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QB Kenny Minchey's debut in Rivals250 tops updates for Irish commits

2023 four-star quarterback Kenny Minchey committed to Notre Dame on Nov. 22.
2023 four-star quarterback Kenny Minchey committed to Notre Dame on Nov. 22. (Kenny Minchey, picture provided)

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

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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

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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 6 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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