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 2025 class includes 21 commits, including 15 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.76. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2025 Notre Dame: Blue-chip heavy
Blue-chip 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
- 199.70
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 71.4%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- CT
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
21
Average Stars
3.76
Blue-Chip Recruits
15(71%)
Top Pipeline State
CT • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2025.
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
21 recruits found in 2025.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Black | OT | 5★ | 98.7 | 6'7" | 295 lbs | Wallingford, CT | Choate Rosemary Hall | Retained |
| Madden Faraimo | LB | 4★ | 96.6 | 6'3" | 230 lbs | San Juan Capistrano, CA | JSerra Catholic | Retained |
| Christopher Burgess Jr. | DL | 4★ | 96.5 | 6'3" | 265 lbs | Chicago, IL | Simeon | Retained |
| Dallas Golden | ATH | 4★ | 95.3 | 6'0" | 176 lbs | Tampa, FL | Berkeley Prep | Retained |
| James Flanigan | TE | 4★ | 94.3 | 6'5" | 235 lbs | Green Bay, WI | Notre Dame Academy | Retained |
| JaDon Blair | S | 4★ | 93.5 | 6'4" | 190 lbs | Winston Salem, NC | Mount Tabor | Retained |
| Mark Zackery IV | CB | 4★ | 92.8 | 5'11" | 164 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Ben Davis | Retained |
| Owen Strebig | OT | 4★ | 92.1 | 6'8" | 295 lbs | Waukesha, WI | Catholic Memorial | Retained |
| Anthony Sacca | LB | 4★ | 91.7 | 6'3" | 225 lbs | Philadelphia, PA | St. Joseph's Prep | Retained |
| Nolan James Jr. | RB | 4★ | 90.5 | 5'10" | 200 lbs | Wayne, NJ | DePaul Catholic | Retained |
| Cam Herron | IOL | 4★ | 90.2 | 6'3" | 275 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Warren Central | Retained |
| Scrap Richardson | ATH | 4★ | 89.8 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Greenville, GA | Greenville | Retained |
| Blake Hebert | QB | 4★ | 89.7 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | Greenwich, CT | Brunswick School | Retained |
| Elijah Burress | WR | 4★ | 89.3 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | Wayne, NJ | DePaul Catholic | Retained |
| Matty Augustine | OT | 4★ | 89.2 | 6'7" | 290 lbs | Greenwich, CT | Brunswick School | Retained |
| Cree Thomas | S | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Phoenix, AZ | Brophy College Preparatory | Retained |
| Joseph Reiff | DL | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'5" | 245 lbs | Elmhurst, IL | York | Retained |
| Dominik Hulak | EDGE | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'3" | 225 lbs | Elmhurst, IL | Immaculate Conception | Retained |
| Ethan Long | S | 3★ | 88.8 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | Greenwich, CT | Brunswick School | Retained |
| Brandon Logan | S | 3★ | 88.1 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Fort Wayne, IN | R Nelson Snider | Retained |
| Erik Schmidt | K | 3★ | 82.9 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Milwaukee, WI | Marquette University | Retained |
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