Notre Dame Has Six 2025 Commits In The ESPN300 Rankings

Notre Dame is off to a fast start in the 2025 class, and ESPN has almost half of the current class commits in its recently released ESPN300 rankings. Notre Dame had six of its 14 commits rank in the new ESPN300 rankings, with only Clemson (7) having more commits in the rankings.

Winter Garden (Fla.) West Garden safety Ivan Taylor is Notre Dame's highest ranked commit according to ESPN. Taylor is ranked as the nation's No. 30 overall player. ESPN lists Taylor as a cornerback, but Notre Dame is recruiting him as a safety. Only one safety is ranked higher than Taylor.

Lucedale (Miss.) George County quarterback Deuce Knight is next on the list, checking in as the No. 123 overall player in the country and the No. 8 quarterback. Knight is ranked as the No. 2 dual threat quarterback the country. This is a low ranking for Knight, who graded out as a Top 50 player on the Irish Breakdown board, and he's also ranked as Top 50 recruit by Rivals and On3.

Chicago (Ill.) Simeon defensive end Christopher Burgess Jr. is the next Notre Dame commit on the board, coming in as the No. 171 overall player and the No. 15 defensive end in the class.

Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame tight end James Flanigan is the next highest ranked recruit, coming in as the No. 215 overall player in the country and the No. 12 tight end.

Next up in the rankings is Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit running back Justin Thurman, who checks in as the No. 230 overall player in the country and the No. 19 running back in the land. Thurman rose up 30 spots in the rankings since the last ESPN rankings release.

Highland Home (Ala.) High School defensive end CJ May rounds things out, checking in as the No. 294 overall player in the country. May is ranked as the No. 27 defensive end in the country.

There are several top uncommitted prospects that Notre Dame is pushing for that are ranked in the ESPN300. Here are the top targets and where they are ranked (players are listed at the position Notre Dame is recruiting them to play):

LB Noah Mikhail - No. 53
WR Michael Terry III - No. 69
CB Devin Williams - No. 71
WR Quincy Porter - No. 74
LB Christian Jones - No. 87
LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng - No. 90
OL Jack Lange - No. 120
WR Daylan McCutcheon - No. 121
LB Anthony Sacca - No. 140
OL Owen Strebig - No. 144
CB Dallas Golden - No. 156
TE Nicholas Townsend - No. 169
S JaDon Blair - No. 181
LB Marco Jones - No. 186
WR Talyn Taylor - No. 198
DE Damien Shanklin - No. 206
DT Jarquez Carter - No. 245
WR Derek Meadows - No. 263
RB James Simon - No. 265
LB Brett Clatterbaugh - No. 267
WR Lex Cyrus - No. 272
CB Mark Zackery - No. 275

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