The 2026 Notre Dame Recruiting Class
National rank
#5
▲ 7 from 2025 class
Commits
30
4 five-star · 20 four-star · 6 three-star
Avg stars
3.93
247Sports composite
Composite pts
299.28
Blue Chip Ratio
The Blue-Chip Ratio (BCR) is a college football metric that measures the percentage of four-star and five-star recruits a team has signed. Developed by Bud Elliott of CBS. Traditionally this is a 4-year rolling metric, but on this page it is measuring this individual class.
80%
Four-star+
24of 30
Three-star
6of 30
Top 100
5nationally
Top 300
17nationally
Position Groups 8 groups · 26 commits
| Pos | Commits | Avg comp | Avg stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 0.964 | 4.50 | |
| RB | 0.950 | 4.00 | |
| DL | 0.944 | 4.25 | |
| OL | 0.923 | 4.00 | |
| WR | 0.923 | 4.17 | |
| QB | 0.901 | 4.00 | |
| LB | 0.901 | 3.50 | |
| ST | 0.810 | 3.00 |
Commits 30 signees
Sorted by composite| # | Player | Pos | Rating | Rankings | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDGE |
#12Natl
#3EDGE
|
Myers Park
Charlotte, NC
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| 2 |
Ian Premer
|
TE |
#21Natl
|
Great Bend
Great Bend, KS
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| 3 |
Khary Adams
|
CB |
#24Natl
#2CB
|
Loyola Blakefield
Towson, MD
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| 4 |
Joey O'Brien
|
S |
#31Natl
#1S
|
La Salle College
Glenside, PA
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| 5 | S |
#81Natl
#8S
|
Winter Park
Winter Park, FL
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| 6 |
Javian Osborne
|
RB |
#111Natl
#9RB
|
Forney
Forney, TX
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| 7 | EDGE |
#119Natl
#16EDGE
|
South Garner
Garner, NC
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| 8 |
Jonaz Walton
|
RB |
#118Natl
#11RB
|
Central
Carrollton, GA
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| 9 |
Kaydon Finley
|
WR |
#129Natl
#20WR
|
Aledo
Aledo, TX
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| 10 | OT |
#130Natl
#14OT
|
La Salle College
Glenside, PA
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| 11 |
Elijah Golden
|
DL |
#154Natl
|
Cardinal Mooney
Sarasota, FL
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| 12 | OT |
#192Natl
|
Portage Northern
Portage, MI
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| 13 |
Tyler Merrill
|
IOL |
#200Natl
#9IOL
|
Cumberland Valley
Mechanicsburg, PA
|
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| 14 |
Ben Nichols
|
IOL |
#201Natl
|
Davison
Davison, MI
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| 15 |
Chaston Smith
|
CB |
#216Natl
|
Knoxville Catholic
Chattanooga, TN
|
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| 16 | WR |
#241Natl
#45WR
|
Benedictine Military School
Savannah, GA
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| 17 |
Thomas Davis Jr.
|
LB |
#250Natl
#14LB
|
Weddington
Matthews, NC
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| 18 | QB |
#310Natl
|
North Cobb
Kennesaw, GA
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| 19 |
Preston Fryzel
|
TE |
#348Natl
#18TE
|
Central Catholic
Toledo, OH
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| 20 |
Tiki Hola
|
DL |
#367Natl
#40DL
|
Bastrop
Bastrop, TX
|
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| 21 |
Charlie Thom
|
OT |
#373Natl
|
Avon Old Farms
Avon, CT
|
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| 22 | QB |
#378Natl
#31QB
|
Lake Mary
Lake Mary, FL
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| 23 | WR |
#398Natl
#43WR
|
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ
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| 24 |
Brayden Robinson
|
WR |
#425Natl
#60WR
|
Red Oak
Red Oak, TX
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| 25 |
Ja'Kobe Clapper
|
LB |
#506Natl
#42LB
|
St. Xavier
Cincinnati, OH
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| 26 |
Dylan Faison
|
WR |
#918Natl
#121WR
|
Saint Andrew's
Boca Raton, FL
|
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| 27 |
Sullivan Garvin
|
IOL |
#663Natl
#54IOL
|
Allegan
Allegan, MI
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| 28 | CB |
#729Natl
#57CB
|
Independence
Charlotte, NC
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| 29 |
Jasper Scaife
|
P |
#2979Natl
#5P
|
Australia
Australia, AUST
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| 30 |
Micah Drescher
|
K | — |
Hinsdale Central
Hinsdale, IL
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