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Brother Rice DL Brayden Parks is third top-10 player from Illinois headed to Irish in 2027 recruiting cycle

First publishedJul 26, 04:17 UTC
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<p>Notre Dame football’s recruiting push in Chicago continues to pay big dividends.</p><p>On Thursday, Brother Rice defensive lineman Brayden Parks announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish on CBS Sports College Football’s YouTube channel.</p><p>Parks, whose godfather is former Vocational and Notre Dame star Chris Zorich, is the third top-10 player from Illinois landed by Irish coach Marcus Freeman in the 2027 recruiting cycle.</p><p>All are from the Catholic League — St. Patrick defensive lineman David Folrunsho and Mount Carmel linebacker Roman Igwebuike are the others — and all are consensus top-200 players nationally.

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<p>Notre Dame football’s recruiting push in Chicago continues to pay big dividends.</p><p>On Thursday, Brother Rice defensive lineman Brayden Parks announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish on CBS Sports College Football’s YouTube channel.</p><p>Parks, whose godfather is former Vocational and Notre Dame star Chris Zorich, is the third top-10 player from Illinois landed by Irish coach Marcus Freeman in the 2027 recruiting cycle.</p><p>All are from the Catholic League — St. Patrick defensive lineman David Folrunsho and Mount Carmel linebacker Roman Igwebuike are the others — and all are consensus top-200 players nationally. 10 player in Illinois, the No. 24 defensive lineman and the No.

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<p>Notre Dame football’s recruiting push in Chicago continues to pay big dividends.</p><p>On Thursday, Brother Rice defensive lineman Brayden Parks announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish on CBS Sports College Football’s YouTube channel.</p><p>Parks, whose godfather is former Vocational and Notre Dame star Chris Zorich, is the third top-10 player from Illinois landed by Irish coach Marcus Freeman in the 2027 recruiting cycle.</p><p>All are from the Catholic League — St. Patrick defensive lineman David Folrunsho and Mount Carmel linebacker Roman Igwebuike are the others — and all are consensus top-200 players nationally.
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