These recruits stood out at Notre Dame's Irish Invasion camp

Notre Dame held its annual June camp, Irish Invasion, Sunday afternoon.

Inside ND Sports was in attendance at the Irish Athletics Center and LaBar Practice Complex for the invite-only event and watched Notre Dame commits, targets and prospects from the 2024, 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes.

Here is a breakdown, in no particular order, of recruits who impressed during their workouts in front of the Irish coaching staff.

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Ritchey was a late addition to the Irish Invasion list and one of the two best defensive linemen in attendance.

His athleticism was clear during defensive line drills and the broad jump. He's agile, quick and makes good use of his hands. He was animated and energetic going through each drill and received consistent praise from defensive line coach Al Washington and defensive assistant Nick Sebastian. Ritchey didn't lose a single one-on-one drill.

"The workout today was amazing," Ritchey told Inside ND Sports. "It's so much fun working out with Coach Wash. Him and Coach Sebastian teach you so much that it's hard not to play well in front of them. It was so good to be back. I got to spend some time on campus today and loved it. It's really an amazing place."

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound defender attends Pittsboro (N.C.) Northwood and is rated as a four-star by Rivals. He is ranked as the No. 8 strongside defensive end and No. 102 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class.

After enjoying his visit for the Blue-Gold Game, Ritchey made it an emphasis to get back for Irish Invasion. I believe Notre Dame is in a good spot heading into Ritchey's junior season.

He holds 26 total offers including Notre Dame, Florida, Georgia, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn State and Texas A&M.

Each time I see Burgess Jr., the better he looks. The Chicago (Ill.) Simeon product and Ritchey were the two clear frontrunners among the defensive line group. Like Ritchey, Burgess also visited for the Blue-Gold Game in April.

The 6-foot-4, 241-pound defender is powerful and has a muscular, compact build. He spent a lot of time receiving one-on-one instruction with Washington. At the point of contact, he's one of the best I've seen in the 2025 class.

Like Ritchey, Burgess didn't lose a one-on-one rep. Burgess was also first in line in almost every drill.

Burgess is rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals and is ranked as the No. 13 weakside defensive end in the 2025 class. He reports 30 offers including Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Miami (Fla.), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M and USC.

Gilbert was one of two Notre Dame 2024 wide receiver commits to workout Sunday. The four-star recruit was impressive in every drill and made some excellent catches in one-on-one scenarios. His deep reception against 2025 safety target Remington Moss got the one-on-one session started with a flourish.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound wide receiver from Charlotte (N.C.) Christian High plans to return to Notre Dame for his official visit June 16-18.

Like Gilbert, Williams decided to lace them up in front of wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey and participate in Sunday's workout.

Williams, the No. 7 wide receiver and No. 42 overall player in the 2024 class according to Rivals, looked smooth in and out of breaks and proved why he's one of the premier wide receivers in the class.

The Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard South product is expected to take his official visit next weekend, June 9-11. His latest efforts have been all focused on growing Notre Dame's 2024 class and landing five-star defensive tackle target Justin Scott.

Williams made his first trip to campus after landing an offer last month. and didn't disappoint. He worked out with the linebackers and was arguably the top performer in each drill.

Watching Williams, his length and wingspan stick out. At 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, he moves very well for his size. You can tell he comes from a basketball background with how fluid he is. Defensive coordinator Al Golden was keeping a close eye on him throughout the day.

The Pearland (Tex.) Shadow Creek product reports 12 total offers including Notre Dame, Arizona State, Baylor, Nebraska and Texas Tech.

This was our first look at Meadows and he was impressive throughout the afternoon. So much so that he landed a Notre Dame offer following the camp.

He's all of 6-foot-6, 179-pounds and has excellent speed for his size. He only ran one 40 and it looked to be in the 4.5 range.

Meadows attends Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman and holds seven offers from BYU, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, Utah and Washington. He'll be a name to watch going into his junior season.

There was some uncertainty about which number Taylor was wearing on Sunday. That was until the one-on-ones started. Then it was clear that the four-star recruit was wearing No. 8. Taylor blanketed even the best receivers at the Irish Invasion. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Taylor stuck with Gilbert for a pass breakup on a deep pass down the sideline and smothered 2025 tight end prospect Brock Schott.

Notre Dame would be wise to offer the son of former Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor. The younger Taylor already has offers from Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, USC and others.

Update: Notre Dame followed through with an offer to Ivan Taylor on Sunday evening.

Bradford doesn't look like a rising sophomore at all physically. He looks more like someone preparing for their senior season. So it's easy to see why Notre Dame previously offered the Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic product following his freshman season.

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Bradford challenged himself by taking reps as both a cornerback and safety. He did better in the middle of the field but still hung with receivers on the perimeter.

Schott easily took home the title of best in-state performer at Sunday's camp. The Leo (Ind.) High product was also the best tight end of the day as well. Schott's a smooth route runner who can even cross up talented cornerbacks. He's not afraid of contact during a route either.

Notre Dame's already in a good position with a lot of tight ends in the 2025 class, so it's going to be hard to end up on the Irish target list, especially at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, but maybe Schott did enough Sunday to influence offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Gerad Parker.

Marks visited the Irish during spring practice and returned for camp Sunday.

Although small in stature, the 5-foot-9, 142-pound cornerback makes up for it with his play. He has quick feet and is disciplined when pursuing and breaking down in the open field.

Like Burgess with the defensive line group, Marks was near the front of the line in every defensive back drill I saw. Marks was on the short list of defenders who managed to record an interception in one-on-ones.

Rivals has not assigned star ratings or rankings to any prospects in the 2026 class, but Marks is a name to monitor moving forward. He was invited by Rivals to the NextGen Underclassmen Pro Day in Atlanta later this month.

The Farmington Hills (Mich.) St. Mary's product reports 14 total offers including Kansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Penn State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

After competing in the Lineman's Challenge yesterday, Kreul returned and got more work on Sunday.

Behind Ritchey and Burgess, the 6-foot-2, 210-prospect was the most consistent defensive lineman. His motor is high and he flashed a variety of pass-rush moves in one-on-ones. His burst off the ball was evident each time he stepped up to the line. He routinely got praise from Washington and Sebastian and proved to be coachable after correcting a couple of mistakes early in the day.

Kreul attends Orlando (Fla.) Bishop Moore and reports four early offers from Florida International, Marshall, Massachusetts and UCF. Expect him to stay on Notre Dame's radar moving forward.

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