The Rich Get Richer in the 2023 class. Rico Flores, a four-star winger from Folsom (CA) High School, announced his involvement with Notre Dame on Sunday live on CBS Sports HQ. He chose coach Marcus Freeman Fighting Irish over Georgia, Ohio State, Texas and UCLA.
His commitment puts Notre Dame back to number one over Ohio on the 247Sports team recruiting ranking.
Flores is ranked 187th overall and 27th overall in the current recruitment cycle. He is overall No. 12 candidate in the talent-rich state of California. The 6-foot-1,190-pound has 129 career grips for 2,141 yards and 24 touchdowns while studying in high school.
Chris Singletary, national recruiting expert at 247Sports, provided this scouting report on Flores.
“A verified athlete weighing 6 feet-1 and weighing 190 pounds is built with a body ready for college when we speak,” Singletary wrote. “It has a well-muscled and defined frame. It is able to generate good dynamics while being built with a strong lower body. It is wide at the top in the shoulder and chest area. physical makeup.
“Flores is a player who has two-way kicks that are characterized by athletic ability, change of direction, agility, physicality and endurance. It is suddenly after a flip of the ball where he uses his speed to immediately separate from the defender. When defended out of range, he is able to achieve the same separation with a talent for losing weight and getting out of the break quickly while still being physically at the top of the trail.
Flores is the 17th player to commit to the Freeman Program in the current recruitment cycle. From June 1, he made official visits to Notre Dame, Georgia and Ohio, before joining Fighting Irish.
