Overview
- Darieon Prescott, a five-star edge rusher from Bolingbrook High School in Illinois, committed to Notre Dame on Monday, choosing the Fighting Irish over Texas A&M and Oregon.
- Prescott is listed as a top-10 prospect by 247Sports and as a top-20 player by the USA TODAY composite and measures about 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds.
- He produced an eye-catching sophomore stat line that included 65 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, five sacks, 26 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles, and two blocked kicks.
- Prescott is Notre Dame’s third pledge in the 2028 class and, according to 247Sports, becomes the program’s sixth defensive-line commitment rated four-star or better.
- The pick underscores Notre Dame’s recruiting pull in Chicagoland and signals that the staff is stockpiling size and pass-rush talent to add depth on the defensive front.