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National Signing Day has come and gone for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and they are one player better for it. The Irish already had their class sewn up in December when they signed 22 players, but Wednesday’s big moment for Notre Dame came mid-afternoon when 4-Star Isaiah Foskey committed to play football in South Bend.
WHAT IS THE NUMBER?
Most recruiting services list 22 players in this class, but we have 23 listed in our commitment list. We mustn’t forget the commitment of 3-Star kicker, Harrison Leonard (otherwise known as Lacrosse Bro Kicker). So, if you’ve been reading our stories from the past day, this is why the number has been off.
Notre Dame Football’s 2019 Commit List (23)
POSITION | PLAYER | STATE | HT | WT | RIVALS | ESPN | 247 SPORTS | 247 COMPOSITE | COMMIT DATE |
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POSITION | PLAYER | STATE | HT | WT | RIVALS | ESPN | 247 SPORTS | 247 COMPOSITE | COMMIT DATE |
RB | Kyren Williams | Missouri | 5'10" | 200 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/21/18 |
WR | Cam Hart | Maryland | 6'3" | 190 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 07/04/18 |
DE | NaNa Osafo-Mensah | Texas | 6'4" | 231 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 05/19/18 |
DT | Jacob Lacey | Kentucky | 6'2" | 285 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 7/29/17 |
DT | Hunter Spears | Texas | 6'4" | 280 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 2/20/18 |
LB | Osita Ekwonu | North Carolina | 6'2" | 220 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/14/18 |
QB | Brendon Clark | Virginia | 6'2" | 217 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 07/04/18 |
LB | Jack Kiser | Indiana | 6'2" | 215 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/12/18 |
OL | Zeke Correll | Ohio | 6'4" | 270 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 6/18/18 |
OL | John Olmstead | New Jersey | 6'6" | 290 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/20/18 |
P | Jay Bramblett | Alabama | 6'2" | 175 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 5/30/18 |
CB | KJ Wallace | Georgia | 5'10" | 187 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 1/28/18 |
S | Litchfield Ajavon | Virginia | 6'1" | 185 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/21/18 |
DE | Howard Cross | New Jersey | 6'2" | 260 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/22/18 |
S | Kyle Hamilton | Georgia | 6'3" | 188 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/24/18 |
OL | Andrew Kristofic | Pennsylvania | 6'6" | 265 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 4/23/18 |
OL | Quinn Carroll | Minnesota | 6'6" | 295 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 05/01/18 |
WR | Kendall Abdur-Rahman | Illinois | 6'1" | 180 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 09/09/18 |
CB | Isaiah Rutherford | California | 6’0” | 175 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 10/13/18 |
K | Harrison Leonard | Connecticut | 5’11” | 180 | ⭐️ | ⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 10/18/18 |
LB | Marist Liufua | Hawaii | 6'3" | 210 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 11/14/18 |
LB | J.D. Bertrand | Georgia | 6’1” | 220 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 11/19/18 |
DE | Isaiah Foskey | California | 6'4" | 240 | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 2/6/19 |
THE CLASS RANKINGS
We’ve touched on this a number of times, and although I place less stock in these rankings than others, they are still a fair indicator of what kind of recruiting class this can be.
- Rivals 14th
- ESPN 14th
- 247 15th
DID THE IRISH MEET THEIR NEEDS?
Sort of. The Irish greatly strengthened the depth along the defensive and offensive line, but I feel they still needed another defensive tackle. At any rate, the Irish added 9 4-Star players in the trenches — which is never a bad thing.
So yeah, there was a lot of depth added across the board, but there was still a lack of explosive playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. A lot of people are high on Kyren Williams, and he may end up being a really good running back, but he’s not the next Dexter Williams in terms of housing a run at any time and from anywhere.
PODCAST PODCAST PODCAST
Yes, the One Foot Down Podcast will have a recruiting podcast to cover (or rehash) all of this. We will be recording it Friday night for all your Saturday chore needs. Sorry... schedules and all.
OFD’S COVERAGE
We covered quite a bit of ground on signing day, but in case you missed some of it, here are some STRAIGHT UP links to keep you happy.
- The Stream. It has everything you need from Wednesday, plus it has all of the recruiting profiles of the entire class.
- Ranking every recruit from the Brian Kelly era.
- Notre Dame’s scholarship crunch.
- The recruiting map!
- FOSKEY COMMITS!
- Ranking the class.
- Notre Dame’s competition.
- Projecting is guessing AND WE LOVE IT.
- Kelly’s class ranks from the past decade.