‘27 rb wayne shanks jr. sets visit to notre dame
Running back Coach Ja’Juan Seider recently visited 2027 running back Wayne Shanks Jr. Houston (Texas) Kincaid as the Fighting Irish staff continues to check out elite talent across the country. Shanks Jr. built a great relationship with Notre Dame during the season and it felt good to catch up.
“It was good to catch up,” Shanks Jr. told Lucky Lefty. “With the season, conversations slowed. I have a great relationship with Coach Seider and Coach (Jourdan) Blake. They like my versatility and ability to do a lot of things on the field. We talked about that, life, track season and getting back on campus.
“I’ll be back there in March most likely,” Shanks Jr. shared. ”I’m looking forward to meeting the rest of the coaches and seeing how the players practice.”
He holds offers from programs like Nebraska, Florida, Houston, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Ole Miss amongst others. However, that list of schools will be cut down in the near future.
“I’m blessed to have a lot of schools coming to see me right now,” Shanks Jr. said. “i’m looking forward to talking to more coaches and seeing some campuses I haven’t seen. I’m going to put out my top 5 list around the beginning of next month.”
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound state champion rushed for 1,787 yards and 24 touchdowns, and hauled in 26 receptions for 352 yards and 6 touchdowns. He’s also a talent on the track as he runs the 100, 200 and 400 meters, while also competing in the discus and shot put.
“I’m working really hard on my speed. I want to breat 10.5 and continue to get stronger for my fields events.
He recently cut his list of suitors to eight remaining programs and the Fighting Irish were included along with Miami, Kansas, Arizona, Duke, Cal, Arkansas and Tulane. Now, he is ready to take spring visits to those programs to gather more information for a summer decision, and Notre Dame will be hosting him in late March.
“I’m coming close to finalizing,” Shanks Jr. explained. “I don’t know if it’s going to be one or two days, but I’ll be up there March 20th or 21st. I’m looking forward to talking more with Coach Seider and seeing practice. I saw what the running backs did at the combine, and how they consistently run the ball. I want to see how they go about things in practice, because it works.”
