Kelly needs to visit Andy Reid or Bellaimy this off season and get a tutorial on how to use Mayer like Kelce the next two years.
that requires someone being scared AF of tyreek hill over the top, or hardman over the top, or watkins over the top, or robinson over the top. Well you get the point
Spoiler . According to sources, conversations between Notre Dame and Griffith have gone well. We’re told head coach Brian Kelly has done a terrific job of personally recruiting him and making it clear how important Griffith is to next year’s team. That, mixed with the recruiting efforts of new defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman, has at least made Griffith consider returning to South Bend for one final season. While there is a feeling that he could very well end up back at Notre Dame, it should be noted that there are plenty of schools that have reached out to Griffith to try and add him to their respective rosters. There are some top SEC schools, as well as PAC-12 and Big 10 programs that are pushing hard to get him on board. Regarding his final decision, nothing is set at this time. However, we’re told that something could be finalized by the end of the month. Stay locked to Irish Illustrated, as we continue to keep you posted on Griffith and whether he’ll return to Notre Dame or not.
If he stays: This speaks to Kelly's efforts to keep a player he wanted and personally recruited If he leaves: In the end, the desire to play at a new school was too much for him. He literally said nothing
Kollie is the best defensive player we've gotten in since Hamilton and he should be top 100 or even top 50 everywhere, don't care what the sites say
amazing ND’s defenses have been as good as they have been despite being basically all 3 stars the last 4 years
just watched his entire tape, WOW is all i can say but Prister said it best here: Spoiler Tyson Ford, the 6-foot-5, 245-pound four-star rush end/big end prospect out of John Burroughs School in St. Louis, doesn’t need exterior motivation. His motor and his refusal to be beaten/stay blocked – plus his exceptional length and physical development – has earned him his 117th spot on 247Sports’ ranking among Class of 2022 prospects. Ford has become the centerpiece of Notre Dame’s 2022 recruiting campaign with his verbal commitment to the Fighting Irish. He joins offensive linemen Joey Tanona (Zionsville, Ind.) and Ty Chan (Groton, Mass.), linebacker Nolan Ziegler (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and tight end Jack Nickel (Alpharetta, Ga.). Ford chose Notre Dame over Oklahoma, Georgia and Missouri with additional offers from Iowa State, Michigan, Texas, Texas A&M, Washington, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Nebraska and Purdue. More big-time offers will come in during his senior season following an abridged schedule during 2020 in which Ford tightened down on the one glaring weakness from his sophomore campaign – pad level. By learning to bend at the knees during contact, Ford lowered his center of gravity and truly grabbed hold of a worthy spot among the nation’s top 10 rush end prospects, known as the Vyper prior to the arrival of defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman. With his frame, Ford could develop into a big end. A two-sport athlete – he also has played basketball for John Burroughs School – Ford’s love for the game and relentless approach to competition jump off the screen. Even his explosive first step off the snap improved as a junior. On the prep level, he has become the master of splitting double teams with a violent series of swim and dip-and-rip moves. Ford makes it extremely difficult to remain blocked with his desire to compete and his lightning-fast use of his hands. Ford’s hand quickness is the equivalent of a boxer unleashing a flurry on a battered opponent. Working out of two- and three-point stances – the latter of which is done naturally and with locked-and-loaded form – Ford is a true menace for the Bombers’ competition. His length -- both his lower half and arms – are two valuable assets that he puts to good use. As a pass rusher, he has learned how to raise his arms when he draws a bead on the quarterback in the pocket. He’s a candidate for a half-dozen passes broken up over the course of a college football season. His long strides allow him to run down quarterbacks and running backs from the backside. His determination to make the play easily comes across through his body language. Opponents can feel him approaching. Ford relishes contact. He plays with a nasty streak. He doesn’t just want to tackle the ball carrier; he wants to punish his opponents, particularly quarterbacks. Combined with his “speed, athleticism and agility” – words used by head coach, John Merritt – Ford is still scratching the surface of his potential, which took an upturn from an impressive sophomore season through a spectacular junior year. With the pad level addressed, there’s nothing that stands out as an area of need. Does he know how to fit in as 1/11 of a defense and set the edge when it is necessary? His aggressive wiring may require that he learn a team-defense frame of mind. But now that’s speculating to find a shortcoming. This is a multi-tooled player who is wired to pursue greatness through his work ethic. Some were surprised to see Ford choose Notre Dame within a week after Freeman was hired as defensive coordinator. It bodes well for the Irish moving forward in the Class of 2022, led by this explosive, motivated pursuer of the football. I think he'd be our best pass rushing Vyper in a couple of years so if he can do that at SDE instead, that's going to be amazing
Loy's backstory on Tyson Spoiler Notre Dame landed a big-time commitment today from St. Louis (Mo.) John Burroughs School four-star defensive end Tyson Ford, who is nearly ranked inside the Top100 nationally according to the 247Sports Composite Recruiting Rankings. He’s the fifth commitment for the Fighting Irish in the class of 2022 and he is now the top-ranked prospect in the group headed to play for Notre Dame. So, how did the Irish land this top prospect? When Notre Dame initially offered back on Apr. 18, 2020, the Fighting Irish were the team to beat. Defensive line coach Mike Elston was doing a great job and there was a strong feeling that at some point, Notre Dame was going to land him. However, when Oklahoma offered on Dec. 12, things quickly turned in favor of the Sooners. Oklahoma defensive line coach Calvin Thibodeaux was doing a tremendous job of making Ford feel great about a future in Norman and the pulse had him leaning toward playing ball for Oklahoma. At that time, I put in a 247Sports Crystal Ball for the Sooners when I was told flat-out that Oklahoma was the team to beat. Shortly after that, I’m told he even made a silent commitment to Thibodeaux and head coach Lincoln Riley. Notre Dame knew all about this and started directing its attention on other defensive line prospects, while keeping in touch with Ford. At no point did Notre Dame “throw in the towel” and stop recruiting him. They weren’t going to chase him all that hard if they felt he wanted to be elsewhere. But they were also never completely out of this race. Did they trail heavily? Absolutely. But the staff wasn’t going to give up without a fight. 1COMMENTS Over the past two or three weeks, Notre Dame decided to kick things up a notch, as his commitment decision had been locked in for Jan. 18. Elston started taking a more aggressive, honest approach and from what we’re told, did a good job of clearing up some things that were being said about Notre Dame. Then, with the arrival of new defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman, the recruiting effort was taking up another level. Elston and Freeman teamed up, spent a ton of time talking with Ford, his mother and even some additional family members. They spoke about a future at Notre Dame, what the degree means, they emphasized graduation rates, they discussed how he would fit into Freeman’s system and how he’d look under Elston, and in the end, tipped things back in Notre Dame’s favor. No question Ford wanted to be at Oklahoma at one point. Throughout it all, we’re told Ford’s family was always pro-Notre Dame and once the dust settled, Ford ended up seeing a brighter future within the Fighting Irish football program than he did at Oklahoma. The feeling I got from talking to sources is that they eventually picked the school that would be best for him academically and with life after football. Ford is extremely confident in his abilities and knows that with hard work, he’ll be a tremendous player on the field regardless of the school he attends, but wanted to make sure he was set up for life when his career eventually comes to a close. That’s what I’m told was the difference-maker here.
In retrospect this was a really damn good class https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/Season/2016-Football/Commits/
If he signed, ND would have made it public by now. No reason not to. But all reports are that it’s a foregone conclusion he’ll be at ND.