Notre Dame Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame • IN
Recruiting context
Notre Dame recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Notre Dame commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2002 class includes 8 commits, including 5 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.50. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2002 Notre Dame: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 122.06
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 62.5%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- CA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
8
Average Stars
3.50
Blue-Chip Recruits
5(63%)
Top Pipeline State
CA • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2002.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
8 recruits found in 2002.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhema McKnight | WR | 4★ | 98.2 | 6'3" | 180 lbs | La Palma, CA | John F. Kennedy | Retained |
| Derek Landri | DT | 4★ | 97.7 | 6'2" | 285 lbs | Concord, CA | De La Salle | Retained |
| Travis Leitko | SDE | 4★ | 93.8 | 6'5" | 265 lbs | The Woodlands, TX | The Woodlands | Retained |
| Maurice Stovall | WR | 4★ | 93.7 | 6'5" | 205 lbs | Wayne, PA | Archbishop John Carroll | Retained |
| James Bonelli | OG | 4★ | 93.5 | 6'4" | 285 lbs | Ventura, CA | St. Bonaventure | Retained |
| Dan Santucci | WDE | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'4" | 250 lbs | Chicago, IL | St. Patrick | Retained |
| Jeff Jenkins | RB | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Ann Arbor, MI | Huron | Retained |
| Mike Richardson | WR | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Warner Robins, GA | Warner Robins | Retained |
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