The coach of Notre Dame’s staff moved in silence and flipped Los Gatos (Calif.) High defensive end Will Schweitzer from his Engagement in Nebraska on Sunday.
Schweitzer’s property moved Notre Dame to a place in the Rivals team that wins rankings.
The Fighting Irish came on Sunday with the No. 12 class in the country, and Schweitzer – the national no. 26 defensive end and No. 41 player in California – added 90 points to his class total.
The Irish jumped North Carolina to 11th place and now have 1,951 points according to the Rivals.com formula.
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LSU is one place ahead of the Irish and has 93 more points from Brian Kellyhis class. For further context, Oregon has the no. 5th grade and 18 commitments – the same number as Notre Dame – but has 2,259 points.
Ohio State, which has the No. 1 class in the country, has 18 commitments as well as 2,670 total points.
When sorting by average star rating, Notre Dame has the no. 15th grade in the country with an average of 3.39 stars per recruit. The Irish are directly above Utah, Auburn, Michigan and Tennessee, respectively.
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Notre Dame has only a few spots left in the 2021 class and are looking to hit big. Atlanta Pace Academy wide receiver Jayden Thomas and Ewa Beach (Hawai’i) Campbell athlete Titus Mokiao-Atimalala are key Irish targets, and their four-star status would boost the rankings.
Schweitzer is commit no. 18 of Notre Dame’s 2021 class and ninth on defense.
“They have great football, great program, great program and their academics are so appreciated and I myself am a religious man, Catholic, so that has really played a role, too,” Schweitzer said. “It really felt like the fit for me. I thought Nebraska was a great fit too, but once Notre Dame came in, it really packed it up and I knew it was the place.”
Rivals rank Schweitzer as the No. 41 player in California and the nation’s No. 26 defensive end of the nation. Raised at 6-4, 215 pounds, Schweitzer offers the ideal athleticism and skill for the viper position.
