Notre Dame football’s top quarterback recruits since 2000

Which Notre Dame quarterback were you most excited for before they ever played a down for the Irish?

Over the years Notre Dame has had more than a couple great quarterbacks.

[autotag]Joe Theismann[/autotag], [autotag]John Huarte[/autotag], [autotag]Tom Clements[/autotag], [autotag]Joe Montana[/autotag], [autotag]Rick Mirer[/autotag], and [autotag]Ron Powlus[/autotag] are just a few of the all-time signal callers the university has had.  All of those men came to Notre Dame during much different times however, as recruiting and the available information around it has changed significantly over the years.

[autotag]Brady Quinn[/autotag], [autotag]Jimmy Clausen[/autotag], and [autotag]Ian Book[/autotag] are a few of the best Notre Dame has had at the position since the year 2000, but how were each rated as recruits?  And just how high might the next quarterback commitment check in in these rankings?

247Sports has compiled a list of Notre Dame’s quarterback recruits since 2000 and included each of their final recruiting rankings.  Here is how the top 20 turned out.