Notre Dame Class of 2028 Recruiting Big Board: Offense
- Bruce Straughan
- 23 hours ago
- 6 min read
Notre Dame looks to continue to strike lightning once again with the 2028 class after landing the best class we've seen in a generation last cycle.
We hadn't seen anything like this since the Weis days, when Weis brought in high-caliber talent such as Jimmy Clausen, Golden Tate, Michael Floyd, Harrison Smith, Kyle Rudolph, and Manti Te'o.
As impressive as it is, Marcus Freeman and staff were able to top that in back-to-back classes; in fact, some say the 2026 and 2027 classes are the two best in program history. Below are the 2028 Big Board Offensive Talents that Notre Dame has their eyes on:
Running Back
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Kevin Hartsfield
(4-star) 6-0, 210lbs out of Newton High School in Covington, Georgia. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 35th overall nationally and 1st overall at the running back position. He holds 47 D1 offers
Zaiden Jernigan
(4-star) 5-11, 205lbs out of Louisville High School in Louisville, Mississippi. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 51st overall nationally and 2nd overall at the running back position. He holds 23 D1 offers.
Currently scheduled to visit Notre Dame Nov. 7th (Miami Game)
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Micah Rhodes
(4-star) 5-9.5, 180lbs out of Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 119th overall nationally and 8th overall at the running back position. He holds 34 D1 offers.
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Xander Edwards
(4-star) 6-2, 220lbs out of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 117th overall nationally and 7th overall at the running back position. He holds 38 D1 offers.
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Acely Brown
(4-star) 6-0, 190lbs out of Petal High School in Petal, Mississippi. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 104th overall nationally and 6th overall at the running back position. He holds 19 D1 offers.
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Elijah Cromwell
(4-star) 5-11, 180lbs out of Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colorado. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 167th overall nationally and 11th overall at the running back position. He holds 22 D1 offers.
Jayshawn Mitchell
(4-star) 5-11, 195lbs out of San Antonio Brennan High School in San Antonio, Texas. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 250th overall nationally and 18th overall at the running back position. He holds 25 D1 offers.
Tahmere Brown
(4-star) 5-11, 188lbs out of The Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 169th overall nationally and 12th overall at the running back position. He holds 19 D1 offers.
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Wide Receiver
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Brysen Wright
(4-star) 6-4, 215lbs out of Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 1st overall nationally and 1st overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 32 D1 offers.
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Jaylen Addai
(4-star) 6-1, 170lbs out of Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, Texas. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 12th overall nationally and 3rd overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 43 D1 offers.
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Madoxx Davis
(4-star) 5-10, 190lbs out of Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 23rd overall nationally and 5th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 41 D1 offers.
Deandre Bidden
(4-star) 5-11, 170lbs out of Harper Woods High School in Harper Woods, Michigan. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 22nd overall nationally and 6th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 30 D1 offers.
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Lorenzo McMullen Jr.
(4-star) 6-0, 185lbs out of Princeton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 29th overall nationally and 7th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 30 D1 offers.
Malachi Lee
(4-star) 6-2, 185lbs out of Loudon Sports Academy in Leesburg, Virginia. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 38th overall nationally and 8th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 33 D1 offers.
Troman Isaac Jr.
(4-star) 5-11, 175lbs out of Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, Florida. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 88th overall nationally and 12th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 38 D1 offers.
Tyree Mannings Jr.
(4-star) 6-0, 175lbs out of Venice High School in Venice, Florida. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 93rd overall nationally and 13th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 23 D1 offers.
Zyren Menor
(4-star) 6-0, 180lbs out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 95th overall nationally and 14th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 15 D1 offers.
Derrell Hines Jr.
(4-star) 6-1, 175lbs out of Carrollwood Day High School in Tampa, Florida. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 98th overall nationally and 15th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 36 D1 offers.
Jayce Halasz
(4-star) 6-2, 175lbs out of Graham-Kapowsin High School in Graham, Washington. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 130th overall nationally and 17th overall at the wide receiver position. He holds 15 D1 offers.
Tight End
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JC Wessel
(4-star) 6-6, 225lbs out of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 131st overall nationally and 5th overall at the tight end position. He holds 29 D1 offers.
Braxton Rein
(4-star) 6-6, 230lbs out of Baylor High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 142nd overall nationally and 7th overall at the tight end position. He holds 30 D1 offers.
Theo Schott
(4-star) 6-4, 210lbs out of Zionsville High School in Zionsville, Indiana. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 246th overall nationally and 10th overall at the tight end position. He holds 35 D1 offers.
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Tre Oiler
(4-star) 6-6, 220lbs out of Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 274th overall nationally and 11th overall at the tight end position. He holds 32 D1 offers.
Jack McNamara
(4-star) 6-5, 235lbs out of Brother Rice High School in Chicago, Illinois. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 337th overall nationally and 16th overall at the tight end position. He holds 30 D1 offers.
Offensive Line
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Maui Tonata
(5-star) 6-5, 315lbs out of Orem High School in Orem, Utah. He is ranked by 247 Sports 17th overall nationally and 1st overall at the interior offensive line position. He holds 29 D1 offers.
Joseph Frierdich
(4-star) 6-7, 260lbs out of Carbondale High School in Carbondale, Illinois. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 67th overall nationally and 9th overall at the offensive tackle position. He holds 13 D1 offers.
Austin Attalah
(4-star) 6-8, 270lbs out of Cajon High School in San Bernardino, California. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 30th overall nationally and 3rd overall at the offensive tackle position. He holds 31 D1 offers.
Joey Fleming
(4-star) 6-5, 280lbs out of Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Alabama. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 37th overall nationally and 4th overall at the offensive tackle position. He holds 22 D1 offers.
Wyatt VanBoening
(4-star) 6-7, 280lbs out of Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 80th overall nationally and 11th overall at the offensive tackle position. He holds 16 D1 offers.
Lincoln Fa'alafi
(4-star) 6-8, 360lbs out of JSerra Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as the 91st overall nationally and 12th overall at the offensive tackle position. He holds 13 D1 offers.
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King Pitts
(4-star) 6-4, 270lbs out of Kapa'a High School in Kapa'a, Hawaii. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 242nd overall nationally and 15th overall at the ATH position. He holds 43 D1 offers.
Ben Coleman
(4-star) 6-4, 285lbs out of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 321st overall nationally and 31st overall at the offensive tackle position. He holds 10 D1 offers.
Apisai Fifta
(4-star) 6-6, 220lbs out of Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. He is ranked by 247 Sports Composite as 443rd overall nationally and 37th overall at the offensive tackle position. He holds 10 D1 offers.
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