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 2012 class includes 17 commits, including 11 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.65. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2012 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
- 191.82
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 64.7%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IN
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
3.65
Blue-Chip Recruits
11(65%)
Top Pipeline State
IN • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2012.
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 2012.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunner Kiel | PRO | 5★ | 98.8 | 6'4" | 210 lbs | Columbus, IN | Columbus East | Retained |
| Tee Shepard | CB | 4★ | 97.6 | 6'0" | 173 lbs | Fresno, CA | Washington Union | Retained |
| DaVonte' Neal | ATH | 4★ | 97.3 | 5'9" | 170 lbs | Paradise Valley, AZ | Central | Retained |
| Elijah Shumate | S | 4★ | 96.0 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco Prep | Retained |
| Sheldon Day | DT | 4★ | 95.1 | 6'2" | 286 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Warren Central | Retained |
| Ronnie Stanley | OT | 4★ | 94.6 | 6'6" | 285 lbs | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman | Retained |
| KeiVarae Russell | APB | 4★ | 94.0 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Everett, WA | Mariner | Retained |
| Jarron Jones | OT | 4★ | 93.8 | 6'6" | 300 lbs | Rochester, NY | Aquinas Institute | Retained |
| Will Mahone | RB | 4★ | 91.4 | 5'11" | 205 lbs | Youngstown, OH | Fitch | Retained |
| Justin Ferguson | WR | 4★ | 89.3 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | Hollywood, FL | Flanagan | Retained |
| C.J. Prosise | S | 4★ | 89.1 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Woodberry Forest, VA | Woodberry Forest | Retained |
| Chris Brown | ATH | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'2" | 170 lbs | Charleston, SC | Hanahan | Retained |
| Romeo Okwara | WDE | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Ardrey Kell | Retained |
| Mark Harrell | OT | 3★ | 87.9 | 6'5" | 270 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Catholic | Retained |
| Nicky Baratti | ATH | 3★ | 87.8 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Spring, TX | Klein Oak | Retained |
| John Turner | S | 3★ | 86.6 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral | Retained |
| Scott Daly | LS | 2★ | 79.5 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Downers Grove, IL | Downers Grove South | Retained |
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