Making Moves | Notre Dame Football on the Recruiting Trail 5.5
Notre Dame’s coaching staff will continue its road travels on Monday as the Fighting Irish will visit several states across the US.
GINO GUIDUGLI
2026 Lake Mary (Fla.) quarterback Noah Grubbs had his future position coach stop by to visit on Monday. The four-star Notre Dame commit remains firm in his pledge and will be on campus for multiple days in June.
MIKE BROWN
Brown made his way to Virginia to check on a few prospects, which included 2027 Albemarle (Va.) receiver Jaerron Johnson. The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder holds early offers from Liberty, Virginia Tech and William & Mary.
Huguenot HS (Va.) also hosted Brown as he checked on 2027 receiver Iveon Lewis. The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder was offered on Pot of Gold Day. Lewis also holds offers from Appalachian State, Boston College, Charlotte, Duke, East Carolina, Florida A&M, Florida State, Hampton, Howard, Indiana, James Madison, Liberty, Marshall, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, ODU, Penn State, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
We also believe Brown made a stop at Malachi Fields’ high school.
ROB DELANEY
Joe Rudolph came off the road and his assistant went on the road to check on a couple 2026 linemen. Delaney saw 2026 Notre Dame commit Tyler Merrill and 2026 La Salle College (Pa.) offensive lineman Grayson McKeogh.
JA’JUAN SEIDER
Sieder may have landed 2026 running back Javian Osborne over the weekend, but that isn’t slowing him down from finding the second back in the class. On Monday, Seider made a stop to see 2026 Raymore-Peculiar (Mo.) running back DeZephen Walker, who holds the Irish in high regard. The four-star back has official visits set to Kansas State, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Purdue. Kansas already hosted him on an official.
HARRIS BIVIN
Bivin is another new name on the road this week and he was in the heart of the US to check on a few tight end targets. One stop was at East Lincoln (Mo.) for 2027 tight end Jaxon Dollar. The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder picked up an offer from Notre Dame on Pot of Gold Day and he’s blown up since. Dollar will be one of the nation’s most coveted tight ends in the class as he already holds offers from Alabama, Cincinnati, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
Francis Howell Central HS (Mo.) also hosted Bivin as he checked on 2027 athlete Jack Brown. The 6-foot-5, 200-pounder could end up at tight end or defensive end, but he has plenty of time to figure that out. Brown made his first visit to Notre Dame last month and met with both Mike Denbrock and Chris Ash. Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, Houston, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Miami (OH), Missouri, Missouri State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Penn State, Purdue, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, UNLV and Wisconsin have offered.
AL WASHINGTON
It was a Chicago day for Washington. 2026 Simeon (Ill.) defensive end McHale Blade received a visit from Washington in the morning. Washington also checked on 2027 Brother Rice (Ill.) defensive lineman Brayden Parks and 2028 Mount Carmel (Ill.) defensive lineman Caleb Tucker. Parks has visited Notre Dame twice and was offered on St. Patrick’s Day.
MAX BULLOUGH
Bullough made his way to Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) to check on 2027 linebacker Brayton Feister. The 6-foot-2, 230-pounder has gained momentum this spring on the recruiting trail and he’s already been to Notre Dame as he took a visit in 2024 for the spring game. He holds offers from Akron, Boston College, CMU, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami (OH), Michigan, Missouri, Purdue, Toledo, USC, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
MIKE MICKENS
Mickens made a stop at La Salle College (Pa.) to check on 2026 priority target Joey O'Brien. Nothing has changed in the last week as O’Brien’s official visits will be huge in this one.
NICK SEBASTIAN
Sebastian started last week in the DMV and he’ll do the same this week. We expect Sebastian to hit Gonzaga Prep, McDonogh School, Archbishop Spalding and The Bullis School.
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