Where Notre Dame football commits, targets rank in On3's updated 2026 class player rankings

Football season is about two-thirds of the way over for most high schools nationwide. So, with plenty of new game film at their disposal, On3 director of scouting and rankings Charles Power and national scout Cody Bellaire have unveiled an updated 2026 class player rankings on Monday.

Although Notre Dame football’s two commits in the class, quarterback Noah Grubbs and wide receiver Dylan Faison, are not yet featured, over 40 Fighting Irish made the cut in the updated On300. Players like defensive lineman Damari Simeon and Simone Katoanga made massive debuts. Others slid slightly in the update.

Entering Monday, Power and Bellaire ranked Lake Mary (Fla.) High’s Grubbs as the No. 190 overall player, No. 14 quarterback nationally and No. 33 prospect in Florida. Following the update, Grubbs is now the No. 24 signal-caller in America and the No. 54 prospect in Florida. Meanwhile, Boca Raton (Fla.) Saint Andrew’s School’s Faison is the No. 94 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 85 prospect in Florida after being the No. 95 player at his position and No. 81 junior in the Sunshine State.

Both Grubbs and Faison are rated as three stars.

Where Notre Dame 2026 targets rank in the latest On300

Here is where Notre Dame football’s 2026 class targets are slotted in the updated On300. The rankings change is identified in parentheses.

— Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic four-star S Blaine Bradford: No. 7 overall (+2), No. 1 safety nationally and No. 1 prospect in Louisiana. 

— Spring Valley (Calif.) Mount Miguel four-star ATH Brandon Arrington: No. 8 overall (-2), No. 1 athlete nationally (no change aka N/C) and No. 2 prospect in California (N/C).

— Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) High four-star CB RJ Sermons: No. 11 overall (+3),  No. 1 cornerback nationally (+1) and No. 3 prospect in California (N/C).

— Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban four-star CB Elbert Hill: No. 13 overall (-1), No. 2 cornerback nationally (-1) and No. 1 prospect in Ohio (N/C).

— Mobile (Ala.) St. Paul’s Episcopal four-star EDGE Anthony “Tank” Jones: No. 16 overall (-8), No. 2 EDGE nationally (N/C) and No. 1 prospect in Alabama (N/C). 

— Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park four-star EDGE Rodney Dunham: No. 19 overall (+37), No. 3 EDGE nationally (+3) and No. 3 prospect in North Carolina (+3). 

— Pensacola (Fla.) Pensacola Catholic four-star EDGE Trenton Henderson: No. 22 overall (+271), No. 4 EDGE nationally (+17) and No. 2 prospect in Florida (+54).

— Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian four-star CB Davon Benjamin: No. 29 overall (+39), No. 3 cornerback nationally (+5) and No. 8 prospect in California (N/C). 

— Jacksonville (Fla.) The Bolles School four-star WR Naeem Burroughs: No. 38 overall (+93), No. 4 wide receiver nationally (+14) and No. 4 prospect in Florida (+17).

— Jacksonville (Fla.) The Bolles School four-star LB Simeon Caldwell: No. 45 overall (+3), No. 3 linebacker nationally (+1) and No. 8 prospect in Florida (+1).

— Richland (N.J.) St. Augustine Prep four-star DL Damari Simeon: No. 46 overall (Debut), No. 3 defensive lineman nationally and No. 2 prospect in New Jersey.

— Flowood (Miss.) Hartfield Academy four-star S Bralan Womack: No. 49 overall (+2), No. 5 safety nationally (+1) and No. 2 prospect in Mississippi (N/C).

— San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) JSerra Catholic four-star DL Simote Kataonga: No. 52 overall (debut), No. 8 EDGE nationally (+15) and No. 8 prospect in California (+20).

— Carrollton (Ga.) Central four-star RB Jonaz Walton: No. 58 overall (-29), No. 4 running back nationally (-1) and No. 5 prospect in Georgia (-1).

— Forney (Texas) High four-star RB Javian Osborne: No. 61 overall (-39), No. 5 running back (-4) nationally and No. 5 prospect in Texas (-3).

— Bowdon (Ga.) High four-star TE Kaiden Prothro: No. 62 overall (-24), No. 2 tight end nationally (N/C) and No. 6 prospect in Georgia (-2).

— Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Cumberland Valley four-star OL Tyler Merrill: No. 73 overall (+1), No. 5 interior offensive lineman nationally (+1) and No. 2 prospect in Pennsylvania (N/C).

— Saint George (Utah) Pine View four-star TE Brock Harris: No. 74 overall (-9), No. 4 tight end nationally (-1) and No. 1 prospect in Utah (+1).

— Cleveland Glenville four-star LB Cincere Johnson: No. 75 overall (+11), No. 5 linebacker nationally (+4) and No. 4 prospect in Ohio (-1).

— Huntersville (N.C.) William Amos Hough four-star CB Samari Matthews: No. 79 overall (+46), No. 8 cornerback nationally (+5) and No. 7 prospect in North Carolina (+2).

— Douglasville (Ga.) Douglas County four-star WR Devin Carter: No. 83 overall (-46), No. 10 wide receiver nationally (-6) and No. 10 prospect in Georgis (-3).

— Portage (Mich.) Portage Northern four-star OL Gregory Patrick: No. 91 overall (-19 overall), No. 7 interior offensive lineman nationally (-2) and No. 1 prospect in Michigan (N/C).

— Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle four-star ATH (CB) Joey O’Brien: No. 104 overall (+96), No. 6 athlete nationally (+10) and No. 3 prospect in Pennsylvania (+2).

— Chicago Simeon four-star DL McHale Blade: No. 105 overall (-7), No. 9 defensive lineman nationally (-4) and No. 3 prospect in Illinois (-2).

— Mission Viejo (Calif.) High four-star WR Vance Spafford: No. 106 overall (+136), No. 13 wide receiver nationally (+20) and No. 11 prospect in California (+12).

— Raymore (Mo.) Raymore-Peculiar four-star RB DeZephen Walker: No. 114 overall (-9), No. 11 running back nationally (+4) and No. 4 prospect in Missouri (-1). 

— Brownsville (Tenn.) Haywood four-star CB Caden Harris: No. 119 overall (-29), No. 12 cornerback nationally (-3) and No. 5 prospect in Tennessee (-1). 

— Las Vegas Bishop Gorman four-star S Jett Washington: No. 124 overall (+6), No. 9 safety nationally (-1) and No. 1 prospect in Nevada (N/C).

— Aledo (Texas) High four-star WR Kaydon Finley: No. 125 overall (-56), No. 18 wide receiver nationally (-9) and No. 12 prospect in Texas (-5). 

— Winter Park (Fla.) High four-star S Ayden Pouncey: No. 135 overall (-9), No. 10 safety nationally (+1) and No. 23 prospect in Florida (-3).

— Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial four-star LB Tank King: No. 162 overall (-85), No. 13 linebacker nationally (-6) and No. 19 prospect in Texas (-10).

— Avon (Ohio) High four-star ATH (S) Jakob Weatherspoon: No. 172 overall (-1), No. 14 athlete nationally (-1) and No. 9 prospect in Ohio (N/C). 

— Garner (N.C.) South Garner four-star OT Ekene Ogboko: No. 176 overall (-151), No. 14 offensive tackle nationally (-10) and No. 11 prospect in North Carolina (-6). 

— Orange (Calif.) Lutheran four-star LB Talanoa Ili: No. 191 overall (-32), No. 16 linebacker nationally (N/C) and  No. 15 prospect in California (N/C).

— Cincinnati St. Xavier four-star LB Kobe Clapper: No. 194 overall (-30), No. 17 linebacker nationally (N/C) and No. 11 prospect in Ohio (-3). 

— Purcellville (Va.) Woodgrove four-star WR Connor Salmin: No. 200 overall (-64), No. 26 wide receiver nationally (-6) and No. 6 prospect in Virginia (+2). 

— Davison (Mich.) High four-star OL Ben Nichols: No. 210 overall (-41), No. 17 interior offensive lineman nationally (-6) and No. 2 prospect in Michigan (N/C). 

— Towson (Md.) Loyola Blakefield four-star CB Khary Adams: No. 253 overall (Debut), No. 19 cornerback nationally (+7) and No. 4 prospect in Maryland (N/C).

— Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Santa Margarita Catholic four-star WR Trent Mosley (Notre Dame legacy): No. 265 overall (-1), No. 39 wide receiver nationally (N/C) and No. 23 prospect in California (+2).

— Boca Raton (Fla.) West Boca Raton four-star RB Javian Mallory: No. 265 overall (-83), No. 29 running back nationally (-11) and No. 44 prospect in Florida (-13).

— Chicago Mount Carmel four-star DL Braeden Jones (USC commit, but Notre Dame still targets): No. 283 overall (-39), No. 25 defensive lineman nationally (-8) and No. 8 prospect in Illinois (-2).

— Mount Zion (Ill.) High four-star TE JC Anderson: No. 300 overall (-68), No. 13 tight end nationally (-2) and No. 9 prospect in Illinois (-4).