Posted May 10, 200618 yr http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/114723936662550.xml&coll=1
May 10, 200618 yr And Neal was listed as a WR. According to ESPNEWS, we have commitments from 2 QBs, 2 WRs, and 1TE.
May 10, 200618 yr Kamara will end up a far better WR than Benn when all is said and done. He defintely has more speed and agility. Assuming Benn commits to ND, I guarantee that Kamara will start before Benn.
May 10, 200618 yr i disagree, i just think there is something special about benn, i think kumara will be good, but i really think benn is a special talent, i guess we will see in a few years
May 10, 200618 yr Time for me to shake the naysayers and haters! Wiggle wiggle shake! Whose the baddest team on the BLOCK? Whose gonna win the National Championship? Can I get a woo woo!
May 11, 200618 yr what is your deal with ben, vegas. your hating on a guy who has FIFTY D 1 schollies, is everybody wrong and your right? the guy is a complete reciever. so he doesnt run a 4.3. the guy is built like a brickshit house. T.O doesnt run a fast forty and he is the most gifted reciever in the L.
May 11, 200618 yr May 10, 2006 Mike Farrell Rivals.com Football Recruiting Hoboken, N.J. wide receiver Duval Kamara committed to Notre Dame live on ESPNews on Wednesday at 5:40PM EST, a decision most expected. Kamara spoke to Rivals.com about his thought process and why he made an early choice. Kamara is Notre Dame bound. "I didn't plan on making an early decision," said the 6-foot-5, 209-pounder who is one of the nation's top players. "But I knew going into the process that Notre Dame was one of my favorites and after the spring game weekend, I knew it was the place for me." Many factors led to Kamara's decision. "It came down to getting a great education, the tradition at Notre Dame, playing for coach Weis and getting to play with the best quarterback in the nation," he said. "Jimmy Clausen and I talked at the spring game and he's a good guy and a great quarterback. That's a factor for sure, but mostly it came down to comfort, academics and just it being Notre Dame." Kamara is the second New Jersey commitment for Notre Dame this year, joining tight end Mike Ragone. "We talked a lot at the spring game, a lot of us did," he said. "The more top players the better. We want to win a national title." Kamara sees his role as that of Maurice Stovall in South Bend. "I can go deep and I can be a guy who moves the chains," he said. "My favorite receiver is Jeff Samardzjia but I think I'm more like Maurice. I can't wait to play in coach Weis' offense." As a junior, Kamara caught 46 passes for 983 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is also a standout basketball player as well.
May 11, 200618 yr Duval Kamara is Irish Another day, another prized elite recruit announces his intention to play ball for the Irish. Yawn. This time, it's lanky superathlete Duval Kamara. Kamara, at 6'5", 209 lbs. is an imposing physical specimen and has all the natural skills to be a gamebreaker at Wide Receiver. It's never a bad thing to have another enormous target for Brady Quinn's successor to lob jump-balls toward. Also, Duval is a really awesome name. As far as I'm concerned, if he's even half as big a badass as Robert Duvall, we're set. Especially if he's willing to pull a Tom Hagen in The Godfather and cut off Traveler's head for Pete Carroll to discover in his bed the next morning: Courtesy of Drink That Drink. For those of you keeping track, this is the third top-tier offensive recruit that Notre Dame has landed in head-to-head battles with USC (amid a myriad of other suitors), all of them coming in the usually sleepy recruiting days of spring. Something big is afoot in South Bend, friends. He's wearing a cloak. Got anything to say about that, tough guy? posted by fightinamish @ 5:28 PM 1 comments links to this post Monday,
May 11, 200618 yr Bitchin' Kamara | by Pat Via a live announcement today on ESPN News, prep wide receiver Duval Kamara became the 5th recruit to commit to ND this year, and the second straight from New Jersey *. Along with Mike Ragone and Jimmy Clausen, Kamara is also the third straight offensive skill position recruit; in addition, all three of them hung out together on the Notre Dame Stadium sidelines during the Blue & Gold game. And according to Kamara, that time at ND with his future teammates helped to seal the deal. "I didn't plan on making an early decision," said the 6-foot-5, 209-pounder who is one of the nation's top players. "But I knew going into the process that Notre Dame was one of my favorites and after the spring game weekend, I knew it was the place for me." Kamara is listed on the Rivals Junior Top 100 list (along with Clausen and Ragone), but even more impressive is his list of suitors. USC, Florida, Miami, Tennessee, Penn State, and a whole host of others offered Kamara a scholarship before the May evaluation period. For those keeping track of such things, Kamara is the third straight Irish recruit that also had an offer from Southern Cal. The Trojans, of course, are still the benchmark for recruiting dominance, and usually they can pick and choose whom they want from the ranks of prep talent. Since Notre Dame was able to gain a commitment from these three players -- each of whom was highly sought after by Southern Cal -- speaks to the burgeoning Irish mojo in recruiting. (Of course, it really shouldn't be that much of a shock that offensive skill players, especially those from New Jersey, want to come play under Charlie Weis. When we start beating out USC for defensive players from California, we'll know we're fully back.) The 6-foot-5, 210-pound Kamara was 2nd Team All-State last year and totaled 983 yards and touchdowns on 43 receptions as his team, Hoboken High, went undefeated and won the state title. To make a premature comparison, Kamara seems to be in the Maurice Stovall-mold of receiver: a big, strong, redzone threat who's also just a bit faster than you might think. Tom Luginbill's take on Kamara mirrors my own: "This is a very, very talented, yet raw, athlete. His best days are ahead of him. He has a wonderful blend of size, strength and deceptive speed. He is a serious red-zone threat, which is something all coaches are looking for these day." I think just about any ND fan would take a Stovall clone. The best part is that Kamara -- unlike Stovall -- won't have to wait until his last year of eligibility to get quality coaching.
May 11, 200618 yr It looks like he's wearing a cape in the pictures on Rivals.... this guy's going to do some special things at ND, glad he's Irish...keep 'em coming Coach!
May 11, 200618 yr heres an article from espn.com, sorry if its already been posted Updated: May 10, 2006, 5:32 PM ET Irish add to potent offensive class with WR KamaraESPN.com news services Notre Dame continued its early collection of verbal commitments Wednesday when wide receiver Duval Kamara of Hoboken, N.J., announced at a news conference at Hoboken High School his intention to sign a letter of intent with the Irish during next February's signing period. In recent weeks, quarterback Jimmy Clausen of Westlake Village, Calif., and tight end Mike Ragone of Camden Catholic High in New Jersey announced their verbal commitments to Notre Dame. "I think we would be naive to think that Clausen's commitment didn't have significant influence on Kamara," said Tom Luginbill, Scouts Inc.'s recruiting director. "He has been playing in a conservative, run-oriented offense, and now he has the opportunity to play with an elite quarterback in a pro-style offense with a balanced attack. Those things certainly had a significant influence on his decision." The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Kamara, who caught 46 passes for 983 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, had been considering Miami-Fla., Penn State, Rutgers, Connecticut and Maryland. He reportedly also had offers from USC and Florida. "Kamara is a kid who has come on the radar in the last couple of months," Luginbill said. "He is such an imposing basketball player that people started paying more attention to his skills on the football field, as well. Some people have compared him to Dwayne Jarrett of USC, who also is from New Jersey. "This is a very, very talented, yet raw, athlete. His best days are ahead of him. He has a wonderful blend of size, strength and deceptive speed. He is a serious red-zone threat, which is something all coaches are looking for these day."
May 12, 200618 yr duval kamara 6'5 robbie parris 6'4 1/2 richard jackson 6'2. looking good hope defenses have an answer for that size mismatch.
