Elite LB Noah Mikhail Set For Very Important Notre Dame Visit

Star 2025 linebacker Noah Mikhail previews return trip to Notre Dame
Elite LB Noah Mikhail Set For Very Important Notre Dame Visit
Elite LB Noah Mikhail Set For Very Important Notre Dame Visit /

It was a busy week in Notre Dame recruiting, with several big 2025 targets setting official and unofficial visits for the offseason. That includes 2025 La Verne (Calif.) Bonita linebacker Noah Mikhail, who will be returning to Notre Dame on April 3rd for an unofficial visit.

Mikhail will also be visiting Alabama (March 8th), Oregon (March 15th), Texas (March 21st), Nebraska (April 1st) and USC (April 13th) during the spring. After that string of trips, Mikhail will then set official visits before making his decision prior to senior year.

When it comes to the Notre Dame visit, a school that Mikhail once called his dream school, he is just excited to get back. It will be a massive one, and could really set the tone for whether the Irish program can close on him in the end.

“I’m excited to just get back down and see how everything has been going and catching up,” Mikhail told Irish Breakdown. “It’s been awhile and I’m happy to be back to South Bend.”

This will be the talented linebacker’s second visit to South Bend, and first since last offseason. Since then, he has steadily been developing great relationships with the staff. Mikhail gives them all high marks.

“Coach (Max) Bullough and I have a good relationship,” he said. “I have been able to talk a lot over the phone and in person to build that. I talk to Coach (Al) Golden a lot and he’s a great coach. He knows his stuff for sure.”

We have now entered the most important period of Mikhail’s recruitment. He has already begun narrowing things down. These visits will determine a lot.

“Recruiting has been going great lately,” Mikhail explained. “The schools on my spring visit list, with a few others involved, are mainly recruiting me pretty heavily. Those are the schools I’m putting the most attention into.”

If Notre Dame is able to win out in the end, this visit will be a big reason why. They have a chance to really capture momentum with Mikhail in June, which hopefully leads to an official visit before a decision is made.

The 6-3, 210-pound defender is being pursued by some of the top programs in college football. Some of his top offers currently include the Irish, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC, Texas, Miami, Oregon, Florida State, Florida, Tennessee, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Washington, Arkansas, Arizona, Ole Miss, Michigan State, UCLA, Utah, Colorado, Stanford, Boston College, Arizona State and Cal among others.

Mikhail is considered a consensus top 100 recruit by every major recruiting platform. He ranks highest on the On3 ranking. They currently have Mikhail pegged as the No. 43 overall player and No. 7 linebacker in the 2025 recruiting class.

The California native is coming off of a stellar junior campaign for the Bonita Bearcats. In 12 games, Mikhail led the squad with 166 total and 15 tackles for loss. Mikhail also had one sack, two interceptions and three pass breakups on the season.

On offense, Mikhail also played some running back for Bonita. He carried the ball 54 times for 363 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 6.7 yards per carry. Mikhail also chipped on with 37 receptions for 455 yards and another five scores through the air.

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Ryan Roberts
RYAN ROBERTS

Ryan Roberts is the Director of Recruiting at Irish Breakdown, where he covers all aspects of the Notre Dame recruiting efforts. A former college football player and high school football coach, Roberts is also the owner of Rise N Draft, which covers the NFL Draft. Ryan was a key contributor to Irish Breakdown before taking over Fighting Irish recruiting and NFL Draft coverage. You can email Ryan at risendraft@gmail.com Become a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you access to all of our premium content and our premium message board! Click on the link below for more. BECOME A MEMBER Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time! Follow Ryan on Twitter: @RiseNDraftLike and follow Irish Breakdown on FacebookSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown YouTube channelSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter