's current top three of Michigan, Michigan State and Iowa. At the moment, the Wolverines have a solid lead, but he has family close to South Bend and the coaching staff at his high school has some pretty strong connections to the staff at Notre Dame. There have been some signs that the Irish could indeed decide to jump in the race, but there have been some mixed signals, so we'll see. Notre Dame talked about coming down to evaluate Mayfield in person in late-May, but that'll likely be too late as we expect him to really narrow his focus well before that. 2019 Michigan athlete Julian Barnett was a bright spot at wide receiver on Sunday and certainly didn't look like an underclassman on the field multiple top 2018 players. The 6-foot-2, 186-pounder from Belleville High School has early offers from schools like Michigan State, Iowa, Georgia, Auburn, Arkansas, Arizona and Missouri among others. He's listed by most outlets, including Irish Sports Daily, as a wide receiver, but we're told he'd be perfectly happy being recruited by Notre Dame as a defensive back. He's already been to South Bend and is looking forward to returning in the future. He's also looking forward to an anticipated stop by Irish assistant Todd Lyght during the Evaluation Period. Ohio State hasn't offered yet, but the Buckeyes seem to have his attention. We don't know for sure, but we get the sense Michigan might not be a factor here even if it wanted to be. Notre Dame is a different story. 2018 Detroit prospect Eli Collins is another versatile athlete. He's listed as a running back and that's where he performed during Sunday's camp. The 6-foot, 195-pounder from University of Detroit Jesuit High School visited Notre Dame earlier this month and a source tells us he really enjoyed the visit and would like to come back. He's expecting the Irish to drop in on him in the coming weeks. Notre Dame is recruiting him as a Rover candidate, though, instead of a running back, but that's completely fine with Collins. In fact, he'll be at camp this summer looking to prove to the staff that he has the coverage ability to play that position. KEEP AN EYE ON THE COLORADO QBs: Earlier this week, we had stories on a pair of 2019 Colorado quarterbacks. Luke McCaffrey is the latest in a long line of football standouts in his family and his name has been known by many for some time. On the other hand, Ty Evans was a new name for us this week and a prospect waiting on his first offer. Still, we think it's worth it for Irish fans to keep an eye on both. With McCaffrey, he's seen brothers go to Duke, Stanford and Michigan. While he's close with his brother, Dylan, who enrolled at Michigan a couple months ago, the feeling among many is that each brother is trying to do their own thing. Given the family's obvious preference for academic schools, Notre Dame is definitely going to have a legit shot at the youngest McCaffrey brother, who is looking forward to getting back to South Bend this summer.http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4900040/57fe8446688ec24b2455b783 Evans may not have McCaffrey's pedigree and certainly doesn't have his offer list, but he's a kid the Irish have been impressed with on film and believe he still has plenty of time to continue developing. Evans grew up an Irish fan, but it's still good for Notre Dame to show such an interest so early in the process. That should keep his attention moving forward. He too will be in South Bend for a camp this summer.https://www.hudl.com/video/3/5225450/5840d3ae5b3cda20d44493cb SPEAKING OF EVANS: We heard from Evans' head coach and offensive coordinator on Wednesday. Irish Sports Daily also had the chance to speak with his personal quarterback coach, Tim Jenkins, who spent time with the St. Louis Rams and Calgary Stampeders before getting into the business of training quarterbacks. Jenkins echoed many of the thoughts from Evans' high school coaches. "Ty's an unbelievable kid," said Jenkins. "For me, we try to compare him across all of the guys we work with. I always joke when I talk to people about him, he's the Peyton Manning guy. You're either going to pick him up and he's going to win a bunch of games for you or you're going to play against him and he's going to kick your butt for four years straight. That's kind of the Peyton Manning talk he gave the Colts." According to Jenkins, Evans is "extremely humble and an extremely hard worker." "But he's got a massive competitive chip on his shoulder," he added. "I think the longer and longer this process gets, the more and more I've seen his drive increase to prove he belongs in the conversation with all of the top kids in 2019." Jenkins described Evans' arm talent as "elite." "You could legitimately stack him up against some of our pro prospects this year; the PJ Walker kid at Temple, Austin Apodaca (from New Mexico)," said Jenkins. "If you put them all in black hoodies with the hood up and they went through a pro-style workout, Ty would look the same. We don't have a lot of high school kids I can say that about. From a physical standpoint, Notre Dame would be getting everything they need to be successful in that offense. Jenkins is currently working to help Evans increase his football IQ to prepare him for the next level, but believes the sophomore is already ahead of the game in that aspect as well. "We're working our butts off to make sure he's ready for that level when it comes," he said. "I think that's the number one thing and to be honest, I think he's a victim of his circumstances. He can only go against what defenses are going to run against him. At the high school level, it's always tough for these guys. "They see Cover 3, they see Quarters and they see Man. To have to decipher a ton of it, I think it's more he hasn't had a chance to prove that he can. I'll tell you what, the second he starts to face multiple defenses, it's going to be no issue because of all of the film work and everything else he's doing." Evans, himself, is quick to pass out credit to those who've helped him. "I've been blessed to be surrounded by such a supportive group of coaches," he told ISD. He also gave us an idea of why he was so fired up about Irish assistant Todd Lyght stopping by his school on Tuesday. "I plan on coming to campus in June," he said. "I love the Irish and I will keep grinding and outwork anyone to get there. I really appreciate Coach Lyght coming out. "I've heard from schools like USC, Florida State, Washington and Georgia came by my school as well. But it's always been my dream to play for the Irish." BETWEEN THE HASHES: Not surprisingly, we're already starting to hear rumblings on the trail of the recent sexual assault accusations at Michigan State causing recruits to look elsewhere. It's not a thing that is going to turn every recruit off, but it's certainly going to be a challenge the Spartan staff is going to have to acknowledge and address with just about every family moving forward. And there will certainly be some who cut the Spartans out of consideration altogether. In fact, we spoke with the father of one such prospect this weekend and this prospect is one who had Michigan State included in his top group of schools before the recent news. "Nah, he's not going to State," the father said. "Not with all of that mess going on up there." If it seemed like St. Peter's Prep head coach Rich Hansen wouldn't have a problem with 2018 New Jersey safety/linebacker Shayne Simon heading to Notre Dame, that's because he wouldn't. A source close to the situation tells us Hansen has to remain partial and he's certainly done so, but it's pretty obvious he believes Notre Dame's defensive scheme under Mike Elko would fit Simon "perfectly." Now, Michigan is pitching a similar role, so it'll still be hard to beat the Wolverines, but the feeling is that the Irish's system would probably be the more natural fit for Simon.
Lyght Drops In On McCaffrey
6 yr ago by Christian McCollum
Lyght Drops In On McCaffrey
Notre Dame assistant Todd Lyght was in Colorado on Tuesday, checking in on 2019 QB Luke McCaffrey, the latest in a long line of standouts in the McCaffrey family.
Matt  Freeman
6 yr ago by Matt Freeman
Tracking the Trail: Spring Evaluation Period
Notre Dame coaches hit the road starting on Monday (April 24) as part of the Spring Evaluation Period. We will comprise a list of who they visited. I think a running will be more organized versus daily so you can see the priority (offers/prospects) a little easier. 2017 SigneesWR Michael Young 2018 CommitsRB Markese Stepp WR Braden Lenzy DL Jayson Ademilola DL Justin Ademilola DB Derrik Allen 2018 OffersRB Master Teague III RB Lavonte Valentine WR Kamryn BabbWR Chase Cota WR Bryson Jackson WR Lawrence Keys III WR L'Christian Smith WR Amon-Ra St. BrownTE Pat Freiermuth TE Mustapha Muhammad TE George Takacs OL Ryan Hayes DT Ja'mion Franklin DE Thomas Booker DE Daniel Carson DE Richard Jibunor DE Jayson Oweh DE Tyreke Smith LB Brian Asamoah LB Bo Calvert LB Dallas GantDB Shayne Simon DB Houston Griffith DB D'Angelo Mckenzie CB DJ Johnson CB Donte Burton ATH Joe Wilkins Jr. 2018 Prospects WR Daniel Arias WR Cam Jones WR Cameron Brown TE Anthony Torres TE Tommy Tremble OL Jacob Isaia DL Isaiah Mullens CB Trey Morrison CB Taj Ward DB Michael Dowell DB Javon Terry ATH Dashon Bussell 2019 OffersQB JT Daniels QB Grant Gunnell QB Bo Nix DE Jason Bargy DT Jacob Lacey DE Kayvon Thibodeaux LB Nana Osafo-Mensah CB DJ Turner II DB Litchfield Ajavon DB Brian Williams ATH Joshua Calvert ATH Bru McCoy 2019 Prospects QB/ATH Luke McCaffrey QB Ty Evans RB John Emery Jr. RB Rahmir Johnson WR Craig Young WR Quinton Torbor DL Rodas Johnson CB Jalen Perry ATH Jashon Watkins
Christian  McCollum
6 yr ago by Christian McCollum
ND Checks In On Another 2019 QB
As Matt reported earlier, Todd Lyght is in Colorado today and checked in with 2019 QB Luke McCaffrey. A source tells us Lyght also checked in on another 2019 QB while in Colorado.According to the source, Lyght was at Lewis-Palmer HS to check in on Ty Evans . The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Evans is still waiting on his first major offer, but is receiving interest from several big-time programs.https://www.hudl.com/video/3/5225450/5840d3ae5b3cda20d44493cb
Notre Dame in Colorado to Check on McCaffrey
6 yr ago by Matt Freeman
Notre Dame in Colorado to Check on McCaffrey
2019 four-star quarterback Luke McCaffrey could be in South Bend this summer.
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