Notre Dame Football Recruiting Class 2017
| Commitments: | 21 | National Rank: | 11 | ||||||
| Commitments | |||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | SCHOOL | ST | RANK | NAT | STATE | NOTES |
| David Adams | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Central Catholic | PA | **** | Top 250 | Top 10 | Remains firm to Fighting Irish despite overtures from SEC and ACC programs; took three trips to South Bend before committing to the Irish |
| Jafar Armstrong | WR | 6-1 | 205 | Bishop Miege | KS | *** | Top 475 | Top 3 | Switched commitment from Missouri to Notre Dame in the days leading up to National Signing Day; took official visit to South Bend in late January; talented WR who will have opportunity to work into rotation immediately |
| Aaron Banks | OL | 6-7 | 315 | El Cerrito | CA | **** | Top 200 | Top 20 | Chose the Fighting Irish over Oregon, Tennessee, and Michigan after officially visiting all four schools; fourth offensive line prospect to commit to Notre Dame; capable of playing either tackle or guard at the next level |
| Avery Davis | QB | 5-11 | 190 | Cedar Hill | TX | **** | Top 275 | Top 45 | Committed to Irish on a junior day visit to South Bend; produced approximately 2,900 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns last fall |
| Jonathan Doerer | K | 6-3 | 190 | South Mecklenburg | NC | ** | Top 2,300 | Top 60 | Top 20 kicker nationally who initially committed to Maryland, but switched to Notre Dame less than a week before National Signing Day |
| Darnell Ewell | DT | 6-4 | 295 | Lake Taylor | VA | **** | Top 150 | Top 5 | Helped lead Lake Taylor High School to Virginia Class 4A state championship game in 2015; versatile lineman who could play DT or DE for the Irish |
| Jordan Genmark-Heath | DB | 6-2 | 205 | Cathedral Catholic | CA | *** | Top 575 | Top 60 | Good-sized defensive back prospect who decommitted from Cal in late January and subsequently committed to and signed with the Fighting Irish |
| Dillan Gibbons | OL | 6-4 | 310 | Clearwater Central Catholic | FL | *** | Top 400 | Top 50 | First Notre Dame verbal commitment in 2017 class; his high school coach is former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Mike Alstott |
| Robert Hainsey | OL | 6-5 | 275 | IMG Academy | FL | **** | Top 100 | Top 15 | Attends South Florida gridiron power IMG Academy; pledged to Notre Dame at “The Opening” finals in Oregon |
| Kurt Hinish | DT | 6-2 | 285 | Central Catholic | PA | *** | Top 525 | Top 10 | High school teammate of fellow Notre Dame pledge David Adams; helped lead Central Catholic to Pennsylvania AAAA state title in 2015 |
| C.J. Holmes | RB | 6-0 | 200 | Cheshire Academy | CT | **** | Top 275 | No. 2 | Committed to Notre Dame two days after “Irish Invasion” recruiting event; versatile back who can catch passes and run outside and between the tackles |
| Cole Kmet | TE | 6-5 | 230 | St. Viator | IL | **** | Top 100 | Top 3 | National recruiting analyst Tom Lemming considers Kmet the top 2017 recruit in the Chicago area; one of two elite TEs in Notre Dame’s class |
| Joshua Lugg | OL | 6-7 | 295 | North Allegheny | PA | **** | Top 125 | Top 5 | One of three Notre Dame pledges from the Pittsburgh area; |
| Jonathon MacCollister | DE | 6-4 | 240 | Bishop Moore Catholic | FL | *** | Top 1,000 | Top 150 | Former prep teammate of incoming Notre Dame freshman Parker Boudreaux; helped lead Bishop Moore to Florida 5A state title in 2015 |
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | WR/DB/LB | 6-2 | 200 | Bethel | VA | *** | Top 475 | Top 20 | Longtime Virginia commitment who backed out of his Cavalier pledge in late January; took official visit to South Bend the weekend before National Signing Day and joined with Fighting Irish on NSD |
| Isaiah Robertson | DB | 6-3 | 190 | Neuqua Valley | IL | **** | Top 300 | Top 5 | Versatile athlete who could play receiver or in the secondary for the Fighting Irish; earned All-State honors as a junior |
| Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | DE | 6-4 | 270 | Kapolei | HI | *** | Top 475 | Top 3 | Late defensive line addition from Hawaii who chose the Fighting Irish over Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech; versatile defensive lineman who could develop into a DT at the college level |
| Kofi Wardlow | DE | 6-4 | 230 | St. John's College | DC | *** | Top 1,050 | Top 10 (DC) | Switched from local hometown program, Maryland, to Notre Dame on National Signing Day; athletic defensive end prospect that fills critical need for Notre Dame defense |
| Drew White | LB | 6-1 | 225 | St. Thomas Aquinas | FL | *** | Top 1,000 | Top 150 | His older brother, Sean, started five games at QB for Auburn last fall; recorded 101 tackles in 2015 for same school that produced Corey Holmes and other ND players |
| Brock Wright | TE | 6-5 | 245 | Cy-Fair | TX | **** | Top 75 | Top 10 | Committed to ND in the summer prior to his junior year; arguably the top tight end prospect nationally in 2017 class |
| Michael Young | WR | 5-11 | 175 | Destrehan | LA | *** | Top 475 | Top 20 | Attended “Irish Invasion” camp in June; just the third Louisiana native this century to sign with the Irish (others were Albert Poree and Jerry Tillery) |
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