Notre Dame Flips Former Arizona State Commit Safety DJ Morgan

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

Notre Dame officially added St. John Bosco safety D.J. Morgan on Sunday pushing their 2016 haul to 15 recruits.

The pull for the Fighting Irish, one rumored to have happened weeks ago as a silent commit, is a really nice “get” for Notre Dame. Morgan, listed at 6’3”, 200 pounds, has the frame and athleticism to play safety or outside linebacker at the next level. The experience Morgan will bring to South Bend cannot be measured or understated. Morgan is a three-year starter on one of the top teams in the nation over the past three seasons, a team that won a national championship in 2013 and finished as a California semifinalist a year ago.

Morgan was brought into the starting mix late in the season playing in five games tallying 18 tackles. During Bosco’s 2014 season Morgan had a breakout season coming up with 112 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss, defended three passes, had two fumble recoveries, forced one fumble, and had a pick. The Bellflower squad is off to a 5-0 start in 2015 and Morgan has shown no signs of letting up on the competition.

The 4-star recruit committed to Arizona State in May but decommitted in July. The Fighting Irish landed Morgan over offers from Utah, Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Colorado, and another top choice, Cal.

Notre Dame may have a full-house in the secondary for their 2016 recruiting class with cornerbacks Jalen Elliot and Julian Love along with safeties Spencer Perry and Morgan.

Notre Dame 2016 Verbal Commitment List

CB/WR Jalen Elliott, 6’1”, 175 lbs, Lloyd C. Bird HS, Chesterfield, VA

CB Julian Love, 5’11”, 175 lbs, Nazareth Academy, LaGrange Park, IL

SS D.J. Morgan, 6’3”, 200 lbs, St. John Bosco, Bellflower, CA

SS Spencer Perry, 6’3”, 200 lbs, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL

LB Jamir Jones, 6’3”, 230 lbs, Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY

DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji, 6’5”, 220 lbs, Central HS, Walled Lake, MI

DE Julian Okwara, 6’4”, 220 lbs, Ardrey Kell HS, Charlotte, NC

OG Parker Boudreaux, 6’5”, 291 lbs, Bishop Moore HS, Orlando, FL

OT Liam Eichenberg, 6’6”, 290 lbs, St. Ignatius HS, Cleveland, OH

OT Tommy Kraemer, 6’5”, 305 lbs, Elder HS, Cincinnati, OH

LS John Shannon, 6’2”, 230 lbs, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL

RB Tony Jones Jr., 6’0”, 212 lbs, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL

WR Chase Claypool, 6’5”, 215 lbs, Abbotsford HS, Abbotsford, B.C.

WR Kevin Stepherson, 6’0”, 180 lbs, First Coast HS, Jacksonville, FL

QB Ian Book, 6’1”, 175 lbs, Oak Ridge HS, El Dorado Hills, CA

Photo credit: youtube.com; DJ Morgan.