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4-star quarterback Bear Bachmeier commits to Stanford, will wear No. 47

Bear Bachmeier, a four-star quarterback who committed to Stanford, is the third Bachmeier kid to choose an FBS football program.

Bear is choosing the Tree.

Class of 2025 star quarterback Bear Bachmeier, from Murrieta Valley (Calif.) High School, announced his commitment to Stanford on Monday. Ranked as the No. 11 quarterback on the 247Sports Composite, Bachmeier chose the Cardinal over 18 other schools that offered him, including Oregon, Arkansas and Michigan State, according to 247Sports and ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Bachmeier is listed on 247Sports at 6-foot-1.5 and 225 pounds. Over his high school career, which is two years plus one game freshman year in which he completed six of seven passes for 84 yards, Bachmeier has thrown for 5,550 yards at a 69% completion rate and 47 touchdowns to 12 interceptions.

Bachmeier will wear No. 47 at Stanford, according to Thamel. The quarterback said he started wearing that number at age 5, when he first played football, and has a fullback mentality when he runs.

“I wouldn’t want to get in front of me,” Bachmeier said to ESPN. “I think I play like Josh Allen. I’m a passer first but can tuck the ball and go get extra yards.”

At Stanford, he will play with his brother, current freshman wide receiver Tiger Bachmeier. Bear told ESPN that his brother’s presence was a “big influence” in his decision.

“Him being there and getting first-hand experience through him to what really goes on,” he said. “Also, it’s going to be cool as hell when I’m throwing touchdowns to him.”

The eldest brother, Hank Bachmeier, is also a collegiate quarterback. He recently transferred to Wake Forest.

With Bear’s commitment, Stanford now has four commits in the class of 2025. Bachmeier is the highest rated of the bunch.

Stanford statistical leaders through 11 games

The Irish can’t lose to this team, right?

Stanford is trying to salvage something out of its season. Even its win over Coach Prime and Colorado has become lessened by the fact that Buffaloes turned out not to be much better than the Cardinal. A victory over Notre Dame would by far be the signature of their season. That won’t be easy though.

There are a few talented players on the Cardinal, but they only can do so much to make up for their shortcomings. For instance, the offense lives off the pass to the point where the quarterbacks actually are the top rushers. For our purposes though, we’re discounting them in that category for this listicle. That alone should speak volumes about the Cardinal.

It’s no surprise that a team with this many shortcomings has dragged the Irish to the dying Pac-12 Network for its final live football game. If it somehow pulls off the upset, here are the players most likely to factor in: