Will Notre Dame Land Star Running Back Recruit Jonaz Walton?

Notre Dame is firmly in contention for 2026 tailback Jonaz Walton, who is set to announce his commitment on Wednesday, May 14, at 3 pm EST.

Walton was being heavily recruited by most of the premier programs in college football, before nailing down his finalists to Tennessee, Stanford, Notre Dame, Florida and Alabama.

The 5-9, 205-pound running back out of the heat of SEC country, Carrollton, GA, is ranked as the 10th best back in the country and the No.124 overall player in the class according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

As is the case in most high school recruitments, if you follow the visits, you can usually have a strong inkling of where a recruit may be going. After visiting Notre Dame in early April, predictions and hype starting trending towards the Irish in a big way and it has not stopped, but only grown.

Two of the best in the business, 247Sports' Tom Loy and On3's Steve Wiltfong, put in predictions for Walton to land at Notre Dame shortly after that visit, immediately followed by more and more picks.

As it stands, Notre Dame is the clear favorite for Walton's pledge - but it's recruiting, and there are always curveballs.