Notre Dame Commit Profile: S Ben Minich
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A look at Notre Dame 2023 safety commit Ben Minich, who picked the Irish over Oklahoma, Stanford, Cincinnati and Kentucky.
BEN MINICH PROFILE
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: Lakota West
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
IB Grade: 3.5 (Top 400 caliber prospect)
Upside Grade: 4.0
Offers: Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Stanford, Iowa State, Indiana, Duke, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt
Recruited By: Chris O'Leary, Chad Bowden
RECRUITING RANKINGS
247Sports: 4-star - No. 210 overall - No. 15 safety
ESPN: 4-star - No. 22 safety
Rivals: 4-star - No. 25 safety
On3: 3-star - No. 35 safety
Consensus: 4-star - No. 284 overall - No. 25 safety
FILM ANALYSIS
Minich isn't the highly ranked player that Bowen and Shuler are, but he's a talented player that has some tools, and he has a chance to be at least a good depth and special teams players, but if he reaches he peak he has starting potential.
Playing safety for Lakota West, Minich is a versatile piece on the backend who is used to working from depth, in short zone and a slot defender. The best aspects of his game is his short area quickness and change of direction. That shows up with Munich’s ability to close quickly on underneath routes and do nice work in man to man coverage.
He is also a tenacious player who shows up in the run game, with adequate ability to work in pursuit. His ball skills are also plus, making sense with his impact on the offensive side of the football.
The biggest questions for Minich are going to be his range in deep zone coverage and his overall size profile. Minich range is a whole lot better working towards the line of scrimmage than opening deep in coverage. While he has no issue throwing around his weight, Minich also doesn’t boast much hit power right now. He will have to fill out his frame to become an asset as a run defender and alley runner.
Minich’s impact on special teams is also a huge bonus. He makes a ton of plays in coverage units, quickly accelerating down field and showing sure tackling on returners. Overall, he boasts a solid all around athletic profile with some nice proactiveness with his ability to diagnose quickly.
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