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4-Star CB Benjamin Morrison commits to Notre Dame over Washington – One Foot Down

On Thursday, 4-Star cornerback Benjamin Morrison gave his commitment to the 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football recruiting class. Morrison, a 6’0” 170 pound defender from Phoenix, Arizona, chose the Irish over a heavy offer list that included the Alabama Crimson Tide, Oregon Ducks, Oklahoma Sooners, Florida State Seminoles… and the infamous Washington Huskies.

To be quite blunt about it, the Irish don’t have a great track record going up against Jimmy Lake and the Huskies for west coast defensive backs — so you can mark this down as a HUGE win by Mike Mickens and Brian Polian.

Morrison is most definitely a field corner at the collegiate level. He has excellent speed and shows fairly good instincts. He comes up hard against the run, but needs to break down more in a tackling stance as I saw too many times that he launched towards a defender with his feet off of the ground. The athleticism is certainly there, but his hips look a little stiff.

So… speed, toughness, and a knack to play against the passing game are all excellent checkmarks.

Morrison is now the 19th commitment of Notre Dame’s 2022 recruiting class. The class is currently ranked #2 by the 247 Composite Team Rankings. Hailing from Arizona, Morrison’s commitment now means that 15 different states are represented in Notre Dame’s current class.

Notre Dame Football’s 2022 Commit List (19)

POSITIONPLAYERSTATEHTWTRIVALSESPN247 SPORTS247 COMPOSITECOMMIT DATE
POSITIONPLAYERSTATEHTWTRIVALSESPN247 SPORTS247 COMPOSITECOMMIT DATE
OLJoey TanonaIndiana6’5″280⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️07/25/20
LBNolan ZieglerMichigan6’4″205⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️08/22/20
OL Ty ChanMassachusetts 6’6″275⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️12/2020
DETyson FordMissouri6’5″250⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️01/18/21
DEAiden GobairaVirginia6’6″235⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️02/06/21
RB Jadarian PriceTexas5’11”180⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️02/21/21
QBSteve AngeliNew Jersey6’3″215⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️03/04/21
WRAmorion WalkerLouisiana6’3″ 178⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️03/10/21
CBJaden MickeyCalifornia5’11”175⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️03/14/21
LBJoshua BurnhamMichigan6’4″215⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️03/17/21
TEEli RaridonIowa6’6″228⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️05/02/21
TE Holden StaesGeorgia6’5″230⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️05/07/21
DTDonovan HinishPennsylvania 6’2″275⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️06/04/21
LBNiuafe TuihalamakaCalifornia6’2″235⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️06/19/21
OLAshton CraigIndiana6’5″283⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️06/26/21
DBJayden BellamyNew Jersey5’11”175⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️07/02/21
SDevin MooreFlorida6’3″190⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️07/04/21
LBJaylen SneedSouth Carolina6’2″210⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️07/12/21
CBBenjamin MorrisonArizona6’0″170⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️07/15/21

Notre Dame has really beefed up its numbers at cornerback. Morrison is now the third cornerback in this class (if we are slotting Jayden Bellamy as a safety/nickel) and the 7th in the last two classes — or 10 if you want to add the 2019 class into the discussion.

As far as the rest of the numbers go, I’m still sitting on my theory of a 27-28 man class — although the number of actual real targets that hold a Notre Dame offer seem to be declining at a rapid rate.

2022 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart

Position / YearFreshmenSophomoreJuniorSenior5th Year
Position / YearFreshmenSophomoreJuniorSenior5th Year
QuarterbackSteve AngeliTyler Buchner, Ron Powlus IIIDrew PyneBrendan Clark*–
Running BackJadarian PriceLogan Diggs, Audric EstimeChris TyreeKyren Williams*C’Bo Flemister*
Tight EndEli Raridon, Holden StaesCane Berrong, Mitchell EvansMichael Mayer, Kevin Bauman–George Takacs*
Wide ReceiverAmorion WalkerLorenzo Styles, Deion Colzie, Jayden ThomasXavier Watts–Braden Lenzy*, Kevin Austin*, Lawrence Keys III*, Joe Wilkins*
CenterAshton Craig––Zeke Correll*Jarrett Patterson*
Guard–Pat Coogan, Rocco Spindler–Hunter Spears*John Dirksen*
TackleJoey Tanona, Ty ChanBlake Fisher, Joe Alt, Caleb JohnsonMichael Carmody, Tosh BakerAndrew Kristofic*, Quinn Carroll*–
Defensive TackleDonovan HinishGabriel RubioAidan Keanaaina, Rylie MillsHoward Cross*, Jacob Lacey, –
Defensive EndTyson Ford, Aiden GobairaJason Onye, Will SchweitzerAlexander Ehrensberger, Jordan BotelhoNaNa Osafo-Mensah*, Isaiah Foskey*, Osita Ekwonu*Justin Ademilola*
LinebackerNolan Ziegler, Joshua Burnham, Junior Tuihalamaka, Jaylen SneedPrince Kollie, Kahanu Kia–Jack Kiser*, Marist Liufau*, JD Bertrand*–
SafetyJayden BellamyJustin Walters, Khari Gee–Litchfield Ajavon*, Kyle HamiltonD.J. Brown*
CornerbackDevin Moore, Jayden Mickey, Benjamin MorrisonRyan Barnes, Chance Tucker, Philip Riley, JoJo JohnsonClarence Lewis, Caleb Offord, Ramon HendersonK.J. Wallace*, Cam Hart*–
Specialists–Josh Bryan (K)Alex Peitsch (LS)Jay Bramblett–
Totals19/85 (19)45/85 (26)60/85 (15)79/85 (19)89/85 (10)

* Eligible for 5th Year

This is a HUGE win for Notre Dame. Not only do they get one of the better cornerbacks on the west coast which adds a lot to this class and to the team moving forward — they beat Jimmy Lake head on for a west coast kid. This is not something that should be dismissed lightly, because that’s a really hard thing to do.

I’m really excited about this commitment and you should be too.

FIST PUMPS UP FOR MORRISON!

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