Team Recruiting Class
2012 Notre Dame Recruiting Class
Follow the full Notre Dame class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 17
- Blue-Chips
- 11
- Avg Rating
- 0.915
- States
- 14
Class context
2012 Notre Dame recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2012 Notre Dame signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 17 recruits, 11 blue-chip prospects, and players from 14 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
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Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunner Kiel Columbus East | PRO | 5★ | 0.988 | Columbus, IN Indiana recruits | 6'4" / 210 lbs |
| 2 | Tee Shepard Washington Union | CB | 4★ | 0.976 | Fresno, CA California recruits | 6'0" / 173 lbs |
| 3 | DaVonte' Neal Central | ATH | 4★ | 0.973 | Paradise Valley, AZ Arizona recruits | 5'9" / 170 lbs |
| 4 | Elijah Shumate Don Bosco Prep | S | 4★ | 0.960 | Ramsey, NJ New Jersey recruits | 6'1" / 185 lbs |
| 5 | Sheldon Day Warren Central | DT | 4★ | 0.951 | Indianapolis, IN Indiana recruits | 6'2" / 286 lbs |
| 6 | Ronnie Stanley Bishop Gorman | OT | 4★ | 0.946 | Las Vegas, NV Nevada recruits | 6'6" / 285 lbs |
| 7 | KeiVarae Russell Mariner | APB | 4★ | 0.940 | Everett, WA Washington recruits | 6'0" / 175 lbs |
| 8 | Jarron Jones Aquinas Institute | OT | 4★ | 0.938 | Rochester, NY New York recruits | 6'6" / 300 lbs |
| 9 | Will Mahone Fitch | RB | 4★ | 0.914 | Youngstown, OH Ohio recruits | 5'11" / 205 lbs |
| 10 | Justin Ferguson Flanagan | WR | 4★ | 0.893 | Hollywood, FL Florida recruits | 6'1" / 205 lbs |
| 11 | C.J. Prosise Woodberry Forest | S | 4★ | 0.891 | Woodberry Forest, VA Virginia recruits | 6'2" / 190 lbs |
| 12 | Romeo Okwara Ardrey Kell | WDE | 3★ | 0.882 | Charlotte, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'4" / 230 lbs |
| 13 | Chris Brown Hanahan | ATH | 3★ | 0.882 | Charleston, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'2" / 170 lbs |
| 14 | Mark Harrell Charlotte Catholic | OT | 3★ | 0.879 | Charlotte, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'5" / 270 lbs |
| 15 | Nicky Baratti Klein Oak | ATH | 3★ | 0.878 | Spring, TX Texas recruits | 6'2" / 215 lbs |
| 16 | John Turner Cathedral | S | 3★ | 0.866 | Indianapolis, IN Indiana recruits | 6'2" / 205 lbs |
| 17 | Scott Daly Downers Grove South | LS | 2★ | 0.795 | Downers Grove, IL Illinois recruits | 6'4" / 230 lbs |