Overview
- Monds, who announced his choice Friday on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show, committed to Notre Dame as part of the 2027 recruiting class.
- He picked the Irish over finalists Florida State and Ohio State after his first campus visit to Notre Dame on April 18 pushed expert projections their way.
- Florida State had courted him since offering on June 12, 2024, making this a significant miss for a class reported to have only six current commitments.
- The Vero Beach standout reclassified from the 2028 cycle to 2027 and flashed early production with 2,234 passing yards and 23 touchdowns as a freshman, followed by efficient play in a limited, injury-affected sophomore season.
- Notre Dame adds a blue-chip passer recruited by quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli, deepening a quarterback room that includes C.J. Carr, Blake Hebert, Noah Grubbs and fellow reclass Teddy Jarrard, and boosting the Irish to 12 commits in the 2027 class.