Notre Dame football offers 4-star 2026 North Carolina wide receiver
Notre Dame football offers 4-star 2026 North Carolina wide receiver
Notre Dame football is constantly looking to add elite prospects to its roster through recruiting, but its most recent offer to North Carolina 4-star wide receiver Gordon Sellars might be too late.
The 6-foot, 2-inch and 180-pound prospect has set a commitment date for a little over a week from today, but that didn't stop the Irish from trying to disrupt his recruitment. The main players look to be Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina and Clemson for the nation's No. 204 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Sellars has three 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions, and each of them is for the rival Tigers. It very well could be too late for Notre Dame to convince him to join its 2026 class, but he could be a flip candidate down the road, so the offer might have an impact later in the cycle.
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