Notre Dame Evaluation Camp #1 | Offense Preview
Notre Dame will hold an important evaluation camp on Thursday as over 250 prospects are expected to camp in South Bend.
Several prospects have already been to Notre Dame, but a few key targets are making their first stop on campus. As always, this is a tentative list as visits can always change.
QUARTERBACK
2026 - Will Griffin - Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Offers: Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Pitt and Toledo
Note: Notre Dame stopped by his school during the spring
Freshman Highlights
2025 - Jackson Kollock - Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach, Calif.)
Offers: Cal, Campbell, Colorado, Colorado State, Minnesota, UNLV and Washington
Sophomore Highlights
2025 - Grady Adamson - Deer Creek (Edmond, Okla.)
Offers: North Texas, Pitt, Sam Houston, Tulsa and UNLV
Sophomore Highlights
2026 - Noah Grubbs - Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.)
Offers: Central Florida, Charlotte, Duke, Miami, Texas A&M, UAB, Virginia Tech and West Virginia
Freshman Highlights
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RUNNING BACK
2025 - Justin Thurman - Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Offers: Auburn, Central Florida, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Florida, Florida A&M, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Middle Tennessee State, NC State, Notre Dame, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee, Toledo, UAB and Vanderbilt
Note: Thurman was offered in May and arrived Wednesday to start his visit. He also grew up in St. Louis and knows most of the STL kids on the Irish roster.
Sophomore Highlights
2025 - Kamar Archie - The Hun School (Princeton, N.J.)
Offers: Boston College, Cincinnati, Clemson, UConn, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, UMass, Michigan, Michigan State, NC State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pitt, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Note: Archie was offered during Notre Dame’s St. Patrick’s Day push and attends the same school as former 2024 Irish commit Owen Wafle. He also holds offers to play linebacker.
Freshman Highlights
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WIDE RECEIVER
2025 - Corey Simms - Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Mo.)
Offers: Alabama A&M, Arkansas, Ball State, Central Arkansas, Central Florida, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Marshall, Miami (OH), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Purdue, TCU, Tennessee, Toledo, UTSA, Washington State and Western Michigan
Note: Simms was a teammate of freshman running back Jeremiyah Love.
2025 - Jackson Wiley - Olentangy (Liberty, Ohio)
Offers: Kentucky, Miami (OH), Middle Tennessee State and Toledo
Note: Son of former Ohio State running back Michael Wiley
2026 - Milan Parris - Walsh Jesuit (Stow, Ohio)
Offers: Ball State, Central Michigan, Kentucky, UMass, Ohio, Purdue and Wisconsin
Note: The 6-foot-4, 185-pounder has seen his recruitment take off this spring. Interesting athlete.
2025 - DeShaun Williams - St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.)
Offers: Central Michigan and Miami (OH)
2024 - Xavier Southall - IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Offers: Alcorn State and Brown
Note: Son of former Notre Dame cornerback Corny Southall
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TIGHT END
2025 - Brady O'Hara - North Catholic (Cranberry Township, Pa.)
Offers: UConn, Marshall, Penn State, Pitt, West Virginia and Wisconsin
2025 - John Baker IV - Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)
Offers: Arkansas Pine Bluff, Kentucky, Louisville, UMass and West Virginia
2025 - Marshall Pritchett - Rabun Gap Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, Ga.)
Offers: Boston College, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Florida A&M, Georgia Tech, Miami (OH), North Carolina, Troy, UAB, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin
Note: The Notre Dame legacy has made several visits over the last year and now he’s looking to earn an offer.
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OFFENSIVE LINE
2025 - Rowan Byrne - Iona Preparatory School (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
Offers: Boston College, Charlotte, UConn, Duke, Kennesaw State, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Texas A&M and Wisconsin
Note: Byrne camped at Notre Dame last summer and has started to rack up the offers over the last few months. Notre Dame would be a major player here if offered. He arrives on campus Wednesday.
2026 - George Haseotes - Community School of Naples (Naples, Fla.)
Offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, New Mexico State, Penn, South Florida, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Western Michigan
Note: Worth noting there aren’t many freshmen earn an offer from Stanford
2026 - Tyler Merrill - Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Offers: Akron, Iowa State, Kent State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, Temple and West Virginia
Note: Merrill earned an offer following camp at Ohio State earlier this week.
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