Notre Dame Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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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 2006 class includes 17 commits, including 14 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.94. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2006 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
- 253.12
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 82.4%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
3.94
Blue-Chip Recruits
14(82%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2006.
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
17 recruits found in 2006.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Young | OT | 5★ | 99.6 | 6'8" | 305 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| James Aldridge | RB | 5★ | 98.7 | 6'1" | 215 lbs | Crown Point, IN | Crown Point | Retained |
| Demetrius Jones | DUAL | 4★ | 97.9 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park | Retained |
| Konrad Reuland | TE | 4★ | 97.9 | 6'6" | 240 lbs | Mission Viejo, CA | Mission Viejo | Retained |
| Darrin Walls | CB | 4★ | 97.4 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Pittsburgh, PA | Woodland Hills | Retained |
| Raeshon McNeil | CB | 4★ | 97.3 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Mocksville, NC | Davie County | Retained |
| Zach Frazer | PRO | 4★ | 97.0 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | Mechanicsburg, PA | Mechanicsburg Area | Retained |
| Matt Carufel | OT | 4★ | 93.7 | 6'5" | 280 lbs | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin Derham Hall | Retained |
| Richard Jackson | WR | 4★ | 93.2 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Clermont, FL | East Ridge | Retained |
| Luke Schmidt | FB | 4★ | 92.7 | 6'3" | 230 lbs | Jasper, IN | Jasper | Retained |
| Toryan Smith | ILB | 4★ | 91.6 | 6'0" | 230 lbs | Rome, GA | Rome | Retained |
| Dan Wenger | OC | 4★ | 91.5 | 6'4" | 298 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Chris Stewart | OG | 4★ | 91.3 | 6'5" | 351 lbs | Spring, TX | Klein | Retained |
| Eric Olsen | OT | 4★ | 90.9 | 6'5" | 300 lbs | Brooklyn, NY | Poly Prep | Retained |
| John Ryan | SDE | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'5" | 240 lbs | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius | Retained |
| Bartley Webb | OT | 3★ | 87.9 | 6'7" | 290 lbs | Springdale, AR | Springdale | Retained |
| Kallen Wade | WDE | 3★ | 87.9 | 6'5" | 220 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Withrow | Retained |
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