Notre Dame, Tennessee courting four-star defensive back

O’FALLON, Ill -- Wesley Walker is in possession of five scholarship offers. He’s started to inspect each and is forming opinions on every school involved in his recruitment. There’s no rush here, however, because Wesley Walker is also in possession of plenty of time.

The class-of-2019 cornerback has two full seasons of high school football ahead of him. It’s why he chooses his words wisely when discussing his college future. Asked which schools stand out from the pack at this juncture, the four-star prospect rephrases the question.

“Well, Recruiting me the hardest has really been Tennessee and Notre Dame,” he said on Sunday. “Notre Dame dropped by the school not too long ago and they are talking to me all the time. It’s mostly about what I could bring to the class and all that.”

And while Walker’s relationship with Notre Dame appears to be growing, it seems as though the Irish – and every other school for that matter – are chasing Tennessee on that front.

If the defensive back’s college decision was scheduled for today and it was based on comfort level, beating the Vols would be tall task.

“With Tennessee, they’ve just always been like family for me,” Walker said. “I’m always talking to them. I’m an in-state guy so they are always telling me they want me.”

Walker plans to visit Clemson, Notre Dame and Florida State this summer and says that, of the group, he’s in most frequent contact with FSU. His trip upcoming to Tallahassee, it seems, could very well end with a scholarship offers from the Seminoles.

“FSU just keeps telling me to come camp in June, and I’m going to because I really want to go down there,” Walker said.

RIVALS REACTION: It’s early, as Walker will likely welcome in dozens more offers in the year ahead. That said, it’s hard to imagine Tennessee not being a player for the long haul. His interest in both Notre Dame and Florida State also seems real, but things can change quickly for underclassmen.