The recruiting momentum continues into Sunday, with the 2024 class getting involved as a key lineman commits to make it 4 days in a row with ND commitments
On Sunday, 4-Star offensive lineman Peter Jones announced his commitment to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and its 2024 class.
The Malvern, Pennsylvania native (Malvern Preparatory School) chose the Irish over the Penn State Nittany Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Oklahoma Sooners, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, Pittsburgh Panthers, Boston College Eagles, and Cincinnati Bearcats, among others.
Beyond Blessed! Let’s Go IRISH☘️ @Marcus_Freeman1 @CoachHiestand @CoachGueriera @NDFootball @MalvernPrepFB pic.twitter.com/6YYuAIDLtw
— Peter Jones (@Peter_Jones_77) August 7, 2022
Beating Penn State for Jones’s pledge is especially impressive, considering both of his parents and several other family members are Nittany Lion alumni, and Malvern is less than 3 hours from State College. You gotta love the power of Harry Hiestand recruiting for a Marcus Freeman-led program.
Jones is the 6th commitment for Marcus Freeman and his staff in the 2024 class, providing the first piece up front to help protect 5-star 2024 QB C.J. Carr, who committed to the Irish a couple months back.
At 6’5” and 285 pounds already as a rising junior, Jones is highly-rated by all the recruiting services, ranked #177 in the 247sorts Composite (#12 interior offensive lineman) and #132 in the On3 Consensus rankings (#8 OT). Rivals has him as #98 overall and the #4 OG in the class.
Clearly, Jones has the size, strength, and athleticism (he also throws the shot put for his high school) to play tackle or on the interior, making him precisely the kind of versatile and talented prospect Harry Hiestand likes to stack up on his depth chart. It’s easy to see from his film how he could have a very bright future mauling opponents from one of the guard spots.
Jones’s pledge makes it now 4 days in a row with the Irish coaching staff landing a commitment, as Thursday, Friday, and Saturday saw 2023 prospects Jaiden Ausberry, Ben Minich, and Dylan Edwards respectively all announcing for the Irish.
With the commitment, Notre Dame continues to maintain its early #1 ranking in the 2024 team recruiting rankings, with all 6 commitments being 4-star or better and currently ranked in the top 300 for the 2024 class.
With 5 current offensive line commitments in the 2023 recruiting class and plenty of solid depth already in Hiestand’s current roster, the 2024 offensive line class is expected to be a bit smaller, with probably just 3-4 guys.
Thus, it’s safe to say that Jones was one of Harry’s top targets if he was pushed for this early in the process — and knowing Hiestand’s history at ND as an eye for talent and his ability to develop it, that bodes very well for the Irish future of this young man.
FIST PUMPS UP FOR PETER!
Thank you to @Marcus_Freeman1 @CoachHiestand and the rest of the @NDFootball staff for this amazing weekend! It was awesome to meet @BigQ56 and @smustipher53! I learned so much and I am looking forward to getting back on campus! @MalvernPrepFB @MPFBRecruits pic.twitter.com/gghbCQg8qC
— Peter Jones (@Peter_Jones_77) April 3, 2022