The Notre Dame Football program locked down another big recruit on Thursday, as offensive lineman Caleb Johnson flipped to the Irish.
This has been an outstanding week for Irish recruiting, with 2021 offensive tackle Caleb Johnson out of Florida committing to the Irish on Thursday evening. The Notre Dame football program locked down their fourth commit this week, and this is another big-time prospect.
Johnson has actually been committed to Auburn since May, but still stayed in contact with the Irish staff. When he committed, I don’t think Notre Dame was at the point of making a big push for commitments, and he decided Auburn was the spot for the time being.
He has lots of ties to the Midwest area, and once the staff really but the full court on him and made it know they wanted him in the class and being the final piece to the offensive line puzzle. he just couldn’t pass up the opportunity.
At the moment Johnson hold 36 offers from the likes of Florida, Alabama, Penn State and many other big time programs.
Notre Dame Football: Offensive lineman Caleb Johnson flips to Irish
What will Caleb Johnson bring to South Bend?
The 6’7 295-pound tackle is definitely going to bring size and power. He has an outstanding frame and will only build on it once he gets with Matt Balis in the weight room. His strong suit seems to be run blocking, with solid flexibility and a very strong lower body.
Johnson definitely have some time to gain experience in pass protection and work on his technique a bit, but he’s a very solid prospect coming in. At the end of the day, having a freshman of that size and frame is a big benefit because you can’t give that or teach it.
He’ll get to learn from some really good players ahead of him and will definitely be able to tune up his technique with offensive line coach Jeff Quinn running the show. This is a great pickup later in the process for Quinn and Rees, and one that could flourish once in the system for a few years.
With Johnson’s commitment, the Irish now have 23 pledges ,with eleven offensively, one specialist and eleven on the defensive side. Caleb Johnson will be joining offensive lineman Blake Fisher, Rocco Spindler, Joe Alt, and Pat Coogan to easily make this one of the best lineman classes in the country.
There’s been a lot of doubters about Jeff Quinn from the day Brian Kelly hired him but there’s one thing that can’t be questions, he’s a damn good recruiter. What a group it is coming to South Bend next year.