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Shaquelle Evans, WR
Inglewood, CA
Inglewood H.S.

Scouts Grade: 84
ESPN150 Rank: 21
Position Rank: 3

Shaquelle Evans commits to Notre Dame

ESPNU 150 wide receiver Shaq Evans committed to the Fighting Irish Friday, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Evans was pledged to USC as a soft verbal earlier in the recruiting process, according to ESPN's Greg Biggins.

ESPN's Billy Tucker elaborated on the commitment, "Evans was a huge pickup out of California over USC, and Weis is well on his way to building one of the top young receiver corps in the country. Fighting Irish fans have to be excited about the explosive weapon they just landed to align opposite of current standout freshman Michael Floyd; we still expect Deion Walker to emerge as a top-flight receiver in the near future as well."

"Evans is a big-catch and big-play receiver all wrapped up in one explosive package. He can hurt you as a vertical receiver with his great downfield speed, soft hands and exceptional body control coming down with the difficult grab. Or just as easily turn a short slant pass into a big gain with his great initial burst, quickness and acceleration in space. ND is landing a true difference-maker in Evans and a kid who should shine on special teams."

"With Evans and athlete Cierre Wood (Oxnard, Calif. Santa Clara), the Irish have two top-three rated prospects at their respective positions, which will most likely be offense if Wood is employed at running back. Add in ESPNU 150 athlete E.J. Banks (McKees Rock, Pa./Montour) and the offensive fire power continues. In all, the Irish have a very deep class filled with high quality and their fair share of elite talent like Evans. The scary part; there are still several top national prospect who list ND as one of their top schools of interest."