2026 ND Portal Targets

[NDPhilly]

This class is a home run if they add Gray, Brewu, and Graham.

Best part of the Brewu / Gray additions would be that they’d have multiple years of eligibility too. Figured out DT for 2 years with them.

 

[IrishinSyria]

As far as rocking the boat, I think that goes position by position:

QB: You could take a 1-and-done GT backup without rocking the boat
RB: too many high-ceiling guys waiting their turn.
WR: could still take a big bodied, Fields-type
OT/OG: I think you could take a 1-and-doner starter, but probably shouldn't
TE: : Same

On defense, after what we've already taken, I think only DT can really handle more bodies without causing issues. (There has to be a nickel on campus with all the options we have!)

This all seems reasonable (though isn’t Porter our Fields guy?) but also it really really depends on what conversations the staff has had with guys to date. I think they owe it to everyone to let them know whether or not they’re going to be trying to bring in competition for their position at the start of the transfer window, and pivoting this late in the process would be bad.

 

[Domina Nostra]

This all seems reasonable (though isn’t Porter our Fields guy?) but also it really really depends on what conversations the staff has had with guys to date. I think they owe it to everyone to let them know whether or not they’re going to be trying to bring in competition for their position at the start of the transfer window, and pivoting this late in the process would be bad.

Yeah, you're right about being upfront and honest. And I should have said upperclassman for boundary WR too. Not sure I really understand how WRs rotate on our team, though.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

This class is a home run if they add Gray, Brewu, and Graham.

Best part of the Brewu / Gray additions would be that they’d have multiple years of eligibility too. Figured out DT for 2 years with them.

Yeah, I really have my hopes up here now.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

 

[RudyVerse]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

Yeah but when we win the title we’ll have $34M extra to pay.

 

[Domina Nostra]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

I think this is where the culture that MF cultivates is going to prove invaluable. ND should really try to be different; not a revolving door.

 

[Rizzophil]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

Exactly

Almost ALL agreements are one year agreements in college football

 

[IrishinSyria]

Yeah but when we win the title we’ll have $34M extra to pay.

No, we won't. Rev share is capped. Everything else has to come from the outside.

(I get that your post was tongue in cheek but I'm pointing it out because I feel like I've seen other posts that assume ND has control over its budget here).

 

[FireJeffQuinn]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

Hopefully they’re primarily looking for playing time, not just chasing the bag.

 

[IrishEyesAreSmiling]

Really thought we’d have at least one announcement today

 

[NDWarrior]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

100%, it's a new era and essentially staff is now needs to recruit every key player they want to retain on the existing roster every year while also needing to recruit both new HS and TP players. It's constant round-the-clock recruiting where it's hyper intensive around the Summer to early Fall for HS recruits and in Dec and first half of January for TP players.

 

[IrishinSyria]

Hopefully they’re primarily looking for playing time, not just chasing the bag.

It's a mix, right? Brewu is bag chasing--he already gets all of the snaps he could want at Pitt. The guys from the Ohios State and Alabamas may be partially chasing playing time, though hopefully if they're good enough to get it at ND they'd also be good enough to get it next year at their current schools.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

No, we won't. Rev share is capped. Everything else has to come from the outside.

(I get that your post was tongue in cheek but I'm pointing it out because I feel like I've seen other posts that assume ND has control over its budget here).

 

[Riddickulous]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

Roster retention under Freeman has been very good. Significant contributors pretty much never enter the portal. This was probably the worst year of portal attrition under MF and ND's biggest loss was a rotational DE.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

It's a mix, right? Brewu is bag chasing--he already gets all of the snaps he could want at Pitt. The guys from the Ohios State and Alabamas may be partially chasing playing time, though hopefully if they're good enough to get it at ND they'd also be good enough to get it next year at their current schools.

Friendly reminder that the kids may not always be the ones. Agents can be greedy pricks (or uncles...)

 

[KPENN]

Fong said he’d be surprised if Graham doesn’t go to ND

 

[IrishinSyria]

Friendly reminder that the kids may not always be the ones. Agents can be greedy pricks (or uncles...)

I don't think bag chasing is bad. These kids have an in demand skill set, a very very limited shelf life, and are the backbone of a billion dollar industry. They should get paid every cent they're worth.

 

[slick7410]

As far as rocking the boat, I think that goes position by position:

RB: too many high-ceiling guys waiting their turn.

If it was really Justice Haynes as someone coded earlier, I'd say yes. Otherwise no for sure.

Thunder: Kedren Young
Probably more like Steady Rain : Aneyas, Nolan James
+Freshman IDK

Lightning: Haynes

 

[Synoptico]

Kicker please

 

[allenm5333]

Who is wiltfong saying is visiting? Or is it the dt?

 

[IRISHbluehen]

Who is wiltfong saying is visiting? Or is it the dt?

Yes Gray the DT

 

[arndtjc]

Any player coming in with multiple years of eligibility will just have to be re-recruited to stay next year. Remember this is a double-edged blade.

We could win the natty and then fold the program entirely and I can die a happy man. No one could tell me nothing ever again

 

[RudyVerse]

Gray is not in the portal yet but has a visit scheduled to ND Thursday.

Does that lend you to believe this may be a bit of a slam dunk? That feels like successful tampering, no? Weird that classes started yesterday but I guess missing a week isn't a deal breaker.

 

[Irish du Nord]

Any chance Tionne is related to Christian? Same last name and the close proximity make it at least a possibility, right?

 

[IrishSpartan]

We did it!!

 

[RudyVerse]

Brewu just signed with ND

 

[IrishBoognish]

Game Blouses

 

[drewsj]

finally! go irish!

 

[ACamp1900]