Just over two years ago Notre Dame put together a top-10 recruiting class nationally as they landed signed a National Letter of Intent from 27 different players. Fast forward to late-April of 2023 and over half of those 27 players are no longer part of the Notre Dame football team.
In the modern era where the transfer portal has become something even bigger than ever imagined, the rise isn’t a surprise, but the degree of the rise certainly feels a bit much.
In just over the last week alone Notre Dame has seen four players from the heralded class enter the portal. The chance there are more certainly isn’t out of the realm of possibilities.
Below are the 27 signees from the 2021 recruiting class and where they stand today.
The good news for the Irish is that despite the losses, more than a couple very key players remain. Numbers indicate where they ranked in Notre Dame’s class according to the 247Sports rankings.