Notre Dame is making an early push in the 2028 recruiting race, and one of its newest wide receiver targets comes straight out of SEC country.
That target is Maximus Curry, a 4-star pass catcher from Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee. Notre Dame extended an offer earlier this month, giving Marcus Freeman’s staff a chance to get in the mix with a prospect who already has plenty of heavyweight attention.
Curry is listed at 5-foot-10 and 177 pounds. According to the latest 247 Composite Rankings, he sits at No. 136 overall in the 2028 class, No. 19 among wide receivers, and No. 7 in Tennessee.
The Irish are not alone here. Curry has more than a dozen scholarship offers, including ones from Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Miami, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest, among others.
He has already taken several unofficial visits, including a trip to Tennessee for the Volunteers’ Nov. 1, 2025 game against Oklahoma. He also visited Notre Dame last October. On top of that, his upcoming unofficial visit schedule is already filling up, with expected trips to Alabama and Miami, plus another return to Knoxville for Tennessee’s game against Alabama and possibly the Tennessee-Texas matchup as well.
The appeal is obvious from the production. As a sophomore in 2025, Curry was one of the most dangerous offensive players in Tennessee high school football, finishing with 57 catches for 1,404 yards and 20 touchdowns. That yardage total placed him among the top four in the state.
He was productive right away, too. As a freshman, Curry caught 27 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, he has 19 receptions for 381 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 17.1 yards per catch. He has also piled up 419 total all-purpose yards, according to MaxPreps.
For Notre Dame, the next move is clear: get him back to South Bend. With Curry’s fall schedule already crowded, a second visit to Notre Dame may be more realistic next spring. If Marcus Freeman can make that happen, the Irish will have a real shot to keep one of the top 2028 receivers from staying in Tennessee’s orbit.
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