2026 Master Thread

[BobbyMac]

Not a real recruit, I believe

He’s real but Class of ‘28, not ‘26. He’s a lineman for the ‘27 QB, Borque kid who ND’s gonna offer any day now.

 

[Dale]

He’s real but Class of ‘28, not ‘26. He’s a lineman for the ‘27 QB, Borque kid who ND’s gonna offer any day now.

It’s fake. 6’11 kid named names himself Mutumbo using a TCU kids photo lol

 

[BobbyMac]

It’s fake. 6’11 kid named names himself Mutumbo using a TCU kids photo lol

Yep. I was on my phone at the bar just taking others word for it. But looked at his twitter and obviously bs.

 

[NDPhilly]

Karon Maycock, Florida State Seminoles, Linebacker

2024: As a junior, totaled 62 tackles (17 TFL)s, 3 PBUs, 3 sacks and 2 FFs in 8 games at Miami Central according to MaxPreps.

247sports.com

FSU Commit whose going to take officials to PSU, Miami, and Missouri

 

[domer13]

Added Joey O'Brien, Javian Osborne, and Caden Harris to the LIKELY pile.

Are there other updates I should make to this? Players to take on/off the list?

 

[laughingirish92]

Singer and Kelly on a youtube podcast friday were talking like our irish could a big splash recruiting wise this spring just like USC just recently did with getting several verbals in feb and march

 

[CanadalovesND]

Offered two days ago, but no one has reported it.

1st team All-Bod Squad, as Koon likely would say.

 

[notredomer23]

Looks like Ayden Pouncey was on campus and posted a bunch on his IG.

I’m not getting my hopes up with this family but maybe 3rd times the charm

 

[NDWarrior]

Looks like it was a good visit and there is ND hope (at least in one hand...)

 

[Irish Man3]

ISD was not as positive after his visit.

 

[BobbyMac]

How many 6-7 safeties can one team have?

 

[IAIrish]

No way a Pouncey enrolls at ND. Those birds are of a different feather.

 

[CanadalovesND]

No way a Pouncey enrolls at ND. Those birds are of a different feather.

One way or another, they all end up at Florida.

 

[Irish du Nord]

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Added Joey O'Brien, Javian Osborne, and Caden Harris to the LIKELY pile.

Are there other updates I should make to this? Players to take on/off the list?

Mack Sutter is gone gone. Iheanacho has essentially no interest up to this point. Javian Mallory just committed to the Caines

There have been positive reports on Premer, Noah Clark, and Damari Simeon. None saying we lead or anything, but may be worthy of the light green at this point.

 

[domer13]

Mack Sutter is gone gone. Iheanacho has essentially no interest up to this point. Javian Mallory just committed to the Caines

There have been positive reports on Premer, Noah Clark, and Damari Simeon. None saying we lead or anything, but may be worthy of the light green at this point.

Many thanks! Updated with your recommendations.



Added Rodney Dunham to the LIKELy pile as well. Please let me know if there are any additional changes needed.

 

[Irish du Nord]

Many thanks! Updated with your recommendations.

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Added Rodney Dunham to the LIKELy pile as well. Please let me know if there are any additional changes needed.

I forgot to mention Matt Ludwig, another TE on the board.

 

[Cpnd1]

Karon Maycock, Florida State Seminoles, Linebacker

2024: As a junior, totaled 62 tackles (17 TFL)s, 3 PBUs, 3 sacks and 2 FFs in 8 games at Miami Central according to MaxPreps.

247sports.com

FSU Commit whose going to take officials to PSU, Miami, and Missouri

 

[allenm5333]

Many thanks! Updated with your recommendations.

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Added Rodney Dunham to the LIKELy pile as well. Please let me know if there are any additional changes needed.

Some of these likely commits are a bit preamature imo.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Many thanks! Updated with your recommendations.

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Added Rodney Dunham to the LIKELy pile as well. Please let me know if there are any additional changes needed.

Yeah I’d say we land maybe 20% of the bright green guys putting them as likely means nothing. Just because some of them got Crystal balls means nothing. Most of these guys we are high on their list or one of their favorites but we sit there with 2-3 other schools. We had like 6-7 guys last class that were silent commits that didn’t end up here.

 

[Irish#1]

No way a Pouncey enrolls at ND. Those birds are of a different feather.

5'8", 6'7" or something in between, this isn't happening.

 

[BobbyMac]

Yeah I’d say we land maybe 20% of the bright green guys putting them as likely means nothing. Just because some of them got Crystal balls means nothing. Most of these guys we are high on their list or one of their favorites but we sit there with 2-3 other schools. We had like 6-7 guys last class that were silent commits that didn’t end up here.

I’ll take the over.

 

[NDpendent]

Yeah I’d say we land maybe 20% of the bright green guys putting them as likely means nothing. Just because some of them got Crystal balls means nothing. Most of these guys we are high on their list or one of their favorites but we sit there with 2-3 other schools. We had like 6-7 guys last class that were silent commits that didn’t end up here.

20%?!?!?!?! I would like to revisit this post in December

 

[NDFAN2008]

20%?!?!?!?! I would like to revisit this post in December

20% would be right at 3 guys.

 

[notredomer23]

4-star WR Mason James: ‘A decision could come sooner than I thought’

Mason James lives just a few miles from Oklahoma, so can anyone beat the Sooners? Some top schools are still on his list.

www.on3.com

Mason James on campus this week. Sounds like Freeman is leading this recruitment instead of Brown *ducks*

 

[domer13]

Not a perfect comparison but, as a reference, this was the sheet at the end of January for last year's class.

There were 11 Likelys - 6 of them ended up in the class (Linkon Cure was actually a mistaken "Likely", so the number is closer to 60%).

Interestingly, out of the 14 Commits (Dark Green), only 9 ended up in the class (~64%).

I will gladly take 60% of the "Likely" commits for the '26 class.

 

[NDFAN2008]

60% would be nice seems like we have some good momentum I wonder how many guys who recently took a visit could be silents.

 

[allenm5333]

Rivals has predicted us to land 2 top 100 prospects. One of them is the DL James from USC...

 

[BobbyMac]

Rivals has predicted us to land 2 top 100 prospects. One of them is the DL James from USC...

Braden Jones? That was faster than I thought.

 

[allenm5333]

Braden Jones? That was faster than I thought.

yea...he is making predictions for the top 250

 

[NDPhilly]

Braeden Jones - Mount Carmel - Defensive Line

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Prediction looks like it’s from last May unless I’m missing something