Kelly & ND Recruiting: Signed, Sealed & Delivered

[CanadalovesND]

On the eve of Kelly's SIXTH signing day at ND (Yes, it's been that long), let's take a look back at the history of what Kelly and co. have done on the recruiting trail.

In Kelly's six classes (including the 2010 class, where Kelly arrived in late December 2009, and honoured all commitments from Weis), he will have signed 132 prospects, potentially up to 134, with Dexter Williams and ESB.

Got the idea from Nick Ironside, new 24/7 reporter with his article, but wanted to expand on it. The Geography of Notre Dame Recruiting

All Recruits Kelly has SIGNED:

By State

Arizona: (2) Cole Luke, Devonte Neal
California: (10) C. J. Sanders, Tyler Luatua; Max Redfield; Eddie Vanderdoes; Tee Shepard; Josh Atkinson; Georgia Atkinson III; Troy Niklas; Cameron Robinson; Justin Utopo.
Colorado: (1) Danny Spond
Connecticut: (1) Connor Hanratty
Florida: (12) Tevon Coney; Corey Holmes; Greg Bryant; Michael Deeb; Tarean Folston; Mike Heuerman; Justin Ferguson; Aaron Lynch; Spencer Boyd; Bruce Heggie; Louis Nix III; Lo Wood.
Georgia: (4) Tyler Newsome; Isaac Rochell; Stephon Tuitt; T.J. Jones.
Hawaii: (1) Kona Schwenke
Idaho: (1) Tristen Hoge
Illinois: (11) Micah Dew-Treadway; Miles Boykin; Trevor Ruhland; Nile Sykes; Nyles Morgan; Nic Weishar; Colin McGovern; Scott Daly; DaVaris Daniels; Christian Lombard; Tommy Rees.
Indiana: (13) Josh Barajas; Asmar Bilal; Mykelti Williams; Brandon Tiassum; Justin Brent; Drue Tranquill; Jaylon Smith; Sheldon Day; Gunner Kiel; John Turner; Nick Martin; Tony Springman; Daniel Smith.
Kentucky: (3) Hunter Bivin; Austin Collinsworth; Tate Nichols.
Louisiana: (2) Bo Wallace, Jerry Tillery
Maryland: (2) Ashton White; Sam Mustipher.
Massachusetts: (2) Justin Yoon; John Montelus.
Michigan: (3) Jhonathon Williams; Steve Elmer; Kyle Brindza
Minnesota: (1) James Onwualu
Missouri: (1) Jonathan Bonner
Nevada: (3) Nicco Fertitta; Aliz'e Jones; Ronnie Stanley
New Jersey: (6) Brandon Wimbush; Quenton Nelson; Andrew Trumbetti; Rashad Kinlaw; Elijah Shumate; Bennett Jackson.
New Mexico: (1) Matt Hegarty
New York: (4) Jay Hayes; Pete Mokwuah; Jarron Jones; Ishaq Williams
North Carolina: (7) Greer Martini; Mark Harrell; Romeo Okwara; Ben Councell; Matthias Farley; Kendal Moore; Prince Shembo.
Ohio: (18) Nick Coleman; Shawn Crawford; Elijah Taylor; Jimmy Byrne; Daniel Cage; DeShone Kizer; Jacob Matuska; Malik Zaire; Will Mahone; Brad Carrico; Jarrett Grace; Eilar Hardy; Chase Hounshell; Andrew Hendrix; Matt James; Luke Massa; Derek Roback; Alex Welch.
Pennsylvania: (4) Josh Adams; Will Fuller; Mike McGlinchey; Ben Koyack.
South Carolina: (2) Chris Brown; Everett Golson.
Tennessee: (1) Alex Bars
Texas: (10) Jalen Guyton; Grant Blankenship, Kolin Hill, Nick Watkins, Torii Hunter Jr., Corey Robinson, Durham Smythe, Nicky Baratti, Jalen Brown, Cam McDaniel.
Utah: (1) Chris Badger
Virginia: (3) Greer Martini; Doug Randolph, C. J. Prosise.
Washington D.C: (1) Devin Butler
Washington: (1) KeiVarae Russell

By Star

(24/7 Composite)

(6) 2010: 2011: Aaron Lynch; Ishaq Williams 2012: Gunner Kiel 2013: Jaylon Smith, Max Redfield, Eddie Vanderdoes 2014: 2015:

(68) 2010: Louis Nix III; T. J. Jones; Matt James; Christian Lombard; Alex Welch 2011: Everett Golson; Stephon Tuitt; Ben Koyack; Matt Hegarty; Davaris Daniels; Eilar Hardy; Ben Councell; George Atkinson III; Troy Niklas 2012: Davonte Neal, Elijah Shumate; Sheldon Day; Ronnie Stanley; KeiVarae Russell; Jarron Jones, Will Mahone; Justin Ferguson, Tee Shepard 2013: Greg Bryant; Hunter Bivin; Tarean Folston; Steve Elmer; Isaac Rochell; John Montelus; Cole Luke; Mike McGlinchey; Malik Zaire; Colin McGovern; Torii Hunter Jr,; Doug Randolph; Durham Smythe; Mike Heuerman; Will Fuller; James Onwualu; Devin Butler 2014: Nyles Morgan; Quenton Nelson, Justin Brent, Alex Bars; Andrew Trumbetti; Nick Watkins; Corey Holmes; Sam Mustipher; DeShone Kizer; Jay Hayes; Nic Weishar; Grant Blankenship; Drue Tranquill; Tyler Luatua; Jimmy Byrne; Daniel Cage 2015: Brandon Wimbush; Aliz'e Jones; Tristen Hoge; Jerry Tillery; Tevon Coney; Shaun Crawford; Asmar Bilal; Miles Boykin; C. J. Sanders; Josh Adams; Elijah Taylor

(56) 2010: Kona Schwenke; Andrew Hendrix, Cameron Roberson, Prince Shembo; Danny Spond; Kendall Moore; Tommy Rees; Spencer Boyd; Chris Badger; Lo Wood; Justin Utupo; Bennett Jackson; Daniel Smith; Luke Massa; Tate Nichols, Austin Collinsworth; Derek Roback 2011: Brad Carrico; Kyle Brindza; Anthony Rabasa; Jarrett Grace; Tony Springmann; Chase Hounshell; Nick Martin; Cam McDaniel; Jalen Brown; Josh Atkinson; Conor Hanratty; Matthias Farley 2012: C. J. Prosise, Chris Brown; Romeo Okwara, Nicky Baratti; Mark Harrell; John Turner 2013: Rashad Kinlaw; Corey Robinson; Jacob Matuska; Michael Deeb 2014: Greer Martini; Jonathan Bonner; Kolin Hill; Nile Sykes; Jhonathon Williams; Pete Mokwuah; Tyler Newsome 2015: Bo Wallace; Mykelti Williams; Trevor Ruhland; Jalen Guyton; Micah Dew-Treadway; Brandon Tiassum; Ashton White; Nick Coleman; Nicco Fertitta; Justin Yoon

(2) 2010: Bruce Heggie 2011: 2012: Scott Daly 2013: 2014: 2015:

Decommitments From Other Schools

2010: (8) Louis Nix (Miami), T. J. Jones (Stanford), Kona Schwenke (BYU), Danny Spond (Colorado), Luke Massa (Cincinnati), Tate Nichols (Stanford), Austin Collinsworth (Kentucky), Derek Roback (Toledo)

2011: (5) Aaron Lynch (ND-FSU-ND), Everett Golson (North Carolina), Stephon Tuitt (ND-GT-ND), Chase Hounshell (Florida), Nick Martin (Kentucky)

2012: (2) Gunner Kiel (Indiana-LSU-ND), Jarron Jones (Penn State)

2013: (5) Max Redfield (USC), Greg Bryant (Oklahoma), Doug Randolph (Stanford), Durham Smythe (Texas), Will Fuller (Penn State)

2014: (3) Drue Tranquill (Purdue), Jhonathon Williams (Missouri), Pete Mokwuah (Rutgers)

2015: (5) Brandon Wimbush (Penn State), Aliz'e Jones (UCLA), Shaun Crawford (Michigan), Josh Barajas (Penn State), Ashton White (Virginia Tech),

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[#1rish]

I hadnt noticed how many recruits we've taken from Penn St, that's pretty crazy.

 

[Zwidmanio]

Was Ishaq actually committed to Penn State? I knew he was strongly considering them and that he was about to go visit them prior to Diaco camping out in Brooklyn, but I didn't think he had committed.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

Was Ishaq actually committed to Penn State? I knew he was strongly considering them and that he was about to go visit them prior to Diaco camping out in Brooklyn, but I didn't think he had committed.

Agreed, I could be mistaken but I dont recall him ever actually being committed to them.

 

[NDdomer2]

2014 class was nice

 

[CanadalovesND]

Was Ishaq actually committed to Penn State? I knew he was strongly considering them and that he was about to go visit them prior to Diaco camping out in Brooklyn, but I didn't think he had committed.

My error. He was considered by many to be a lean towards Penn State, but Diaco and his 4 am trip changed that.

 

[johnnycando]

31/50 states with signees.

He's done well.

 

[Zwidmanio]

My error. He was considered by many to be a lean towards Penn State, but Diaco and his 4 am trip changed that.

Got it, sounds about right. Thanks for clearing that up, just wanted to make sure my memory hasn't become too faulty.

 

[IrishLion]

As much as we talk about the difficulty the staff faces in recruiting Florida at times, it's crazy to see that Kelly has signed more prospects from only two other states.

 

[Irish YJ]

perspective
good stuff

the only thing I don't like (besides 2012 falling apart) is that we have zero 5 star guys the last 2 years.

 

[IrishFaninTX]

perspective
good stuff

the only thing I don't like (besides 2012 falling apart) is that we have zero 5 star guys the last 2 years.

Yeah that is concerning but it also has some to do with the fact that a lot of 5 star players do not qualify for ND. I'm not saying all of them of course and we likely missed out or got out recruited for some of them but we don't have the same easy recruiting for all of those guys that most of the rest of the country has. And another thing is that a lot of 5 star players come from the south where football is life and a lot of those players want to play in warm weather or more specifically the SEC. Sucks but it is true. ND is not what it used to be though I think the degree value still holds something for the more academic-minded kids. It's hard as hell to recruit players to play in the Midwest where it is very, very cold for a good portion of the year. Then you have players that can go to any school they want and why wouldn't they want to play for Nick Saban or a Florida team? It sucks to not get that many 5 star players but it's not really that surprising and doesn't necessarily mean the coaches are not doing their jobs.

 

[stlnd01]

perspective
good stuff

the only thing I don't like (besides 2012 falling apart) is that we have zero 5 star guys the last 2 years.

Gotta think some of that's strategy, given that half of the five stars (and a good number of the high fours as well) didn't make it to their sophomore year. We've generally gone after better fit/higher percentage kids the last couple of classes instead of reaching for stars.

Really impressed that Florida is our third heaviest-recruited state (get that Tony Alford a raise). Also odd that so few of our 18 Ohioans have been meaningful contributors (half a season of Jarret Grace. Maybe Malik Zaire. And...)

 

[Irish#1]

31/50 states with signees.

He's done well.

I'm disappointed. We haven't pulled a single kid from North or South Dakota!

 

[FLDomer]

I'm disappointed. We haven't pulled a single kid from North or South Dakota!

The Bizon have a strange hold on the in state talent!

 

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Tillery looked pretty slim from waist up, Micah looked much bigger. In the lil interview on watchnd.

 

[Henges24]

Did we really just go an entire recruiting year with only one decommit? (Excluding McKinney)

 

[Irish YJ]

yessir

 

[Cpnd1]

Did we really just go an entire recruiting year with only one decommit? (Excluding McKinney)

Barnett

 

[Henges24]

Barnett

Thanks, was noted.

 

[Legacy]

Impressive work CanadalovesND!

 

[irishandy]

perspective
good stuff

the only thing I don't like (besides 2012 falling apart) is that we have zero 5 star guys the last 2 years.

Wasn't Quenton Nelson a 5* from last year's class?

The star system doesn't really matter to me anymore. I'd love to see a report made as to how many 5* kids pan out in college compared to a 3 or 4* kid.

 

[PANDFAN]

just tossing it out as a reminder that BK will be live in 17mins

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[IHateMarkMay]

Was Ishaq actually committed to Penn State? I knew he was strongly considering them and that he was about to go visit them prior to Diaco camping out in Brooklyn, but I didn't think he had committed.

I heard he was in their student directory.

 

[irishog77]

Wasn't Quenton Nelson a 5* from last year's class?

The star system doesn't really matter to me anymore. I'd love to see a report made as to how many 5* kids pan out in college compared to a 3 or 4* kid.

This is talked about frequently. The answer is-- more.

 

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