2026 ND Portal Targets

[NDPhilly]

2026 Overall Football Team Rankings

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It’s stunning

 

[Irish du Nord]

And he's from Alpharetta

The offense has a 1st round pick at QB though + two proven WRs.

Honestly, biggest question mark is tackle play on the OL. If something short circuits the season it will be poor pass protection from unproven players. RB is a dropoff, not a question mark, I take issue with their phrasing. We know what Aneyas Williams is and it's very good, reminiscent of Kyren... but it's not top NFL draft pick good.

Potentially 2 top draft picks good!

 

[Irish#1]

Bam!

 

[TNUtoNotreDame]

2026 Overall Football Team Rankings

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It’s stunning

Really shows that Kelly could have done more, but his attitude and excuses weighed him down. The admin has shifted, but come on.

 

[NDisme]

I was thinking Jarron Jones - he was 6'6" 320ish.

Remember when Joe Schmidt flew into Jarron Jones and torn Jarron’s ACL in fall camp before the 15’ season….that was just great

 

[FireJeffQuinn]

Really shows that Kelly could have done more, but his attitude and excuses weighed him down. The admin has shifted, but come on.

And the admin shifting is in part due to Freeman building relationships with them. BK failed to do that, and that's on him.

 

[vicknd1982]

Leave No Doubt 2026 Nd shirts?

 

[greyhammer90]

2026 Overall Football Team Rankings

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It’s stunning

Nothing like a high volume class where more than one tenth are five stars.

 

[IrishFanForever23]

Maybe I missed it, but anyone know the backstory on Tione? Roberts hinted at someone entering the portal from the Big 10 a few weeks back, so he definitely knew this was in the works.

 

[Dale]

Maybe I missed it, but anyone know the backstory on Tione? Roberts hinted at someone entering the portal from the Big 10 a few weeks back, so he definitely knew this was in the works.

Roberts got lucky. He didn’t know shit lol

 

[sixstar]

This portal season has been akin to someone walking into a car dealership with plans to upgrade his 2025 Lexus sedan to a top of the line 2026 Lexus sedan, only to realize that the 2026 sedan was no longer available.

And then deciding to instead skip the trade-in, keep the 2025 sedan, and then buy a Ferrari convertible in all cash.

Next year is going to be fun.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Love this coach already

I love this guy

Give it a few more months. Everyone is going to love Coach P. Can't stress it enough.

On the field, you'll see the D Line play and what that looks like. Off the field, he's a cool dude.

Then there's the recruiting trail. Give this guy ND swag and have him preaching the ND mission. He's going to win more living rooms than he loses.

 

[irishnd31]

Leave No Doubt 2026 Nd shirts?

On the back, "VIOLENCE"

 

[JamIrish]

I'm not sure if Coach Free mentioned it yesterday...but does anyone know who of the transfers are enrolling in the spring?

 

[bobbyok1]

2026 Overall Football Team Rankings

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It’s stunning

Never imagined we would see it, a thing of beauty!

And I still can't get over WV 75 commits lol

 

[TNUtoNotreDame]

Never imagined we would see it, a thing of beauty!

And I still can't get over WV 75 commits lol
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Wow, that is insane. And only ranked 32. The shear amount of commits should push that higher.

 

[bobbyok1]

Wow, that is insane. And only ranked 32. The shear amount of commits should push that higher.

So crazy. . . 27 transfers, and 48 high school recruits

 

[tko]

75 portal commits?

 

[dublinirish]

69 3 Stars...Nice

 

[bobbyok1]

75 portal commits?

27 portal. 48 high school recruits. 75 total commits for their 2026 class

 

[irishff1014]

Really shows that Kelly could have done more, but his attitude and excuses weighed him down. The admin has shifted, but come on.

When you treat people right, do the right things, act with class and of course win games it opens doors. Freeman made it a point to work with the admin office. They showed the same effort by doing what they could to help Freeman and ND.

A little give and take goes a long way.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

When you treat people right, do the right things, act with class and of course win games it opens doors. Freeman made it a point to work with the admin office. They showed the same effort by doing what they could to help Freeman and ND.

A little give and take goes a long way.

Right. A bee doesn't waste time explaining to a fly that honey is better than shit.

 

[Irishokie]

Leave No Doubt 2026 Nd shirts?

SAS 2026

 

[IrishSpartan]

are we done?

 

[dublinirish]

are we done?

outside of preferred walk on level guys for special teams yes most likely

 

[pumpdog20]

The offense has a 1st round pick at QB though + two proven WRs.

Honestly, biggest question mark is tackle play on the OL. If something short circuits the season it will be poor pass protection from unproven players. RB is a dropoff, not a question mark, I take issue with their phrasing. We know what Aneyas Williams is and it's very good, reminiscent of Kyren... but it's not top NFL draft pick good.

I think OL in general is a bigger question mark than people want to admit. It has to be better this year than it was last year. Because last year it couldn't do crap in short yardage situations, and now they are without it's best playmaker (maybe ever).

 

[NDMatt91]

I think OL in general is a bigger question mark than people want to admit. It has to be better this year than it was last year.

I agree.

-Interior needs to be more physical
-Who plays Right Tackle?
-Can Jagusah actually stay healthy?

 

[Duck Island]

are we done?

I believe just getting Onye back is left

 

[GATTACA!]

Can Gray play WR?

 

[Dale]

Sampson said if ND wanted to spend $2 million on Ibirogba they could have

For reference, the Athletic article said the elite DTs are getting like $1.5 million. So the “Lubbock” tax just took this to a unpalatable number