Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Personnel Editor
Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame won a excess spice up to the 2025 recruiting cycle Friday with the constancy of four-star cornerback Ivan Taylor.
Taylor (Disagree. 30 general within the 2025 ESPN 300) — the son of former NFL cornerback Ike — is the fifth-best cornerback within the 2025 elegance and right away turns into the highest-ranked probability within the Preventing Irish’s nearest elegance.
If he indicators, Taylor will be the highest-ranked cornerback to come back to Notre Dame since ESPN started rating gamers in 2006. For the 2025 elegance, Notre Dame now has 5 ESPN 300 words (two within the height 100), with Taylor becoming a member of defensive finish C.J. Might (Disagree. 261 general) on that aspect of the ball.
Taylor additionally checked out Alabama, Florida Atmosphere, Florida and Miami. In 9 video games as a young for West Orange Prime College this hour season, the 6-foot, 175-pound Taylor recorded 45 tackles (22 solo) with six tackles for loss and one interception. He’ll deal defensive coordinator Al Yellowish some flexibility as he can play games each cornerback and protection.
“I’m my own player,” Taylor advised ESPN in July. “I really don’t like to compare. But if I had to say, I would try to be [like] Sean Taylor, who is one of my favorite safeties.”
Ike Taylor performed 12 seasons within the NFL at cornerback — all with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-2014) later being drafted one hundred and twenty fifth general in 2003 — and used to be a member of 2 Tremendous Bowl-winning groups (XL and XLIII) within the Metal Town.
“Humble and work hard, I would say is what he’s taught me the best,” Ivan stated. “… I’m embracing [the Taylor name] very much. My dad has taught me what he was being taught in the NFL.
“So I think like I’m already forward of the sport as a result of he’s educating me what NFL coaches and what it’s been like and what it’s important to progress thru and the way the entire thing is.”
Later securing a top-10 elegance in 2023 (Disagree. 7 general), the Preventing Irish recently sit down thirteenth general in ESPN’s fresh 2024 workforce ratings, which have been spared Thursday.
