Notre Dame officially has to turn elsewhere in pursuit of filling out the wide receivers in its 2027 class as a big-time Chicago product has picked Michigan instead.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman during the Blue-Gold spring game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in South Bend. | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

While Notre Dame has been as hot as anyone on the recruiting trail over the last month, it doesn't mean Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish are getting wins in every recruiting battle.

That was the case Wednesday afternoon when four-star wide receiver Quentin Burrell of Chicago powerhouse Mt. Carmel announced his commitment to Michigan.…