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 2008 class includes 20 commits, including 20 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 4.10. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 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
- 286.74
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 100.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- CA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
20
Average Stars
4.10
Blue-Chip Recruits
20(100%)
Top Pipeline State
CA • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2008.
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
20 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Floyd | WR | 5★ | 99.1 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin Derham Hall | Retained |
| Dayne Crist | PRO | 5★ | 98.9 | 6'5" | 228 lbs | Sherman Oaks, CA | Notre Dame | Retained |
| Kyle Rudolph | TE | 4★ | 98.3 | 6'6" | 229 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Elder | Retained |
| Ethan Johnson | SDE | 4★ | 98.0 | 6'4" | 285 lbs | Portland, OR | Lincoln | Retained |
| Darius Fleming | OLB | 4★ | 97.0 | 6'3" | 230 lbs | Chicago, IL | St. Rita | Retained |
| Trevor Robinson | OG | 4★ | 96.0 | 6'6" | 304 lbs | Elkhorn, NE | Elkhorn | Retained |
| Steve Filer | OLB | 4★ | 95.9 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel | Retained |
| Deion Walker | WR | 4★ | 95.7 | 6'4" | 186 lbs | Church View, VA | Christchurch School | Retained |
| Jonas Gray | RB | 4★ | 95.7 | 5'10" | 213 lbs | Franklin, MI | Detroit Country Day | Retained |
| Jamoris Slaughter | S | 4★ | 94.4 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Tucker, GA | Tucker | Retained |
| Braxston Cave | OC | 4★ | 94.2 | 6'4" | 295 lbs | Mishawaka, IN | Penn | Retained |
| Dan McCarthy | S | 4★ | 92.6 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney | Retained |
| Sean Cwynar | DT | 4★ | 91.6 | 6'4" | 284 lbs | Woodstock, IL | Marian Central Catholic | Retained |
| Joseph Fauria | TE | 4★ | 91.5 | 6'8" | 250 lbs | Encino, CA | Crespi | Retained |
| Anthony McDonald | ILB | 4★ | 91.4 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Sherman Oaks, CA | Notre Dame | Retained |
| Lane Clelland | OT | 4★ | 91.0 | 6'5" | 270 lbs | Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School | Retained |
| John Goodman | WR | 4★ | 90.6 | 6'4" | 192 lbs | Fort Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger | Retained |
| Robert Blanton | CB | 4★ | 90.2 | 6'1" | 177 lbs | Matthews, NC | Butler | Retained |
| Brandon Newman | DT | 4★ | 89.8 | 6'1" | 300 lbs | Louisville, KY | Pleasure Ridge Park | Retained |
| Kapron Lewis-Moore | SDE | 4★ | 89.7 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Weatherford, TX | Weatherford | Retained |
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