2026 Master Thread

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Would probably replace Bonner for Walton.
I agree Seider hit it out of the park with Bonner and Osborne but ND was looking great with Walton with Deland McCullough. From what I understand ND is still in good place with Walton and with what we've seen with Seider so far, it would it wouldn't surprise me a bit if ends up feeling like just like Osborne & Bonner.

If that happen I wonder if it speeds the timeline with any of these RBs?
 

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For those trying to keep track, here are all the predictions the past week or so between 24/7 and On3:

Wiltfong: Bubba Frazier, Evan Jacobson, Javian Osborne, Amir Brown ('27), Ebenezer Ewetade, Kaydon Finley, Rodney Dunham, Joey O'Brien

Kyle Kelly: Amir Brown (2027), Javian Osborne, Rodney Dunham

Mike Singer: Brayden Robinson, Kobe Clapper, Javian Osborne, Tank King, Tiki Hola, Rodney Dunham

Eric Thomas: Tiki Hola, Javian Osborne, Brian Bonner, Nick Reddish, Kobe Clapper, Joey O'Brien, Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham, Kaydon Finley

Matt Freeman: Ebenezer Ewetade, Javian Osborne
 

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Notre Dame couldn’t consistently gain traction on DEs for 20+ years, and now they’re in the top group for a bunch of dudes. MF, Al, and NIL figured something out.
I got MF and Al
Who is this NIL guy, an analyst?
 

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This is so cool it’s almost unbelievable. Just about everyone that they are pushing for is being CBd to ND. Crazy. Such a shift.
I like going to irish illustrated and seeing the CBs because it shows prospects we are recruiting only. Only Legend Bey and the Montana TE are people we are recruiting and got Cb'ed to other schools. Doubt we are really recruiting Beymuch
 

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For those trying to keep track, here are all the predictions the past week or so between 24/7 and On3:

Wiltfong: Bubba Frazier, Evan Jacobson, Javian Osborne, Amir Brown ('27), Ebenezer Ewetade, Kaydon Finley, Rodney Dunham, Joey O'Brien

Kyle Kelly: Amir Brown (2027), Javian Osborne, Rodney Dunham

Mike Singer: Brayden Robinson, Kobe Clapper, Javian Osborne, Tank King, Tiki Hola, Rodney Dunham

Eric Thomas: Tiki Hola, Javian Osborne, Brian Bonner, Nick Reddish, Kobe Clapper, Joey O'Brien, Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham, Kaydon Finley

Matt Freeman: Ebenezer Ewetade, Javian Osborne

Great post. If you had to pick your five most wanted, out of the players that have been predicted by the beat, who would they be?

Kaydon Finley: position of need, win another TX battle, another NFL dad, stud

Joey OBrien: best ball hawk safety in 26 class, beat PSU (again), continue turning out big time safeties

Javian Osborne: electric RB, win another TX battle, build on J Love success, beat Michigan

Bubba Frazier: dynamic PR/Slot guy, adding a different body type than Finley

Tiki Hola: all the Polys, win another TX battle, not sure we clearly lead for any other inside DLman, love his low center of gravity and ability to create pressure in the middle of the pocket

I kind of already assume Dunham is in the class which is why he’s not on my list. He’d be number one otherwise
 

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Great post. If you had to pick your five most wanted, out of the players that have been predicted by the beat, who would they be?

Kaydon Finley: position of need, win another TX battle, another NFL dad, stud

Joey OBrien: best ball hawk safety in 26 class, beat PSU (again), continue turning out big time safeties

Javian Osborne: electric RB, win another TX battle, build on J Love success, beat Michigan

Bubba Frazier: dynamic PR/Slot guy, adding a different body type than Finley

Tiki Hola: all the Polys, win another TX battle, not sure we clearly lead for any other inside DLman, love his low center of gravity and ability to create pressure in the middle of the pocket

I kind of already assume Dunham is in the class which is why he’s not on my list. He’d be number one otherwise
Agree. Maybe swap out Frazier for someone but that’s it
 

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Noah Clark is in for the B&G game. Defense is really about to have 5 players from North Carolina on it

Probably the most "underrated/not talked about enough recruit" from the recruiting sites. He's big but nimble. Not super explosive, but you can see some potential more than just a gap-plugger.

ND needs to keep adding pure NTs to the roster.
 

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Clark is definitely a bigger want than Hola. He should end up a composite top 200 guy, really blew up after a strong junior year.
 

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Here is his mock class:

Noah Grubbs
Javian Osborne, Brian Bonner
Kaydon Finley, Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Brayden Robinson
Evan Jacobson, Isaac Jensen
Grayson McKeogh, Gregory Patrick, Tyler Merrill, Ben Nichols, Sullivan Garvin
Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham, McHale Blade
Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden
Tank King, Thomas Davis Jr, Jakobe Clapper
Chaston Smith, Joey O’Brien
Nicholas Reddish, Ayden Pouncey

He went a little conservative on numbers at certain positions. I have a hard time believing ND will only take 5DL & 4 DBs. This is an good argument that they will take one more at each position, maybe even two.
 

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Here is his mock class:

Noah Grubbs
Javian Osborne, Brian Bonner
Kaydon Finley, Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Brayden Robinson
Evan Jacobson, Isaac Jensen
Grayson McKeogh, Gregory Patrick, Tyler Merrill, Ben Nichols, Sullivan Garvin
Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham, McHale Blade
Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden
Tank King, Thomas Davis Jr, Jakobe Clapper
Chaston Smith, Joey O’Brien
Nicholas Reddish, Ayden Pouncey

He went a little conservative on numbers at certain positions. I have a hard time believing ND will only take 5DL & 4 DBs. This is a good argument that they will take one more at each position, maybe even two.
I don’t see Golden coming here that’s just me thoguh
 

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Here is his mock class:

Noah Grubbs
Javian Osborne, Brian Bonner
Kaydon Finley, Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Brayden Robinson
Evan Jacobson, Isaac Jensen
Grayson McKeogh, Gregory Patrick, Tyler Merrill, Ben Nichols, Sullivan Garvin
Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham, McHale Blade
Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden
Tank King, Thomas Davis Jr, Jakobe Clapper
Chaston Smith, Joey O’Brien
Nicholas Reddish, Ayden Pouncey

He went a little conservative on numbers at certain positions. I have a hard time believing ND will only take 5DL & 4 DBs. This is an good argument that they will take one more at each position, maybe even two.
Would be a B class for offense. I am not in love with the qb and ol class here. Te class is solid. A on defense. But want one more dl and db
 

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I would be thrilled with that class. Personally, I would like them to add a 3rd CB (Adams, Thomas or Hart) and/or a 6th DL (Wilder, Quinn, Clark or Griffin-Hayes) more than a 5th OL. But that class would be the best class we’ve had in years, especially on defense.
 

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Yea I think T’s would be Patrick and McKeogh, G’s would be Merrill and and Nichols with Garvin at C.
 
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