Irish Breakdown

Pair of Top Chicago Catholic League Recruits Visit South Bend

Chicago Catholic League recruits Quentin Burrell (Mount Carmel High School) and Jack McNamara (Brother Rice) visited Notre Dame over the weekend.

Jared Shlensky

Apr 12, 2025; Notre Dame, IN, USA; Notre Dame players and guests line up for the alma mater during the Blue-Gold game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina-Imagn Images
Apr 12, 2025; Notre Dame, IN, USA; Notre Dame players and guests line up for the alma mater during the Blue-Gold game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Caterina-Imagn Images / Michael Caterina-Imagn Images
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Notre Dame currently has zero players on its roster from the esteemed Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference, but that could change in the future after four-star wide receiver Quentin Burrell (Mount Carmel High School) and tight end Jack McNamara (Brother Rice High School) visited South Bend this weekend.

McNamara already has nine offers, including four out of the SEC -- Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, and Texas A&M -- and two more out of the Big Ten in Purdue and Washington. McNamara has excellent size for a tight end -- 6-5 and 235 pounds -- and expect him to continue to grow and put on some weight before he graduates. McNamara will probably have north of 20 offers before his senior year -- maybe even one from Notre Dame -- and could potentially be another prototypical Fighting Irish tight end who is utilized heavily as a run blocker and a top target in the red zone.

Burrell, on the other hand, was a sophomore last year on the Caravan's state championship team (third straight for Mount Carmel) and was the only underclassman named All-CCL/ESCC after catching 75 passes for just over 1,200 yards and 18 touchdowns.

The 6-3, 195-pound junior is ranked No. 2 in state of Illinois and No. 6 in the nation at his position and has 24 scholarship offers, including four out of the SEC -- Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri and Vanderbilt -- and more than half the schools in the Big Ten -- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Washington and Wisconsin.

Burrell has visited South Bend three times in the last year, two more than any other school he's visited, and don't be surprised if he visits one more time before the new year.

It's still too early to tell where Burrell ends up, but Marcus Freeman and his staff have done everything right so far in Burrell's recruitment. We're not big on predicting where high school recruits will end up, but when Burrell is ready to name his top five, expect Notre Dame to be included in it.

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Jared Shlensky
JARED SHLENSKY

Jared Shlensky is a contributing writer for On SI and a freelance play-by-play broadcaster. Jared was previously a sports betting writer for Yardbarker, an On-Air YouTube Personality for the Sports Geek and a minor league play-by-play broadcaster

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