Brian Kelly's first full-year recruiting effort payed off quite nicely for the Fighting Irish Football program. They hail from 14 states -- and represent some of the best talent at their position. Recruiting "experts" -- generally rank this class among the very best in the country. Here's a list by state -- of where these young men hail from -- and at what position group Notre Dame has recruited them to play; Skill (QB, WR, RB, DB, K), Big Skill (TE, LB, DE) or Power (OL, DL). And, we've included a link to their highlight video -- just click on their name:
CALIFORNIA -- 3 athletes
- George Atkinson, III -- SKILL
- Josh Atkinson -- SKILL
- Troy Niklas -- BIG SKILL
CONNECTICUT -- 1 athlete
- Conor Hanratty -- POWER
FLORIDA -- 2 athletes
- Aaron Lynch -- BIG SKILL / POWER
- Anthony Rabasa -- BIG SKILL
GEORGIA -- 1 athlete
- Stephon Tuitt -- POWER
INDIANA -- 2 athletes
- Nick Martin -- POWER
- Tony Springmann -- POWER
ILLINOIS -- 1 athlete
- Davaris Daniels -- SKILL
MICHIGAN -- 1 athlete
- Kyle Brindza -- SKILL
NEW MEXICO -- 1 athlete
- Matt Hegarty -- POWER
NEW YORK -- 1 athlete
- Ishaq Williams -- BIG SKILL
NORTH CAROLINA -- 2 athletes
- Ben Councell -- BIG SKILL
- Mathias Farley -- SKILL
OHIO -- 4 athletes
- Brad Carrico -- POWER
- Jarrett Grace -- BIG SKILL
- Eilar Hardy -- SKILL
- Chase Hounshell -- POWER
PENNSYLVANIA -- 1 athlete
- Ben Koyack -- BIG SKILL
SOUTH CAROLINA -- 1 athlete
- Everett Golson -- SKILL
TEXAS -- 2 athletes
- Jalen Brown -- SKILL
- Cam McDaniel -- SKILL
