Quarterback recruiting has taken another turn for the Irish. And this time, it’s another in the right direction.
After it nearly missed out on a passer in the 2023 class entirely, Notre Dame’s recent quarterback commit, Kenny Minchey, made his debut at No. 207 overall in the latest Rivals250 rankings. In addition, Minchey has been increased to a four-star with a 5.8 rating, which projects as an All-America candidate.
Minchey’s rise comes after a small but effective sample size during his senior season. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound passer completed 67-99 passes (67.7%) for 1,042 yards, 15 passing touchdowns and 1 interception in just six — four full — games. Minchey missed six games for Hendersonville (Tenn.) Pope John Paul II due to a shoulder injury.
Besides Minchey, two other commits returned to the top 250, and two others received bumps in the rankings. Meanwhile, four players saw minor movement, and nine took noticeable tumbles. Rivals last updated its rankings in August, so this update was the first to account for the senior seasons of the 2023 recruits.
With Tuesday's update, Notre Dame currently has 16 commitments ranked in the Rivals250 with six of them inside the top 100. It had 15 in the Rivals250 prior to this week.
Position rankings for prospects not in the Rivals250 will be released Wednesday for offensive players and Thursday for defensive players.
Here’s how the Irish commits fared in the updated Rivals250.
Notre Dame commits in Rivals250
No. 10: S Peyton Bowen
No. 45: LB Drayk Bowen
No. 59: RB Jeremiyah Love
No. 60: DE Brenan Vernon
No. 78: CB Christian Gray
No. 85: WR Jaden Greathouse
No. 119: OL Charles Jagusah
No. 134: RB Dylan Edwards
No. 137: WR Rico Flores Jr.
No. 141: CB Micah Bell
No. 144: RB Jayden Limar
No. 149: WR Braylon James
No. 205: LB Jaiden Ausberry
No. 207: QB Kenny Minchey
No. 227: OL Chris Terek
No. 247: OL Sullivan Absher
Biggest risers
QB Kenny Minchey: debut in the 250
Overall: Unranked to 207
Position (Pro-style QB): 14 to 11 (+3)
State (Tenn.): 9 to 3 (+6)
RB Jayden Limar: back in the 250
Overall: Unranked to 144
Position (RB): 14 to 8 (+6)
State (Wash.): 2 — No movement
OL Sullivan Absher: back in the 250
Overall: Unranked to 247
Position (OT): 28 to 22 (+6)
State (N.C.): 7 to 6 (-1)
S Peyton Bowen: up 37 spots
Overall: 47 to 10 (+37)
Position (S): 12 to 2 (+10)
State (Texas): 3 to 2 (+1)
RB Dylan Edwards: up 19 spots
Overall: 152 to 134 (+18)
Position (APB): 4 to 3 (+1)
State (Kan.): 1 to 2 (-1)
Minor movement
LB Drayk Bowen
Overall: 42 to 45 (-3)
Position (OLB): 2 to 1 (+1)
State (Ind.): 1 — no movement
RB Jeremiyah Love
Overall: 52 to 59 (-7)
Position (RB): 3 to 4 (-1)
State (Mo.): 2 to 3 (-1)
LB Jaiden Ausberry
Overall: 198 to 205 (-7)
Position (OLB): 14 — no movement
State (La.): 16 to 15 (+1)
OL Chris Terek
Overall: 220 to 227 (-7)
Position: Classification change from offensive tackle to offensive guard
State (Ill.): 5 — no movement
Biggest Fallers
DE Boubacar Traore: out of Rivals250
Overall: 230 to unranked within Rivals250
Position (SDE): 23 to TBD
State (Mass.): 3 to TBD
OL Sam Pendleton: out of Rivals250
Overall: 229 to unranked within Rivals250
Position (OG): 23 to TBD
State (N.C.): 5 to TBD
DE Brenan Vernon: down 34 spots
Overall: 26 to 60 (-34)
Position (SDE): 3 to 7 (-4)
State (Ohio): 1 to 2 (-1)
WR Rico Flores Jr.: down 24 spots
Overall: 113 to 137 (-24)
Position (WR): 18 to 22 (-4)
State (Calif.): 10 to 11 (-1)
CB Christian Gray: down 22 spots
Overall: 56 to 78 (-22)
Position (CB): 10 — no movement
State (Mo.): 4 to 5 (-1)
CB Micah Bell: down 21 spots
Overall: 120 to 141 (-21)
Position (ATH): Classification change from cornerback to athlete
State (Texas): 22 to 24 (-2)
OL Charles Jagusah: down 6Â spots
Overall: 113 to 119 (-6)
Position (OT): 8 to 9 (-1)
State (Ill.): 1 — no movement
WR Braylon James: down 11 spots
Overall: 138 to 149 (-11)
Position: 24 to 27 (-3)
State (Texas): 25 — no movement
WR Jaden Greathouse: down 11 spots
Overall: 74 to 85 (-11)
Position (WR): 11 to 13 (-2)
State (Texas): 16 to 18 (-2)
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