Notre Dame football is fairly close to closing out its 2027 recruiting class, with 23 total commitments after Brayden Parks made his verbal on Thursday.The Irish have an elite class, one that ranks among the best in the nation and could end up being the top overall class. With that said, Notre Dame has the luxury of moving onto the 2028 cycle, one where they already have two commits, safety Andre Jones and kicker Owen Davies. One of their top targets is Illinois edge rusher Darieon Prescott, a 5-star in the 247Sports Composite, ranking as the No. 18 overall player in the class. On Friday the 6-foot, 6-inch and 220-pound star announced via On3s Hayes Fawcett that hell be committing on Monday with Notre Dame, Oregon and Texas A&M as his finalists.Prescott has visited all three schools, as he was in South Bend to see the Irish hosting Purdue. Scanning his social media, it doesnt look like he visited this spring, but he did see the Ducks and Aggies. Its hard to say where hes leaning at the moment, but the hope is that proximity plays a part in Prescotts decision and joins other Illinois players who matriculate to Notre Dame. NEWS: Elite 2028 EDGE Darieon Prescott will announce his Commitment July 27th, he tells me for @RivalsThe 65 250 EDGE will choose between Notre Dame, Oregon, and Texas A&MHes ranked as the No. 18 Recruit in the 2028 Rivals Industry Rankingshttps://t.co/DVhNMenCTupic.twitter.com/uVf2CxSE1G Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 24, 2026Contact/Follow us@IrishWireNDon X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebookto follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.Follow Mike on X: @MikeFChenThis article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Notre Dame 5-star 2028 defensive end target will commit on Monday