Breaking news: 5 star-set to join Notre dame.
A highly touted Notre Dame football target and Fighting Irish legacy recruit has officially scheduled his first trip to South Bend. On Thursday, 2025 top 150 four-star linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng told Blue & Gold he has set a visit to Notre Dame for Saturday’s junior day.
Reports surfaced Wednesday that the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Owusu-Boateng intended to check out the Irish for the first time Saturday. However, he and Notre Dame sources indicated that the trip was not 100% locked in. Now it is.
Owusu-Boateng is the younger half-brother of linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who played for the Irish from 2017-20. Owusu-Boateng went No. 52 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft and currently plays for the Cleveland Browns.
His younger brother is also an elite linebacker.
According to the On3 Industry Ranking, Owusu-Boateng is the No. 50 overall player, the No. 7 linebacker nationally and the No. 7 prospect in Florida. He was the first defensive player to report a Notre Dame offer in the 2025 cycle, which the Irish extended on Dec. 15, 2022.
Although his older brother played at Notre Dame for four seasons, Saturday will be his first time in South Bend. The Irish have pitched to him that he could finish what his brother started by playing for them.
“To continue my brother’s legacy,” Owusu-Boateng told Blue & Gold on July 18. “Start what he finished. I can come there and do the same thing — win the Butkus Award (the nation’s top linebacker). Continue his legacy. But at the same time, be my own person.”
Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng headlines key Notre Dame football junior day
Owusu-Boateng will be one of 24 recruits — and 10 targets — visiting Notre Dame on Saturday. He accompanies Baltimore Perry Hall 2025 safety Corey Costner as the only other target getting to South Bend for the first time.
Owusu-Boateng is also from the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area. He hails from Manassas, Va. After playing his first two seasons at DeMatha Catholic, Owusu-Boateng transferred to Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy for his junior year.
According to MaxPreps, in eight charted games in 2023, he registered 45 tackles (29 solo), 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass breakup and 1 fumble recovery.
Despite holding about 40 scholarship offers, Owusu-Boateng has only reported unofficial visits to Florida, Miami, Ohio State and South Carolina. He has visited Florida and Miami three times each and Ohio State and South Carolina once.
