Fab Four: Selecting Notre Dame football’s Mount Rushmore of all-time recruits

On the eve of early signing day, Fighting Irish Wire recalls the most hyped commits in school history.

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Notre Dame football has attracted some of the biggest names over the years but many of those big names even pale in comparison to others.

With the help of 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and the thoughts of others, we’ve compiled Notre Dame football’s Mount Rushmore of all-time recruits.

The selections weren’t based on who actually went on to have the greatest careers at Notre Dame, but those who came in with the absolute most hype.

Some met that hype. Some exceeded it. Others came up well short.

Who made it and who were some of the close calls that were left off?

Let’s share and discuss each.

More Mount Rushmores from the College Wire Network:

Bama / Aub / Fla / LSU / Tenn. / UGA // Mich. / Mich St. / Ohio St. / Wisc. // Okla. / Texas // ND // USC

First up, the four honorable mentions…