Notre Dame Football Recruiting Roundup: What’s Next for this Irish Class?

Notre Dame is still on its football recruiting heater, and despite signing day being about five and a half months away, the overall class is pretty close to finishing up.

Where Notre Dame Stands Right Now

Notre Dame currently has 19 commitments for its 2027 class after Monday’s announcement by 4-Star WR, Julius Jones Jr. from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida.

The Irish are ranked #3 in the nation by both the 247 Team Composite Rankings and the Rivals Industry Team Rankings. Those rankings could see a nice boost once Jackson Vaughn and Champ Monds get reevaluated after this season. Both players were 5-Star players in the 2028 class, but reclassified to the 2027 class. It’s more likely than not, they will see significant bumps this fall. In essence, the class has five 5-Star players.

POSITION	PLAYER	STATE	HT	WT	RIVALS	RIVALS INDUSTRY	247 SPORTS	247 COMPOSITE	ESPN	COMMIT DATE
LS	Sean Craft	NC	6’4″	215	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️	6/24/25
DL	Richie Flanigan	WI	6’3″	263	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	9/25/25
OL	James Halter	PA	6’5″	268	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	10/22/25
CB	Ace Alston	OH	5’11”	175	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	12/9/25
CB	Xavier Hasan	NC	5’11”	195	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	12/15/25
RB	Lathan Whisenton	TX	6’0″	200	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	3/25/26
RB	Isaiah Rogers	MA	6’0″	205	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	3/30/26
S	John Gay III	FL	6’1″	190	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	4/22/26
S	Zayden Gamble	FL	5’11”	190	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	4/25/26
DL	Aidan O’Neil	NJ	6’5″	240	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/1/26
QB	Champ Monds	FL	6’2″	225	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/1/26
WR	Jackson Coleman	CO	6’3″	195	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/4/26
TE	Titus Hawk	OK	6’7″	210	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/4/26
OL	Oluwasemilore Olubobola	NJ	6’6″	295	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/12/26
OL	Jackson Hill	CA	6’6″	300	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/14/26
DL	David Folorunsho	IL	6’3″	285	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/15/26
DE	Jackson Vaughn	NJ	6’3″	225	⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	5/26/26
DE	Abraham Sesay	PA	6’6″	235	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	6/16/26
WR	Julius Jones Jr.	FL	5’10”	175	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	6/22/26

What’s Left for Notre Dame to Target

The class is starting to wrap up. There are only a handful of prospects left that the Irish are focusing on to come into the fold.

4-Star OL Albert Simien

4-Star DL Brayden Parks

3-Star DL Segun Alexander

4-Star LB Roman Igwebuike

And that’s really it (for now). The Irish are in great shape for Alexander and Igwebuike and I believe both will be Irish soon. Simien will announce on Friday, and it’s between Notre Dame, Texas A&M, and LSU. Parks should probably be in the same boat at Igwebuike and Alexander, but he did take a visit to Oregon last week after his visit to Notre Dame – so we’ll see how that takes shape.

The Ending?

If Notre Dame lands all four of those prospects, it all but guarantees another top 5 recruiting ranking, and it might even be in the conversation for a top 2 spot. It would give the Irish 23 commitments, which fills the roster up quite nicely, but will still leave room for around 10 players from the transfer portal.

Of course, most of “how does this end” won’t be known until the end of December with National Signing Day and the opening of the transfer portal, but the Irish talent acquisition has been elite, and it looks to remain that way.

Player/Class	Freshmen	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	Graduate
Quarterback	Champ Monds	Noah Grubbs, Teddy Jarrard	Blake Hebert	C.J. Carr	–
Running Back	Lathan Whisenton, Isaiah Rogers	Javian Osborne, Jonaz Walton	Nolan James	Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young	–
Tight End	Titus Hawk	Preston Fryzel, Ian Premer	James Flanigan	Jack Larsen	Cooper Flanagan
Wide Receiver	Jackson Coleman, Julius Jones Jr.	Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Kaydon Finley, Devin Fitzgerald, Brayden Robinson	Elijah Burress, Jerome Bettis Jr., Quincy Porter	Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert, Logan Saldate, Mylan Graham	–
Center	–	–	Cameron Herron	–	Joe Otting
Guard	–	Sullivan Garvin, Tyler Merrill, Gregory Patrick	–	–	Chris Terek, Sullivan Absher, Devan Houstan
Tackle	James Halter, Oluwasemilore Olubobola, Jackson Hill	Ben Nichols, Grayson McKeogh, Charlie Thom	Will Black, Owen Strebig, Matty Augustine	Peter Jones, Anthonie Knapp, Styles Prescod, Guerby Lambert	Charles Jagusah
Defensive Tackle	Richie Flanigan, David Folorunsho	Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden	Christopher Burgess, Davion Dixon, Gordy Sulfsted	Cole Mullins, Sean Sevillano, Francis Brewu, Tionne Gray	–
Defensive End	Aidan O’Neil, Jackson Vaughn, Abraham Sesay	Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham	Dominik Hulak, Joseph Reiff	Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas, Keon Keeley	–
Linebacker	–	Thomas Davis Jr., Kobe Clapper	Madden Faraimo, Ko’o Kia,	Teddy Rezac, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Kahanu Kia	Jaiden Ausberry
Safety	John Gay III, Zayden Gamble	Ayden Pouncey, Joey O’Brien, Nick Reddish	Ethan Long, Brandon Logan	Tae Johnson	–
Cornerback	Ace Alston, Xavier Hasan	Chaston Smith, Khary Adams	Dallas Golden, Mark Zachery, Jayden Sanders	Leonard Moore	–
Specialists	Sean Craft (LS)	Jasper Scaife, Micah Drescher	Erik Schmidt	Spencer Porath	–
Totals	19/105 (19)	49/105 (30)	72/105 (23)	97/105 (25)	104/105 (7)

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