Jashon Cornell

[JELLI10 0]

6' 4" DE who is a class of '15 recruit and plays on the same team as Irish committ James Onwualu. Onwualu tweeted that he is "most likely future Irish" and that he camped at ND this past summer. Anyone have any insight on what type/how good of player he is?

[NDhoosier 1,339]

you probably wont get too many responses considering it is a 2015 recruit. 2014 recruits are hard to evaluate, 2015 recruits are basically impossible. Kids are still growing, grades are not even half done yet. Plenty can change with these kids. On the size alone, Jashon Cornell seems to fit the bill, but I would be surprised if anyone gave you a good answer to your question. I am posting simply because I dont want you to think we are ignoring you, we just dont have an answer.

[phillyirish 0]

6'4" 220 and reportedly runs a 4.6 40 as a sophomore. This kid has some real room for growth and will probably be an elite 2012 prospects when the ratings come out, maybe one of the top ones. Is receiving interest from OSU, USC, STAN, and MICH in addition to Notre Dame. Will more likely fit as outside linebacker in our defense. Very similar to Ishaq Williams.

Edited September 4, 2012 by phillyirish

[OKCIrish99 3]

6'4" 220 and reportedly runs a 4.6 40 as a sophomore. This kid has some real room for growth and will probably be an elite 2012 prospects when the ratings come out if not one of the top ones. Is receiving interest from OSU, USC, STAN, and MICH in addition to Notre Dame. Will more likely fit as outside linebacker in our defense. Very similar to Ishaq Williams.

Sounds good to me. I googled him to see if he had a rivals or anything and didn't find any information. Probably too young currently (class of 2015) but certainly a prospect to keep an eye on.

[phillyirish 0]

Sounds good to me. I googled him to see if he had a rivals or anything and didn't find any information. Probably too young currently (class of 2015) but certainly a prospect to keep an eye on.

 

Rivals does have a page on him, but with no real information:

 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Jashon-Cornell-140794

 

He is also on the Maxpreps Top 100 for 2015. I know its Maxpreps but they are the only one out with a top 100 this early. (Note: it says watch list but there are only 100 players on it)

 

http://www.maxpreps.com/football-recruiting/football-fall-12/4dE5kt_0EeG41QAmVebBJg/class-of-2015-top-100-watch-list/lemming-top-recruits.htm

 

Here is also an article about him that I basically summed up in my last post:

http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/7030-the-next-next-next-big-thing

[OKCIrish99 3]

Cool thanks. Appreciate the info. Definitely going to monitor him going forward.

[NDhoosier 1,339]

This is over from IE:

 

http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting/7030-the-next-next-next-big-thing

 

As recruiting continues to speed up, one 2015 California prospect is already reporting an offer from Notre Dame while the Irish are checking in on other players who have only completed one season of high school football.

 

One of those young prospects comes from a school familiar to Notre Dame fans.

 

During his visit to Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minn., earlier this month to get a look at 2013 Notre Dame wide receiver commit James Onwualu, Irish assistant Chuck Martin also checked in on 2015 defensive end/linebacker Jashon Cornell.

 

The Irish aren’t the only ones already eyeing Cornell as Ohio State, Michigan USC and Stanford have all stopped in as well.

 

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound freshman has been clocked at 4.6 in the 40-yard dash and it’s clear the Irish believe he has plenty of potential to grow.

 

“They want me to get stronger and get my speed up and they’ll get back to me,” said Cornell, who spoke with his coach following Martin’s visit.

 

Cornell will get a chance to show Martin and the rest of the Notre Dame staff what he can do on the field in person when he heads to the Irish’s camp next month.

 

“I’m going down on June 25th,” said Cornell. “It’s on me to go out there and show them what I can do and handle my business.”

 

Corenll is also planning to camp at Ohio State, Michigan, USC and Stanford this summer. He understands that there will be some pressure when he gets his shot to perform live, but added “It gets me going.”

 

Cornell likes playing both defensive end or linebacker as long he gets the chance to track down the quarterback. “Coming off that corner, grabbing him and throwing him down,” said Cornell.

 

Onwualu is especially excited about Cornell’s potential and the possibility of him playing college ball in South Bend.

 

“Jashon is the next big thing,” Onwualu said. “It is rare you find a specimen like him. I’m extremely excited to see him go through the process and of course am hoping it comes to an end with the Irish.”

 

Onwualu has been a great benefit to Cornell at such an early stage in the process.

 

“He’s helping me a lot; helping me get through the stuff I need to get through,” said Cornell. “He’s told me to keep my grades up.”

 

And of course he’s also been telling Cornell about the benefits of Notre Dame.

 

“I know Notre Dame is a good school with good academics too,” Cornell said.

 

It’s still very early in the process for Cornell and the only factors he knows he’ll be looking at are academics and the opportunity to get on the field.

 

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