2014 Commits Signed Letter Of Intent = 23 For The Class
Notre Dame finished with 23 signed and sealed for the 2014 class. Late addition of DT Daniel Cage 4 Star from Winton Woods HS in Cinncy.. Ohio. What’s very strange here is that this kid wanted to go to ND and we never offered until very late. He’s rated a 4 star and ND badly needed DL for this class. He’s 6’3″ 295 lbs and could easily play as a freshman. We just managed to edge out MSU for Cage. What the hell were Diaco and Kelly thinking. They had to scramble all over to get DT Pete Mokwuah to flip from Rutgers and got Cage at the very last minute. They need 2 DT’s in every class and almost losing out on a 4 star is not a sign of recruiting prowess.
I think the Super Bowl put to rest the bend/break defense of Diaco. The idea of get to the QB and play aggressive defense football is the only way to go – if you can completely shut down Peyton Manning, that’s what I want to see from ND in 2014.
OK, here’s the 2014 Class:
| Name | Position | Location | School | Height | Weight | 40 | Committed Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bars | OL | Nashville, TN | Montgomery Bell Academy | 6'6" | 290 | 5/17/13 | |
| Grant Blankenship | DE | The Colony, TX | The Colony | 6'5" | 230 | 4.6 | 7/5/2013 |
| Jonathan Bonner | DE | Chesterfield, MO | Parkway Central | 6'3" | 253 | 6/26/13 | |
| Justin Brent | WR | Indianapolis, IN | Speedway | 6'3" | 193 | 4.6 | 7/9/12 |
| Jimmy Byrne | OL | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius | 6'4" | 275 | 12/8/12 | |
| Daniel Cage | DT | Cincinnati, OH | Winton Woods | 6'3" | 275 | 2/5/14 | |
| Jay Hayes | OL | Brooklyn, NY | Poly Prep | 6'5" | 270 | 11/7/12 | |
| Kolin Hill | LB | Schertz, TX | Clemens | 6'2" | 222 | 12/15/13 | |
| Corey Holmes | WR | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6'2" | 174 | 4.6 | 7/17/13 |
| DeShone Kizer | QB | Toledo, OH | Central Catholic | 6'4" | 205 | 6/11/13 | |
| Tyler Luatua | TE | La Mirada, CA | La Mirada | 6'4" | 230 | 12/16/13 | |
| Greer Martini | LB | Woodberry Forest, VA | Woodberry Forest School | 6'3" | 220 | 4.7 | 7/3/12 |
| Pete Mokwuah | DT | Staten Island, NY | St Joseph By The Sea | 6'5" | 305 | 1/24/14 | |
| Nyles Morgan | LB | Crete, IL | Crete Monee | 6'1" | 222 | 1/4/14 | |
| Sam Mustipher | OL | Olney, MD | Good Counsel | 6'4" | 286 | 4/15/13 | |
| Quenton Nelson | OL | Red Bank, NJ | Red Bank Catholic | 6'5" | 282 | 5/1/13 | |
| Tyler Newsome | K | Carrollton, GA | Carrollton | 6'3" | 190 | 6/21/13 | |
| Nile Sykes | LB | Lombard, IL | Montini | 6'1" | 219 | 12/15/13 | |
| Drue Tranquill | DB | Fort Wayne, IN | Carroll | 6'2" | 205 | 11/19/13 | |
| Andrew Trumbetti | DE | Demarest, NJ | Demarest | 6'5" | 249 | 3/23/13 | |
| Nick Watkins | DB | Dallas, TX | Bishop Dunne | 6'1" | 189 | 4.5 | 11/1/13 |
| Nic Weishar | TE | Midlothian, IL | Marist | 6'5" | 215 | 4/23/13 | |
| Jhonathon Williams | DE | Berrien Springs, MI | Berrien Springs | 6'6" | 230 | 4.5 | 11/27/13 |