Catching up to where Notre Dame Football stands with the 2026 class

Posted by author January 29, 2025 Football

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There’s a National Signing Day coming up next week to finish the 2025 recruiting class — and no one cares. There are exactly 4 unsigned players ranked in the Top 250, as most players around the country signed during the early signing period in December. As a general rule for myself and how I cover recruiting, I normally don’t dive into the next cycle too deep until a week or so after the February signing day… but we might as well move forward.

Currently, Notre Dame has six commitments for its 2026 recruiting class and it’s ranked #8 in the nation by the 247 Team Composite Rankings.

2026 Notre Dame Football Commit List

POSITION	PLAYER	STATE	HT	WT	RIVALS	ESPN	247 SPORTS	247 COMPOSITE	On3	On3 Consensus	COMMIT DATE
POSITION	PLAYER	STATE	HT	WT	RIVALS	ESPN	247 SPORTS	247 COMPOSITE	On3	On3 Consensus	COMMIT DATE
WR	Dylan Faison	FL	5’11”	170	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	3/18/2024
QB	Noah Grubbs	FL	6’4″	190	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	6/1/2024
LB	Thomas Davis Jr.	NC	6’2″	205	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	11/12/2024
CB	Chaston Smith	TN	6’1″	175	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	12/1/2024
OL	Sullivan Garvin	MI	6’5″	300	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	12/5/2024
OL	Ben Nichols	MI	6’5″	315	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	12/24/2024

This class should grow to about three times this size by the time June rolls around. Typically, Notre Dame has the vast majority of its recruiting classes locked in by the summer and I don’t see that changing much this year.

I’m going to go ahead and post the scholarship chart — but you should only use this as a very basic tool for the next few months. There is still going to be some transfer portal action in the spring which could significantly change the needs/wants across the roster.

2026 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart

Player/Class	Freshmen	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	Graduate
Player/Class	Freshmen	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	Graduate
Quarterback	Noah Grubbs	Blake Hebert	C.J. Carr	Kenny Minchey	Steve Angeli
Running Back	–	Nolan James	Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young	Jerimiyah Love	Jadarian Price, Gi’Bran Payne
Tight End	–	James Flanigan	Jack Larsen	Cooper Flanagan	Eli Raridon
Wide Receiver	Dylan Faison	Elijah Burress, Jerome Bettis Jr., Antavious Richardson	Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert, Logan Saldate	Jaden Greathouse, Kaleb Smith, Jordan Faison	–
Center	–	–	–	–	Ashton Craig
Guard	Sullivan Garvin	Cameron Herron	–	Joe Otting, Chris Terek	Billy Schrauth
Tackle	Ben Nichols	Will Black, Owen Strebig, Matty Augustine	Peter Jones, Anthonie Knapp, Styles Prescod, Guerby Lambert	Sullivan Absher, Charles Jagusah	Aamil Wagner
Defensive Tackle	–	Joseph Reiff, Davion Dixon	Sean Sevillano	Brenan Vernon, Devan Houstan	Donovan Hinish, Elijah Hughes
Defensive End	–	Christopher Burgess, Gordy Sulfsted	Cole Mullins, Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas	Boubacar Traore, Armel Mukam	Joshua Burnham, Junior Tuihalamaka
Linebacker	Thomas Davis Jr.	Dominik Hulak, Ko’o Kia, Anthony Sacca, Madden Faraimo	Teddy Rezac, Bodie Kahoun, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	Drayk Bowen, Preston Zinter, Jaiden Ausberry	Jaylen Sneed
Safety	–	Ethan Long, JaDon Blair, Brandon Logan	Kennedy Urlacher, Taebron Bennie-Powell, Brauntae Johnson	Adon Shuler, Ben Minich, Luke Talich	–
Cornerback	Chaston Smith	Cree Thomas, Dallas Golden, Mark Zachery	Karson Hobbs, Leonard Moore	Christian Gray	–
Specialists	–	Erik Schmidt	–	–	–
Totals	6/85 (6)	31/85 (25)	54/85 (23)	75/85 (21)	87/85 (12)

So… that’s where the class is at the moment. We should expect a handful (maybe a big handful) of commitments over the next couple of months — but every cycle has the ability to be quite different than what we’re used to from previous ones.

And just in case you’re wondering about, “where are the 5-Stars?” in this class. Of Notre Dame’s 142 offers, only 4 of those offers are currently ranked as a 5-Star.