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 2009 class includes 14 commits, including 9 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.71. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2009 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
- 159.84
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 64.3%
- Top Position
- Linebacker
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
14
Average Stars
3.71
Blue-Chip Recruits
9(64%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2009.
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
14 recruits found in 2009.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manti Te'o | ILB | 5★ | 99.8 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Honolulu, HI | Punahou | Retained |
| Chris Watt | OG | 4★ | 97.8 | 6'3" | 280 lbs | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard West | Retained |
| Cierre Wood | RB | 4★ | 96.9 | 6'0" | 192 lbs | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara | Retained |
| Shaquelle Evans | WR | 4★ | 95.8 | 6'1" | 203 lbs | Inglewood, CA | Inglewood | Retained |
| Tyler Stockton | DT | 4★ | 95.5 | 6'1" | 290 lbs | Princeton, NJ | Hun School | Retained |
| Zeke Motta | OLB | 4★ | 93.3 | 6'2" | 207 lbs | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | Retained |
| Zack Martin | OT | 4★ | 93.2 | 6'5" | 270 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Bishop Chatard | Retained |
| E.J. Banks | S | 4★ | 91.6 | 5'11" | 181 lbs | Mckees Rocks, PA | Montour | Retained |
| Carlo Calabrese | ILB | 4★ | 89.0 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Verona, NJ | Verona | Retained |
| Ben Turk | K | 3★ | 84.7 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Jake Golic | TE | 3★ | 83.6 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic | Retained |
| Nick Tausch | K | 3★ | 83.6 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Dallas, TX | Jesuit | Retained |
| Robby Toma | WR | 3★ | 82.7 | 5'9" | 175 lbs | Honolulu, HI | Punahou | Retained |
| Jordan Cowart | OG | 3★ | 81.2 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
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