Notre Dame’s search for its next 2028 quarterback has circled back to New Jersey, and this time the Irish appear to be in strong shape with Lucas Prock.
That’s a notable turn after the program thought it had its answer in Trey Tagliaferri, only to lose him after six days when he decommitted and later chose Oklahoma. With several other quarterbacks already committed elsewhere, Marcus Freeman and his staff had to reset.
Now Prock has emerged as the new name to watch. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound four-star quarterback from Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, is ranked by Rivals Industry Rankings as the No. 68 player in the 2028 class, the No. 7 quarterback and the No. 3 player in New Jersey.
Hun School (NJ) prized 2028 QB Lukas Prock high on Indiana, Notre Dame and Ohio State heading into the fall.
More on the prolific passer's interest in those programs here: https://t.co/JzhshV65M9 pic.twitter.com/O5OhBNte2H
- Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) July 8, 2026
Prock’s offer list is crowded, and the competition is real. Along with Notre Dame, he has offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, LSU, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, South Carolina, UCLA, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Washington, among others.
Steve Wiltfong reported that Notre Dame is in very good standing with Prock, but the Irish are not alone near the top. Indiana and Ohio State are also in the mix, and both bring obvious pull in a recruiting battle.
The production backs up the ranking. In 2025, Prock completed 226 of 309 passes for 4,330 yards, 41 touchdowns and only 7 interceptions at Hun School. He also ran 11 times for 154 yards and a touchdown, finishing with 4,484 total yards.
Penn State and Kentucky were once viewed as two of the leading contenders for Prock, but they now appear to have fallen back. At the moment, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Indiana look like the programs setting the pace.
Prock has already taken plenty of visits, including three trips to Notre Dame. His most recent visit to South Bend came in March. The next move for Freeman and his staff is to get him back for a gameday visit this fall and build from there.
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