Rivals and 247Sports beat ESPN to update their prospect rankings but it still is very much worth checking out where the current 8 Irish commits rank inside their Top 300.. Seven of the current 8 commits are ranked among the best in the nation:
#8 Pocket QB Tyler Buchner, 42nd overall
#1 H-TE Cane Berrong, 48th overall
#10 WR Deion Colzie 71st overll
#15 OT Blake Fisher, 113th overall
#10 DT Gabriel Rubio, 159th overall
#49 WR Lorenze Styles Jr., 232nd overall
#14 OG Greg Crippen, 290th overall
The only commit not ranked in ESPN’s Top 300 is S Justin Walters, who is still a very good prospect despite his low ranking. If you need proof, just take a look at Walters 23 offers from schools like Michigan, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Syracuse.
It is very encouraging to see the quality of prospects that Brian Kelly has gotten commitments from this early in the ’21 recruiting cycle. The base of elite players will surely help going forward as high level players want to play with other players of the same caliber. The 2021 Notre Dame recruiting class is well on their way to being one of the best in the country.