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Notre Dame Football Recruiting: Who is Luke Jones?

By Andrew Hall

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 11: Brandon Wimbush #7 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hands off to Josh Adams #33 during a game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 11: Brandon Wimbush #7 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hands off to Josh Adams #33 during a game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Notre Dame’s Offensive Line depth solidified on Wednesday with a commitment from Arkansas prospect Luke Jones.

The Irish coaching staff added to the most recent Notre Dame football recruiting class when Luke Jones committed. Jones represents the first verbal following the early signing period.

Jones hails from Little Rock, Arkansas. He plays Pulaski Academy. Initially, Jones committed to the Razorbacks on Jul. 22. However, after receiving a Notre Dame offer, Arkansas faced a tough fight to hold on to him.

Following the firing of Bret Bielema, Arkansas’s grip over Jones loosened. New Arkansas Head Coach Chad Morris failed to close out the recruitment.

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The Offensive Tackle held offers from several schools including Arkansas, Arizona State, Iowa State, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia.

Jones checks in at 6’5″ and 292 lbs. According to 247Sports Composite, he ranks as the 504th prospect and 39th Offensive Tackle in the 2018 class. He ranks just behind Marion Local product John Dirksen.

Despite hauling in a balanced class in late December, the Irish failed to land enough Offensive Linemen. Now, the 2018 class features three Offensive Linemen including John Dirksen and Cole Mabry.

Jones represents the 22nd commitment in the 2018 class. He signs on Feb. 7, which is the beginning of the final signing period.

Final Prospects

Other than Nicholas Petit-Frere, Notre Dame plans to recruit a variety of recruits. Currently, the Irish are only favored for Servite High School Safety Julius Irvin. According to the 247Sports Crystal Ball, 80% of experts believe that Irvin will select the Irish over the Trojans.

Other than Irvin, Notre Dame’s staff plans to primarily focus on Wide Receiver Amon-ra St. Brown, Defensive End Malik Langham, Wide Receiver Lawrence Keys, and Linebacker Solomon Tuliapupu.

If possible, the Irish would like to land as many as 25 to 26 prospects for the class. Currently, the Irish sit with 91 scholarship athletes for 2018. If Notre Dame lands an addition 3 to 4 prospects, the Irish would have 95 players or 10 over the limit.

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