On3 Rankings Update: Nine Notre Dame commits crack the On300, Irish still have No. 2 player

For the first time since Sept. 18, On3 updated its 2025 class player rankings on Monday. Nine Notre Dame football recruits cracked the top 300, good for 14th among teams in the current recruiting cycle.

Offensive tackle Will Black (No. 2), safety JaDon Blair (No. 55), tight end James Flanigan (No. 107), cornerbacks Mark Zackery (No. 111) and Dallas Golden (No. 132), offensive lineman Cameron Herron (No. 205), EDGE Christopher Burgess Jr. (No. 173), EDGE Dominik Hulak (No. 278) and wide receiver Antavious Richardson (No. 286) all claimed spots in the On300.

Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary’s Black is Notre Dame’s lone five-star prospect. Indianapolis Warren Central’s Herron was the biggest riser, climbing 68 overall spots in Monday’s update. Herron, who flipped to the Notre Dame on Oct. 14, was committed to Iowa during the last rankings update.

On3’s rankings formula is meant to emulate the NFL Draft. A five-star prospect is considered a potential first-round draft pick. There are 32 NFL teams — and 32 first-round picks — so typically, only 32 five-star recruits in each cycle. The other 268 prospects are projected as eventual NFL Draft picks or priority undrafted free agents.

Here is how On3 director of scouting and rankings Charles Power, national scout Cody Bellaire and the rest of On3’s scouting department ranked Notre Dame’s current commits in the latest update.

Where Notre Dame commits slot in the latest On3 rankings update

Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall OT Will Black

Previous ranking: No. 2 overall player, No. 1 offensive tackle nationally and No. 1 prospect in Connecticut (98 rating)
New ranking: No. 2 overall player, No. 1 offensive tackle nationally and No. 1 prospect in Connecticut (98 rating)
Ranking change: No change.

Winston-Salem (N.C.) Mount Tabor S JaDon Blair

Previous ranking: No. 55 overall player, No. 3 safety nationally and No. 3 prospect in North Carolina (94 rating)
New ranking: No. 54 overall player, No. 4 safety nationally and No. 3 prospect in North Carolina (94 rating)
Ranking change: +1 overall, -1 positionally and same in the state (same rating)

Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Academy TE James Flanigan

Previous ranking: No. 93 overall player, No. 5 tight end nationally and No. 1 prospect in Wisconsin (92 rating)
New ranking: No. 107 overall player, No. 5 tight end nationally and No. 1 prospect in Wisconsin (92 rating)
Ranking change: -14 overall, same positionally and same in the state (same rating)

Indianapolis Ben Davis CB Mark Zackery

Previous ranking: No. 123 overall player, No. 15 cornerback nationally and No. 3 prospect in Indiana (92 rating)
New ranking: No. 111 overall player, No. 13 cornerback nationally and No. 3 prospect in Indiana (92 rating)
Ranking change: +12 overall, +2 positionally and same in the state (same rating)

Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep CB Dallas Golden

Previous ranking: No. 105 overall player, No. 13 cornerback nationally and No. 17 prospect in Florida (92 rating)
New ranking: No. 132 overall player, No. 16 cornerback nationally and No. 18 prospect in Florida (92 rating)
Ranking change: -27 overall, -3 positionally and -1 in the state (same rating)

Indianapolis Warren Central OL Cameron Herron

Previous ranking: No. 273 overall player, No. 19 offensive lineman nationally and No. 6 prospect in Indiana (90 rating)
New ranking: No. 205 overall player, No. 11 offensive lineman nationally and No. 5 prospect in Indiana (91 rating)
Ranking change: +68 overall, +8 positionally and +1 in the state (+1 rating)

Chicago Simeon EDGE Christopher Burgess Jr.

Previous ranking: No. 174 overall player, No. 19 EDGE nationally and No. 6 prospect in Illinois (91 rating)
New ranking: No. 216 overall player, No. 26 EDGE nationally and No. 8 prospect in Illinois (91 rating)
Ranking change: -42 overall, -7 positionally and -2 in the state (same rating)

Elmhurst (Ill.) IC Catholic Prep LB Dominik Hulak 

Previous ranking: No. 290 overall player, No. 28 EDGE nationally and No. 11 prospect in Illinois (90 rating)
New ranking: No. 278 overall player, No. 30 EDGE nationally and No. 10 prospect in Illinois (90 rating)
Ranking change: +12 overall, +2 positionally and +1 in the state (same rating)

Greenville (Ga.) High WR Antavious Richardson

Previous ranking: No. 295 overall player, No. 6 athlete nationally and No. 37 prospect in Georgia (90 rating)
New ranking: No. 286 overall player, No. 6 athlete nationally and No. 35 prospect in Georgia (90 rating)
Ranking change: +9 overall, same positionally and +2 in the state (same rating)

Elmhurst (Ill.) York DL Joseph Reiff

Previous ranking: No. 280 overall player, No. 29 defensive lineman nationally and No. 10 prospect in Illinois (90 rating)
New ranking: No. 29 defensive lineman nationally and No. 11 prospect in Illinois (90 rating)
Ranking change: No longer in On300, same positionally and -1 in the state (same rating)

Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial OT Owen Strebig

Previous ranking: No. 31 offensive tackle nationally and No. 2 prospect in Wisconsin (89 rating)
New ranking:  No. 53 offensive tackle nationally and No. 4 prospect in Wisconsin (88 rating)
Ranking change: -22 positionally and -2 in the state (-1 rating)

Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School OT Matty Augustine

Previous ranking: No. 42 offensive tackle nationally and No. 4 prospect in Connecticut (89 rating)
New ranking: No. 41 offensive tackle nationally and No. 5 prospect in Connecticut (89 rating)
Ranking change: +1 positionally and -1 in the state (same rating)

Honolulu Punahou LB Ko’o Kia

Previous ranking: No. 34 linebacker nationally and No. 2 prospect in Hawai’i (89 rating)
New ranking: No. 38 linebacker nationally and No. 3 prospect in Hawai’i (89 rating)
Ranking change: -4 positionally and -1 in the state (same rating)

Fort Wayne (Ind.) Snider S Brandon Logan

Previous ranking: No. 31 safety nationally and No. 11 prospect in Indiana (89 rating)
New ranking: No. 31 safety nationally and No. 10 prospect in Indiana (90 rating)
Ranking change: Same positionally and +1 in the state (+1 rating)

Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Prep LB Anthony Sacca

Previous ranking: No. 66 linebacker nationally and No. 19 prospect in Pennsylvania (88 rating)
New ranking: No. 83 linebacker nationally and No. 24 prospect in Pennsylvania (87 rating)
Ranking change: -17 positionally and -5 in the state (-1 rating)

Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School QB Blake Hebert

Previous ranking: No. 37 quarterback nationally and No. 7 prospect in Connecticut (88 rating)
New ranking: No. 34 quarterback nationally and No. 3 prospect in Connecticut (89 rating)
Ranking change: +3 positionally and +4 in the state (+1 rating)

Phoenix Brophy College Prep CB Cree Thomas

Previous ranking: No. 64 cornerback nationally and No. 5 prospect in Arizona (88 rating)
New ranking: No. 76 cornerback nationally and No. 7 prospect in Arizona (88 rating)
Ranking change: -12 positionally and -2 in the state (same rating)

Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic WR Elijah Burress

Previous ranking: No. 118 wide receiver nationally and No. 20 prospect in New Jersey (88 rating)
New ranking: No. 123 wide receiver nationally and No. 19 prospect in New Jersey (88 rating)
Ranking change: -5 positionally and +1 in the state (same rating)

Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School S Ethan Long

Previous ranking: No. 63 safety nationally and No. 9 prospect in Connecticut (88 rating)
New ranking: No. 73 safety nationally and No. 9 prospect in Connecticut (88 rating)
Ranking change: -10 positionally and same in the state (same rating)

Cincinnati St. Xavier DL Gordy Sulfsted 

Previous ranking: No. 107 defensive lineman nationally and No. 43 prospect in Ohio (87 rating)
New ranking: No. 107 defensive lineman nationally and No. 45 prospect in Ohio (87 rating)
Ranking change: Same positionally and -2 in the state (same rating)

College Park (Ga.) Woodward Academy WR Jerome Bettis Jr.

Previous ranking: No. 178 wide receiver nationally and No. 109 prospect in Georgia (87 rating)
New ranking: No. 188 wide receiver nationally and No. 108 prospect in Georgia (87 rating)
Ranking change: -10 positionally and +1 in the state (same rating)

Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic RB Nolan James Jr.

Previous ranking: No. 57 running back nationally and No. 27 prospect in New Jersey (87 rating)
New ranking: No. 34 running back nationally and No. 12 prospect in New Jersey (89 rating)
Ranking change: +23 positionally and +15 in the state (+2 rating)

Miami Palmetto DL Davion Dixon

Previous ranking: No. 133 defensive lineman nationally and No. 162 prospect in Florida (86 rating)
New ranking: No. 133 defensive lineman nationally and No. 164 prospect in Florida (86 rating)
Ranking change: Same positionally and -2 in the state (same rating)