Notre Dame has recruited linebacker as well as any team in the country since Marcus Freeman has arrived, and the Irish are trying to have even greater succe s in the 2024. With that in mind, one of the best 2024 linebackers in the country - Largo (Fla.) High School standout Adarius Hayes Patrick Eaves Women Jersey - dropped a top eight today and he included the Irish.Hayes had a list that included Notre Dame, Georgia, Alabama, Texas A&M, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma and UCF. NHL Anaheim Ducks Men Jersey Notre Dame has been considered a top contender for Hayes for sometime. He was on campus this past summer and is expected to return the weekend of November 5th when the Fighting Irish host Clemson.The 6-4, 210-pound linebacker is a long and rangy athlete with explosive athleticism, and he arrives at ball carriers with a great deal of force. He projects as an inside linebacker, but his explosivene s, frame and closing speed could allow him to develop into an edge player in time. Jakob Silfverberg Men Jersey Hayes is a consensus Top 100 recruit that ranks as the nation's No. 45 overall player and No. 5 linebacker by On3, and he ranks as the No. 50 overall player and No. 2 player by Rivals. ESPN also ranks Hayes as the fifth best linebacker in the nation.The Largo star has an impre sive offer list that includes the Irish, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Florida, Oklahoma, Michigan, Tenne see, Texas A&M, Florida State, Penn State, Iowa, Dennis Rasmussen Men Jersey Ole Mi s, Michigan State, NC State, Louisville, Indiana, Maryland and West Virginia.Getting Hayes out of the south will be a challenge, but the Irish are a legitimate early contender.Irish Breakdown ContentScroll to ContinueBecome a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you acce s to all of our premium content and our premium me sage board! Click on the link below for more.Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the Rickard Rakell Kids Jersey time!Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Gettr: