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)

POSITION	PLAYER	STATE	HT	WT	RIVALS	ESPN	247 SPORTS	247 COMPOSITE	COMMIT DATE
POSITION	PLAYER	STATE	HT	WT	RIVALS	ESPN	247 SPORTS	247 COMPOSITE	COMMIT DATE
OL	Joey Tanona	Indiana	6’5″	280	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	07/25/20
LB	Nolan Ziegler	Michigan	6’4″	205	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	08/22/20
OL	Ty Chan	Massachusetts	6’6″	275	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	12/2020
DE	Tyson Ford	Missouri	6’5″	250	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	01/18/21
DE	Aiden Gobaira	Virginia	6’6″	235	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	02/06/21
RB	Jadarian Price	Texas	5’11”	180	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	02/21/21
QB	Steve Angeli	New Jersey	6’3″	215	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	03/04/21
WR	Amorion Walker	Louisiana	6’3″	178	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	03/10/21
CB	Jaden Mickey	California	5’11”	175	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	03/14/21
LB	Joshua Burnham	Michigan	6’4″	215	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	03/17/21
TE	Eli Raridon	Iowa	6’6″	228	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	05/02/21
TE	Holden Staes	Georgia	6’5″	230	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	05/07/21
DT	Donovan Hinish	Pennsylvania	6’2″	275	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	06/04/21
LB	Niuafe Tuihalamaka	California	6’2″	235	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	06/19/21
OL	Ashton Craig	Indiana	6’5″	283	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	06/26/21
DB	Jayden Bellamy	New Jersey	5’11”	175	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	07/02/21
S	Devin Moore	Florida	6’3″	190	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	07/04/21
LB	Jaylen Sneed	South Carolina	6’2″	210	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	07/12/21
CB	Benjamin Morrison	Arizona	6’0″	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 / Year	Freshmen	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	5th Year
Position / Year	Freshmen	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	5th Year
Quarterback	Steve Angeli	Tyler Buchner, Ron Powlus III	Drew Pyne	Brendan Clark*	–
Running Back	Jadarian Price	Logan Diggs, Audric Estime	Chris Tyree	Kyren Williams*	C’Bo Flemister*
Tight End	Eli Raridon, Holden Staes	Cane Berrong, Mitchell Evans	Michael Mayer, Kevin Bauman	–	George Takacs*
Wide Receiver	Amorion Walker	Lorenzo Styles, Deion Colzie, Jayden Thomas	Xavier Watts	–	Braden Lenzy, Kevin Austin, Lawrence Keys III, Joe Wilkins
Center	Ashton Craig	–	–	Zeke Correll*	Jarrett Patterson*
Guard	–	Pat Coogan, Rocco Spindler	–	Hunter Spears*	John Dirksen*
Tackle	Joey Tanona, Ty Chan	Blake Fisher, Joe Alt, Caleb Johnson	Michael Carmody, Tosh Baker	Andrew Kristofic, Quinn Carroll	–
Defensive Tackle	Donovan Hinish	Gabriel Rubio	Aidan Keanaaina, Rylie Mills	Howard Cross*, Jacob Lacey,	–
Defensive End	Tyson Ford, Aiden Gobaira	Jason Onye, Will Schweitzer	Alexander Ehrensberger, Jordan Botelho	NaNa Osafo-Mensah, Isaiah Foskey, Osita Ekwonu*	Justin Ademilola*
Linebacker	Nolan Ziegler, Joshua Burnham, Junior Tuihalamaka, Jaylen Sneed	Prince Kollie, Kahanu Kia	–	Jack Kiser, Marist Liufau, JD Bertrand*	–
Safety	Jayden Bellamy	Justin Walters, Khari Gee	–	Litchfield Ajavon*, Kyle Hamilton	D.J. Brown*
Cornerback	Devin Moore, Jayden Mickey, Benjamin Morrison	Ryan Barnes, Chance Tucker, Philip Riley, JoJo Johnson	Clarence Lewis, Caleb Offord, Ramon Henderson	K.J. Wallace, Cam Hart	–
Specialists	–	Josh Bryan (K)	Alex Peitsch (LS)	Jay Bramblett	–
Totals	19/85 (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!

Notre Dame Football’s 2022 Commit List (19)

2022 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart

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