Elite Quarterback Teddy Jarrard Commits To Notre Dame

Notre Dame has found its quarterback for the 2027 class as standout signal caller Teddy Jarrard has committed to the Fighting Irish. The North Cobb (Ga.) High School star picked Notre Dame over Ohio State, Georgia, Penn State and Michigan.

The Irish staff went about recruiting the quarterback position in a unique fashion in the 2027 class, choosing to wait until this summer to offer anyone at the position. When offers did go out the staff offered just two players, with Jarrard being one of the two. It was imperative that Notre Dame land one of those two players, who the staff evaluated as the best fits for the program after months of taking a deep dive into a number of talented quarterbacks. Landing Jarrard gives the Irish one of those two big time prospects and gives the program an elite foundation to build the 2027 class around.

The 6-3, 195-pound quarterback spent his first two seasons of high school at North Cobb (Ga.) Christian, where he passed for 4,712 yards and 49 touchdowns as a two-year starter. Jarrard passed for 2,065 yards as a freshman and then went for 2,647 yards and 31 touchdowns as a sophomore. Jarrard also cut his interceptions down from 11 to 5 in his second season as a starter.

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As the Notre Dame staff began focusing more and more on the 2027 quarterback class a number of players started to emerge. Quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli spent much of the winter and spring traveling and evaluating players in the class, which included Jarrard. Notre Dame also has him on campus for a workout in early June and throughout the process came away very impressed with his tools and potential as a quarterback. Notre Dame extended a formal offer to Jarrard on June 21st, and the Irish quickly rose to the top of his list.

Jarrard attended the elite Rivals camp this summer and won top quarterback honors, and there were several Notre Dame commits in attendance as well. By the time that camp was over it appeared the Irish had climbed to the top of the list for Jarrard and in the weeks since Guidugli and the staff were able to convince Jarrard of how well he fits into the program. That pursuit has now ended with Jarrard joining the class, which once again gives Notre Dame a talented quarterback to build the class around.

The North Cobb standout is a four-star recruit that earned a Top 100 grade on the Irish Breakdown board. His sophomore film shows a player with a lot of talent, but his footwork and overall mechanics are still a bit of a work on progress. The potential, however, is outstanding and Jarrard already has a 4.5-star upside grade, which is that of a player that ranks in the Top 50-75. With two years of high school still left there is plenty of time and room for Jarrard to improve, and I expect him to continue climbing up the rankings.

On3/Rivals ranks Jarrard as the No. 52 overall player in the 2027 class and as the No. 2 quarterback in the country.

Jarrard is the third player to commit to Notre Dame in the 2027 class, joining talented Alabama linebacker Ellis McGaskin and the nation's top snapper in Sean Kraft.

On top of offers from Notre Dame, Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Penn State, Jarrard also had scholarship offers from Clemson, Florida State, Miami (Fla.), Auburn, Missouri, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Illinois, North Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, NC State, Syracuse, Mississippi State, Purdue, Boston College, Kentucky, Duke, Minnesota, Virginia, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati and Wake Forest.