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Notre Dame Football: 3 Instant impact players from the 2022 Class

By Daniel Morrison

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 13: General view of a Notre Dame Fighting Irish helmet on the field during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 13: General view of a Notre Dame Fighting Irish helmet on the field during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 27: A detail view of the football helmet held by a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team before an NCAA football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 27, 2021 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame Football: 3 Instant impact players from the 2022 Class

Jaden Mickey

4-Star Corner

Jaden Mickey is the highest rated corner in Notre Dame’s 2022 class, from Corona, California. He’s the 25th ranked corner in the country and the 200th overall player in the country. He held 18 other offers, including offers from USC, Arizona, and Georgia.

Mickey is an undersized corner, who is going to need to spend time in the weight room to compete at the highest level in the FBS. At 5ft 11in, he has good length to work with, but at only 155lbs, there is room to grow into the role. With good weight training, he has the frame to grow quickly in and develop into a good corner.

That’s going to be important for Notre Dame moving forward. Corner is a position of weakness for the Irish right now. There is a lack of depth and they need help immediately. It’s good to have a few players coming back. D.J. Brown will be back at safety, for instance. Houston Griffith will be too. Brandon Joseph, an All-American defensive back, is entering the program as a transfer too. However, there are still major depth issues at corner.

Jaden Mickey can fill some of those gaps, particularly as a depth corner for dime packages. Against teams like Ohio State, he’ll be incredibly important for the Irish.

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