Another Notre Dame football signee wins state’s player of the year

Recruiting

It’s not just in-state athlete Mark Zackery IV coming to the Notre Dame football program as a MaxPreps state player of the Year.

Irish 2025 signee Nolan James was named as New Jersey’s top player in 2024, as the 5-foot, 10-inch and 200-pound running back dominated the competition. The star carried the ball 243 times for 1,921-yards with 19 touchdowns. Only one game this fall, James didn’t top the 100-yard mark.

Not only that, he caught 27 passes for 340-yards and another 3 scores, going over 2,000 all-purpose yards on the year. Knowing all that, it makes you wonder why he was ranked so low in the 247Sports Composite Rankings, as just the No. 710 overall player in the country. At one point in time he was committed to Boston College, so it’s not like he was an unknown commodity.

Regardless of his ranking, James put up video game stats, as he prepares to head to South Bend. While he’s going to be joining a crowded room, the coaching staff has shown that they’ll play younger players early if they are ready.

Oct 4, 2024; Ramsey, New Jersey, United States; DePaul football at Don Bosco. DP #1 Nolan James Jr. avoids a tackle.

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