When it comes to football recruiting Notre Dame is a team that tends to start hot and then usually have to hold on to secure a high ranking. They’re rarely if ever a program that soars up the rankings late in the process.
That’s why it’s so important that Notre Dame gets off to hot starts in recruiting and that is something they’ve certainly done to date with the 2025 recruiting class.
Notre Dame now has 22 commitments in the class which gives them the top ranking according to both 247Sports and Rivals. Holding onto those commitments will be key, as will adding more talent in the final six or so months of this recruiting cycle before the early signing period begins in December.
Below are the currently committed 22 members of Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class and some brief information about each player.
Please note: Prospects are listed in order of their public commitment dates and the star ratings used are courtesy of 247Sports.
Name: Davion Dixon
Position: Defensive Line
Size: 6-2, 290-pounds
Hometown/High School: Miami Palmetto (Miami, FL)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 26 total listed offers including Miami, Ohio State, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Penn State, and others
Commitment Date: April 21, 2023
Name: Justin Thurman
Position: Running Back
Size: 6-2, 184-pounds
Hometown/High School: Jesuit (Tampa, FL)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 21 total listed offers including Auburn, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, and others
Commitment Date: August 1, 2023
Name: Deuce Knight
Position: Quarterback
Size: 6-4.5, 195-pounds
Hometown/High School: George County (Lucedale, MS)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 24 total listed offers including Alabama, Auburn, Colorado, Georgia, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Washington, and others
Commitment Date: September 18, 2023
Name: Daniel Anderson
Position: Running Back
Size: 5-11, 195-pounds
Hometown/High School: Bryant (Bryant, AR)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 5 total offers including Notre Dame, Arkansas State, Mississippi State, Tennessee
Commitment Date: September 23, 2023
Name: Joseph Reiff
Position: Defensive Lineman
Size: 6-5, 230-pounds
Hometown/High School: York (Elmhurst, IL)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 6 total offers including Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern, Louisville, Cincinnati, Purdue
Commitment Date: September 24, 2023
Name: James Flanigan
Position: Tight End
Size: 6-5, 220-pounds
Hometown/High School: Notre Dame De La Baie Academy (Green Bay, WI)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 9 total offers including Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Stanford, Illinois
Commitment Date: October 21, 2023
Name: Dominik Hulak
Position: Edge
Size: 6-3, 225-pounds
Hometown/High School: Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 11 total offers including Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisville, Missouri, Stanford, Wisconsin
Commitment Date: November 10, 2023
Name: Cree Thomas
Position: Cornerback
Size: 6-1, 175-pounds
Hometown/High School: Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 12 total offers including Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Oregon, Purdue, Wisconsin
Commitment Date: November 20, 2023
Name: Ivan Taylor
Position: Safety
Size: 6-0, 174-pounds
Hometown/High School: West Orange (Winter Garden, FL)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 15 total offers including Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee, USC
Commitment Date: December 1, 2023
Name: Will Black
Position: Offensive Tackle
Size: 6-8, 295-pounds
Hometown/High School: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 23 total offers including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Commitment Date: December 21, 2023
Name: Christopher Burgess, Jr.
Position: Edge
Size: 6-4, 240-pounds
Hometown/High School: Simeon (Chicago, IL)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 36 total offers including Alabama, Florida State, Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Commitment Date: January 6, 2024
Name: Ethan Long
Position: Safety
Size: 6-2, 185-pounds
Hometown/High School: Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 16 total offers including Boston College, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Commitment Date: January 8, 2024
Name: Ko’o Kia
Position: Linebacker
Size: 6-2, 210-pounds
Hometown/High School: Punahou (Honolulu, HI)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 15 total offers including Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, USC, Utah
Commitment Date: January 15, 2024
Position: Offensive Tackle
Size: 6-8, 295-pounds
Hometown/High School: Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, WI)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 25 total offers including Florida State, Miami, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Texas A&M
Commitment Date: February 8, 2024
Name: Elijah Burress
Position: Wide Receiver
Size: 6-1, 170-pounds
Hometown/High School: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 11 total offers including Notre Dame, James Madison, Marshall, Toledo, Cincinnati, Liberty, Temple
Commitment Date: February 10, 2024
Name: Shaun Terry
Position: Wide Receiver
Size: 5-10, 170-pounds
Hometown/High School: Ironton (Ohio)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 27 total offers including Notre Dame, Auburn, Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, USC, Wisconsin
Commitment Date: February 18, 2024
Position: Offensive Tackle
Size: 6-7, 290-pounds
Hometown/High School: Greenwhich, CT (Brunswick)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 29 total offers including Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, and others
Commitment Date: February 20, 2024
Name: Jerome Bettis, Jr.
Position: Wide Receiver
Size: 6-2, 190-pounds
Hometown/High School: Atlanta, GA (Woodward Academy)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 22 total offers including Notre Dame, Arkansas, Boston College, California, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri, Ole Miss, Purdue, Texas A&M, and others
Commitment Date: March 17, 2024
Name: Anthony Sacca
Position: Safety
Size: 6-3, 225-pounds
Hometown/High School: Philadelphia, PA (St. Joseph’s)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 22 total offers including Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, and others
Commitment Date: March 30, 2024
Name: Dallas Golden
Position: Cornerback
Size: 6-3, 225-pounds
Hometown/High School: Tampa, FL (Berkeley Prep)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 42 total offers including Notre Dame, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and others
Commitment Date: April 28, 2024
Name: Gordy Sulfsted
Position: Defensive Line
Size: 6-5, 240-pounds
Hometown/High School: Cincinnati, OH (St. Xavier)
Rating: 3-star
Other Offers: 25 total offers including Notre Dame, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iowa, Louisville, Miami, Purdue, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Washington, and others
Commitment Date: May 19, 2024
Name: Mark Zackery IV
Position: Cornerback
Size: 5-10, 164-pounds
Hometown/High School: Indianapolis, IN (Ben Davis)
Rating: 4-star
Other Offers: 32 total offers including Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, and others
Commitment Date: May 25, 2024