Notre Dame continued its run of outstanding line recruiting with a commitment from blue-chip prospect Zeke Correll. Fresh off an official visit to South Bend, Correll cancelled his final official to Ohio State before announcing for the Irish. Correll joins Quinn Carroll, John Olmstead, and Andrew Kristofic in an offensive line class for the ages. We don’t know what Jeff Quinn will do on the field yet, of course, but on the trail he’s a Boss. Capital B.
Recruiting Service Rankings
247 Composite — 4 star (0.9300 rating), #170 overall, #9 OG, #5 in OH
247 Sports — 4 star (93 rating), #131 overall, #5 OG, #4 in OH
Rivals — 4 star (5.8 rating), NR overall, #14 OG, #11 in OH
ESPN — 4 star (83 rating), #174 overall, #7 OG, #3 in OH
Cohort
In addition to Notre Dame, Zeke Correll holds offers from Alabama, Clemson, Duke, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt, Stanford, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Wisconsin, among others.
His other finalists were Clemson, Ohio State, and Stanford, by the way. Probably will be conveniently forgotten by those who argue that we never, ever beat them for anyone.
Highlights
Correll can play a little high at times and rely on pure physical dominance, which we see often with high school linemen. He could also stand to improve his initial punch; he lets guys get into his body a little too easily. Aside from that, though… Raw power. He has the potential and the attitude to be physically dominant at the point of attack. He plays like he takes any attempt to penetrate the backfield as a personal affront, an affront that must be remedied immediately. He plays to the echo of the whistle on every single snap. His versatility shows in how often his schools moves him around, and he has pretty good feed, but I definitely think his future at the next level is on the interior.
Impact
Zeke Correll will enroll early, which will help him develop but probably won’t get him on the field faster. There’s just too much talent in the classes ahead of him for a chance at an immediate impact. He definitely has the look of at least an above average starter down the line; if he develops the excellent tools he has, he could be a lot more than that too.
Welcome to the Irish family, Zeke!
Great writeup. OL-U continues to roll on.
…Now, maybe a RB guys? Pretty please?
Well… APB target Kyren Williams, who also just finished his OV to ND, cancelled his OV to Michigan for this coming weekend and tweeted that he’s announcing on Thursday. So… Yeah.
Still surprising that we can’t get a more talented RB with all this OLine talent.
I read on one of the posts that he will be playing Center. He thinks, correctly, that with the spot open, he might have a chance to play earlier. I am sure Ruhland disagrees, but I like the attitude.
Definitely could play earlier, although I’d still be shocked if it’s right away. Ruhland is done after 2019 and there’s more of a logjam at guard.
I think he feels he could beat out Ruhland. That was, I believe, his point.
Yes, and I believe his confidence is admirable but misplaced if he’s that sure he’ll start ahead of a fifth year senior.
Great article. I’m really excited for this kid.
So, common perception is that the defense is going to be much stronger than the offense. I can see the reasoning behind it, and I definitely agree that talent and experience wise, the defense is much more advanced. But this is Notre Dame. They never go through a season following expectations. I’m tempted to go with the offense out playing defense just out of contrariness.