{"id":67769,"date":"2024-08-26T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T01:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=67769"},"modified":"2024-08-26T20:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T01:19:13","slug":"commit-tracker-multiple-notre-dame-commits-shine-in-senior-season-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/commit-tracker-multiple-notre-dame-commits-shine-in-senior-season-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Commit Tracker: Multiple Notre Dame commits shine in senior season debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a bevy of losses from their teams, most of Notre Dame football\u2019s 2025 and 2026 commits stood out in their junior and senior debuts. <\/p>\n<p>Each week during this high school football season,\u00a0<strong><em>Blue &amp; Gold<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0will report on how each Fighting Irish commit and their teams perform during the 2024 football season. <\/p>\n<p>Here is how the 12 Notre Dame commits that competed on Friday and Saturday fared. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three-star WR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/jerome-bettis-jr-156924\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerome Bettis Jr.\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Brought in 3 throws for 103 yards and his first touchdown of the season, although College Park (Ga.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/woodward-academy-atlanta-ga-9088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodward Academy<\/a><\/strong> (0-2) fell 21-14 to Suwanee (Ga.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/collins-hill-suwanee-ga-10812\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collins Hill<\/a><\/strong> (2-0). Also had 3 solo tackles and caused a fumble.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Season stats: <\/strong>2 games | 3 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD | 11 tackles (7 solo) and 1 forced fumble.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four-star S <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/jadon-blair-176749\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JaDon Blair<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In Week 1 against five-star quarterback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/faizon-brandon-158179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faizon Brandon<\/a><\/strong>, Blair totaled 11 tackles and a 12-yard catch in Winston-Salem (N.C.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/mount-tabor-winston-salem-nc-2269\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Tabor\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> (0-1) loss to Greensboro (N.C.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/grimsley-greensboro-nc-7634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grimsley<\/a><\/strong> (1-0).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three-star DL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/davion-dixon-151451\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Davion Dixon<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Debuted with 7 tackles (4 solo), 2 TFLs, 1 sack and 2 quarterback pressures in Miami <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/miami-palmetto-miami-fl-10588\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palmetto\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> (1-0) 14-10 season-opening victory over Miami <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/northwestern-miami-fl-3463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northwestern<\/a><\/strong> (0-1).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three-star WR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/dylan-faison-241342\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dylan Faison<\/a> (2026)<\/h2>\n<p>The Boca Raton (Fla.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/saint-andrews-school-boca-raton-fl-7040\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint Andrew\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> Scots (0-1) fell 13-0 to the West Palm Beach (Fla.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/the-kings-academy-west-palm-beach-fl-5237\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King\u2019s Academy<\/a><\/strong> Lions. Faison\u2019s complete stats were unavailable at this posting time. However, we are told he played quarterback on Friday night. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four-star TE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/james-flanigan-177120\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Flanigan<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Hauled in 3 passes for 45 yards and had 8 tackles (5 solo), 1 for loss and 1 sack in Green Bay (Wis.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/notre-dame-de-la-baie-academy-green-bay-wi-23475\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notre Dame de la Baie Academy\u2019s <\/a><\/strong>(1-0) 16-13 Week 1 win against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/kaukauna-kaukauna-wi-12751\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaukauna (Wis.) High<\/a><\/strong> (0-1).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four-star DB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/dallas-golden-154641\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Golden<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Impacted on offense with 6 catches for 98 yards and 11 carries for 29 yards, to go along with 3 kick returns that totaled 47 yards in Tampa (Fla.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/berkeley-prep-tampa-fl-17731\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeley Prep\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> (0-1) loss to Clearwater (Fla.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/clearwater-central-catholic-clearwater-fl-23122\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clearwater Central Catholic<\/a><\/strong> (1-0). Also lost a fumble on offense and had a tackle on defense.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four-star QB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/noah-grubbs-157303\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noah Grubbs<\/a> (2026)<\/h2>\n<p>Completed 11-16 passes for 162 yards, 2 interceptions and 1 interception and had a 3-yard carry in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/lake-mary-lake-mary-fl-24853\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Mary (Fla.) High\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> (1-0)\u00a049-20 victory over Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/cardinal-gibbons-fort-lauderdale-fl-7034\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardinal Gibbons<\/a><\/strong> (0-1).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three-star LB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/koo-kia-155390\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ko\u2019o Kia\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Collected 6 tackles, including 1 for loss, in Honolulu <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/punahou-honolulu-hi-3341\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punahou\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> (1-2) 49-17 loss to Ewa Beach (Hawai\u2019i) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/james-campbell-ewa-beach-hi-23002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Campbell<\/a><\/strong> (2-0).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Season stats:<\/strong> 3 games | 27 tackles, 7 TFL and 3 pass breakups<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three-star S <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/brandon-logan-178820\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandon Logan<\/a> <\/h2>\n<p>Logged 9 tackles, including an assisted one for loss and a fumble recovery in Fort Wayne (Ind.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/r-nelson-snider-fort-wayne-in-21271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snider\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> (1-0) 15-0 loss to Indianapolis <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/warren-central-indianapolis-in-6975\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren Central<\/a><\/strong> (1-0). Logan also had 2 carries as a Wildcat quarterback but only gained 1 yard. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four-star OT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/owen-strebig-161964\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owen Strebig<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Waukesha (Wis.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/catholic-memorial-waukesha-wi-273\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic Memorial<\/a><\/strong> (0-1) fell in Week 1, 34-24, to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/franklin-franklin-wi-7401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Franklin (Wis.) High<\/a><\/strong> (1-0). The Catholic Memorial O-line surrendered 10 tackles for loss and 2 sacks, but helped pave the way for 159 yards and 1 touchdown on 34 carries (4.7 yards per carry). Strebig also played defense and had 2 tackles (1 solo).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three-star DL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/gordy-sulfsted-180104\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gordy Sulfsted<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The Notre Dame commit did not play <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StXFB\/status\/1827115366444597606\">due<\/a> to injury,  and Cincinnati St. Xavier (0-1) lost to West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West (1-0) 17-13. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four-star RB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/justin-thurman-156453\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Thurman<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Notched a 100-yard game on the ground in his senior season debut, adding 3 touchdowns on 18 carries in Tampa (Fla.) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/jesuit-tampa-fl-3477\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesuit\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> (0-1) 48-34 loss to Fort Myers (Fla. ) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/bishop-verot-fort-myers-fl-7055\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop Verot<\/a><\/strong> (1-0). Also had 2 catches, but they totaled -2 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four-star CB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/mark-zackery-154700\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zackery<\/a>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Impacted on both sides of the ball, recording a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown, 6 tackles (4 solo), 1 for loss and 7 catches for 78 yards in Indianapolis <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/ben-davis-indianapolis-in-24812\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Davis<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 (0-1) 24-6 loss in Week 1 to Indianapolis <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/cathedral-indianapolis-in-6974\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cathedral<\/a><\/strong> (1-0).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/news\/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-commit-tracker-week-1-2024\/\">Commit Tracker: Multiple Notre Dame commits shine in senior season debuts<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/\">On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a bevy of losses from their teams, most of Notre Dame football\u2019s 2025 and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67800,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67769\/revisions\/67800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}