Notre Dame Football Recruiting Class of 2021 Commitments
Notre Dame’s class of 2021 recruiting efforts started off on a torrid pace, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw a huge wrench into their plans by forcing the cancelation of their biggest recruiting weekend of the year in March 2020.
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| NAME | STARS | POSITION | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | SCHOOL | POS RANK | OVERALL RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Fisher | OT | 6-5.5 | 336 | Avon HS (Avon, IN) | 9 | 49 | |
| Tyler Buchner | QB | 6-2 | 205 | Helix HS (La Mesa, CA) | 3 | 55 | |
| Rocco Spindler | OG | 6-5 | 315 | Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI | 3 | 59 | |
| Deion Colzie | WR | 6-4 | 193 | Athens HS | 14 | 84 | |
| Lorenzo Styles Jr | WR | 6-1 | 170 | Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) | 20 | 112 | |
| Gabriel Rubio | DT | 6-5.5 | 290 | Lutheran Of St Charles County (Saint Peters, MO) | 8 | 114 | |
| Prince Kollie | LB | 6-1 | 195 | David Crockett HS Jonesborough, TN | 12 | 174 | |
| Cane Berrong | TE | 6-4 | 230 | Hart County (Hartwell, GA) | 8 | 226 | |
| Jayden Thomas | WR | 6-1 | 205 | Pace Academy Atlanta, GA | 44 | 264 | |
| Phillip Riley | CB | 6-0 | 195 | Bloomingdale HS Valrico, FL | 25 | 300 | |
| Caleb Johnson | OT | 6-7 | 295 | Trinity Catholic HS Ocala, FL | 28 | 367 | |
| Joe Alt | OT | 6-7 | 283 | Totino-Grace HS Minneapolis, MN | 39 | 453 | |
| Mitchell Evans | TE | 6-7 | 240 | Wadworth HS Wadworth, OH | 22 | 479 | |
| Logan Diggs | RB | 6-0 | 195 | Archbiship Rummel HS Metairie, LA | 30 | 527 | |
| Ryan Barnes | CB | 6-2 | 180 | Quince Orchard Gaithersberg, MD | 43 | 550 | |
| Chance Tucker | CB | 6-1 | 170 | Crespi HS Encino, CA | 44 | 557 | |
| Justin Walters | S | 6-2 | 175 | Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, IL) | 40 | 558 | |
| Devin Aupiu | DE | 6-5 | 220 | Pacifica HS Oxnard, CA | 34 | 582 | |
| Will Schweitzer | DE | 6-4 | 220 | Los Gatos HS Los Gatos, CA | 35* | 572 | |
| Pat Coogan | OG | 6-5 | 290 | Marist (Chicago, IL) | 309 | 601 | |
| Jason Onye | WDE | 6-5 | 245 | Bishop Hendricken Warrick, RI | 40 | 614 | |
| Kahanu Kia | OLB | 6-2 | 220 | Punahou HS (Honolulu, HI) | 40 | 638 | |
| JoJo Johnson | CB | 5-11 | 180 | Merrillville HS Merrillville, IN | 62 | 874 | |
| Josh Bryan | K | 6-0 | 190 | Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, CA) | 7 | n/a |
- Rankings/Stars used in this table are from 247Sports Composite Rankings.
- Jason Onye is ranked as a WDE by 247Sports, but Notre Dame has recruited him as a SDE who will also eventually play inside on pass rushing downs.
- David Abiara is ranked as a SDE, but Notre Dame recruited him as a VYPER, or DROP DE.
- Tyler Buchner is a composite 5-star QB on the 247 rankings even though he is rated as a 4-star on each service. His composite ranking elevated him to 5-star status in early 2020.
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Nice pick up of NC St. grad transfer CB McCloud. Was a top-10 ACC CB per ESPN in terms of passes against defended. Was a team capt. and solid locker room leader. Adds quality depth to DB corps.
GO IRISH!