Players who have committed to Notre Dame can be found on our One Foot Down 2014 Recruiting Central Page and those who have committed elsewhere but hold Irish offers are listed at the very bottom of the post.
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Breakdown (as of December 6, 2012)
70 TOTAL OFFERS
3 NOTRE DAME COMMITS
6 COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
60 OFFERS LEFT
All height, weight, positions, and rankings according to 247.
QUARTERBACK (2 offers)
Tommy Mister- Oak Lawn, Illinois (H L Richards)
6'2" 185 pounds
4-star, Not Rated
Composite: Not Rated
Dual-threat quarterback who switched to running back as a junior. Notre Dame is recruiting him as a running back, receiver, or corner. Carrying additional offers from Indiana and Illinois. Very high on Notre Dame.
Brandon Dawkins- Thousand Oaks, California (Oaks Christian)
6'3" 190 pounds
4-star, No. 9 pro-style quarterback, No. 16 California, No. 169 nationally
Composite: No. 7 pro-style quarterback
Offered first by Notre Dame and is carrying an offer from Utah. Visited for the Stanford game and has the Irish high on his list. Alabama, Tennessee, and UCLA have also been very interested in him.
RUNNING BACK (3 offers)
Sony Michel- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (American Heritage)
5'11" 190 pounds
5-star, No. 2 running back, No. 2 Florida, No. 9 nationally
Composite: No. 2 running back
Over a dozen elite offers already and has visited Notre Dame in the past. The Irish are in the mix along with Georgia, Miami, Alabama, and both Florida schools.
Leonard Fournette- New Orleans, Louisiana (St. Augustine)
6'0" 215 pounds
5-star, No. 1 running back, No. 2 Louisiana, No. 5 nationally
Composite: No. 1 running back
The consensus #1 running back in the country has a small but elite offer list led by Alabama and LSU, the presumed favorites. Irish likely on the outside for now.
Jalen Hurd- Hendersonville, Tennessee (Beech Senior)
6'2" 210 pounds
5-star, No. 1 running back, No. 1 Tennessee, No. 11 nationally
Composite: No. 3 running back
Big and talented running back with a rapidly expanding offer list full of elite teams. Notre Dame has its work cut out to become one of his favorites.
WIDE RECEIVER (10 offers)
Mark Andrews- Scottsdale, Arizona (Desert Mounatin)
6'6" 225 pounds
4-star, No. 10 wide receiver, No. 4 Arizona, No. 85 nationally
Composite: No. 9 wide receiver
Offered by Notre Dame in late November 2012. Notre Dame stands out early. Holding a handful of elite offers already.
Terry Googer- Atlanta, Georgia (Woodward Academy)
6'4" 211 pounds
4-star, No. 22 wid receiver, No. 17 Georgia, No. 195 nationally
Composite: No. 46 wide receiver
Visited for the Stanford game and has legit interest in the Irish. Not a great offer list yet but he's been offered by South Carolina and has them as one leader.
Corey Holmes- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (St. Thomas Aquinas)
6'1" 175 pounds
3-star, No. 37 wide receiver, No. 37 Florida
Composite: No. 62 wide receiver
Has visited Notre Dame for the Michigan game and has a nice offer list including Michigan, Florida, Florida State, and Wisconsin.
Josh Malone- Gallatin, Tennessee (Station Camp)
6'2" 185 pounds
4-star, No. 4 wide receiver, No. 2 Tennessee, No. 60 nationally
Composite: No. 11 wide receiver
Tall athlete that visited Notre Dame in mid-October and was offered the next day. He's made a lot of visits and has offers from several elite schools.
Jacob McCrary- Miami, Florida (Coral Reef Senior)
6'0" 175 pounds
4-star, No. 9 wide receiver, No. 14 Florida, No. 76 nationally
Composite: No. 18 wide receiver
Decommit from Florida State in November 2012. Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, and Mississippi are in the mix right now.
Michiah Quick- Fresno, California (Central East)
6'0" 170 pounds
4-star, No. 28 wide receiever, No. 21 California, No. 213 nationally
Composite: No. 15 wide receiver
Irish have been in on his recruitment for a long time and are one of his early leaders. His stock has been rising throughout all of 2012 but he still hasn't received a ton of offers yet. Could play corner in Notre Dame's system.
Artavis Scott- Tarpon Springs, Florida (East Lake)
5'10" 175 pounds
4-star, No. 6 wide receiver, No. 12 Florida, No. 69 nationally
Composite: No. 10 wide receiver
Scott has visited Notre Dame during the summer of '12 and has been pretty active with his visits all over the country. He has a really solid offer list and the Irish are in decent position, but it's very early.
Thaddeus Snodgrass- Springfield, Ohio (Springfield)
6'1" 170 pounds
4-star, No. 17 wide receiver, No. 6 Ohio, No. 129 nationally
Composite: No. 17 wide receiver
Not a great offer list but has picked up a couple big offers. He has visited Notre Dame in the summer of '12 and is very interested in the Irish. Right now it looks like a Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Ohio State battle.
KD Cannon- Mount Pleasant, Texas (Mount Pleasant)
6'0" 158 pounds
4-star, No. 7 wide receiver, No. 9 Texas, No. 71 nationally
Composite: No. 2 wide receiver
Carrying offers from all the top Big 12 schools plus Texas A&M. He will be a tough pull out of Texas.
Speedy Noil- New Orleans, Louisiana (Edna Karr)
5'10" 175 pounds
4-star, No. 5 wide receiver, No. 5 Louisiana, No. 62 nationally
Composite: No. 13 wide receiver
Electric athlete who has a bunch of southern teams after him and an elite offer list. LSU is the presumed favorite and he has visited Baton Rouge many times.
ATHLETE (2 offers)
Budda Baker- Bellevue, Washington (Bellevue)
5'10" 170 pounds
4-star, No. 4 athlete, No. 1 Washington, No. 39 nationally
Composite: No. 4 athlete
Small but quick athlete with mostly western and Pac-12 offers. Likely the top player from the northwest and someone ND will target as a versatile athlete. Will try to visit South Bend in the future.
Elijah Hood- Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Catholic)
5'11" 209 pounds
4-star, No. 9 athlete, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 96 nationally
Composite: No. 9 athlete
He plays running back and linebacker and is very open to staying on defense at the next level. Hood really likes North Carolina and has a ton of southern/eastern board offers, but has Notre Dame in his top five. He has said he's Catholic, would love to play for the Irish, and will try to visit.
TIGHT END (4 offers)
Nic Weishar- Chicago, Illinois (Marist)
6'5" 215 pounds
4-star, No. 7 tight end, No. 7 Illinois, No. 205 nationally
Composite: No. 9 tight end
Decent offer list and has visited Notre Dame a couple times already. Right now, the Irish lead and are his top team. Certified commit watch for this player.
Jeb Blazevich- Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Christian School)
6'4" 230 pounds
4-star, No. 4 tight end, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 164 nationally
Composite: No. 6 tight end
Elite offer list and has made a lot of unofficial visit so far. He's been very quiet with naming favorites and is taking his time with the process. Will visit Notre Dame this spring.
Kevin Crosby- Bamberg, South Carolina (Bamberg Ehrhardt)
6'2" 225 pounds
4-star, No. 5 tight end, No. 7 South Carolina, No. 181 nationally
Composite: No. 7 tight end
He already has an insane amount of offers from most elite teams, and will be a tough pull out of the South. Has some family ties to Notre Dame and has expressed very mild interest.
Tyler Luatua- La Mirada, California (La Mirada)
6'4" 230 pounds
4-star, No. 1 tight end, No. 2 California, No. 19 nationally
Composite: No. 1 tight end
The nation's top tight end has a brother playing at Alabama. The Tide are way out ahead as his leader with USC behind. Notre Dame, Florida State, and Miami still in the picture.
OFFENSIVE LINE (9 offers)
Jimmy Byrne- Cleveland, Ohio (St. Ignatius)
6'4" 275 pounds
3-star, No. 16 offensive guard, No. 20 Ohio
Composite: No. 9 offensive guard
Visited Notre Dame in September '12 and was very impressed with the school. After recent visit to Ohio State he has the Buckeyes and Irish as his top two teams. May decide soon.
Mason Cole- Tarpon Springs, Florida (East Lake)
6'4" 285 pounds
4-star, No. 6 offensive tackle, No. 10 Florida, No. 44 nationally
Composite: No. 10 offensive tackle
Visited Notre Dame in the summer and had a great trip. He has a really good and diverse offer list. Cole has been to Michigan a couple times already as well. Notre Dame and Michigan are his leaders with USC in third. Says he wants to leave Florida for college.
Jamarco Jones- Chicago, Illinois (De La Salle Institute)
6'5" 290 pounds
4-star, No. 12 offensive tackle, No. 2 Illinois, No. 82 nationally
Composite: No. 12 offensive tackle
Strong offer list so far but a quiet recruitment. He will be visiting Notre Dame for the Pitt game in November.
KC McDermott- West Palm Beach, Florida (Palm Beach Central)
6'6" 285 pounds
4-star, No. 5 offensive tackle, No. 7 Florida, No. 38 nationally
Composite: No. 4 offensive tackle
Really good offers list and has visited Notre Dame already. Ohio State, Miami---where his brother plays---and Notre Dame are the teams to beat right now.
Ross Pierschbacher- Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls)
6'5" 275 pounds
4-star, No. 21 offensive tackle, No. 2 Iowa, No. 176 nationally
Composite: No. 13 offensive tackle
Visited Notre Dame in late September and was offered before he left. He has made a lot of visits this fall and Iowa and Wisconsin are the early leaders.
Andy Bauer- St. Louis, Missouri (DeSmet)
6'6" 304 pounds
4-star, No. 10 offensive tackle, No. 1 Missouri, No. 68 nationally
Composite: No. 11 offensive tackle
Decommit from Missouri with interest in Notre Dame in the past. Alabama & LSU appear to be the new favori