Class Impact: Guerby Lambert Commits To Notre Dame

Notre Dame picked up a huge commitment tonight from talented offensive tackle Guerby Lambert. The West Roxbury (Mass.) Catholic Memorial adds to what is a deep, talented and balanced Notre Dame 2024 class.

Let's take a look at what adding Lambert means for the Notre Dame 2024 class and the Irish depth chart.

NOTRE DAME CLASS IMPACT

Lambert is the 23rd commitment in the 2024 class. He's the 11th offensive player and the fourth offensive lineman to pledge to the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame didn't have a big offensive line numbers need in the 2024 class. In fact, after signing five players in the 2021 and 2023 classes, and four players in the 2022 class (after Joey Tanona's injury), Notre Dame could have gotten away with just three linemen in this class, although four was ideal.

The focus was more about positional need and skill needs. Notre Dame needed high end talent at offensive tackle, that was the focus. Landing Styles Prescod gave the Irish a long and high ceiling offensive tackle, but it needed one more pure offensive tackle in the class, and Lambert has been the top target on the board for months.

Landing Lambert gives Notre Dame its ideal numbers need, but more important it gives them an elite talent with the length, athleticism and power profile that Notre Dame needed to add at tackle in the class.

NOTRE DAME FIT - FILM ANALYSIS

Lambert is a right tackle for Catholic Memorial, but he has all the tools needed to play both spots for Notre Dame. Assuming he can learn to play left handed, his unique skillset seems ideally suited for the left tackle position. When you look at the best tackles in the 2023 class - Charles Jagusah and Sullivan Absher - having Lambert able to play on the left side becomes even more important, and he projects to be able to thrive on that side as well.

The first thing you'll notice when watching Lambert on film is his size. He's a massive young player with height (6-7), elite length and a massive frame. Lambert has some of the longest arms in the class, and his length is the best I've seen from a Notre Dame pickup since Ronnie Stanley (2012-15). As a senior, Lambert has shown improvement in his ability to use his length to his advantage in the run game and pass game, but it's been especially noticeable in pass pro.

He's currently listed at 290 pounds, but he looks bigger than that, and he has the kind of frame to easily carry at least 315 pounds at the next level. Lambert is a broad shouldered player with a thick lower half, and with more physical maturity and work in a college strength program he'll start to add some really good weight to that impressive frame. He has the physical profile you want in an elite offensive tackle.

Lambert has impressive natural power, showing an impressive punch and leg drive. He gets good movement in the run game thanks to his size and power, but he also moves his feet well in the run game. In the past, Lambert needed work on consistency from a pad level standpoint, but he has played much better in this area as a senior. Lambert has all the tools needed to develop into an outstanding run blocker at the next level.

The athletic profile grades out high for Lambert as well. He shows top notch quickness out of his stance in the pass game, and he possesses the lateral quickness needed to handle double moves, blitzers and line games. Combine that agility with his length and natural power, and Lambert has truly elite pass protection potential. He got by with natural ability in past years, but through two games as a senior his technique and hand play has taken a jump and it's allowed him to eat up edge rushers.

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