Top Recruiting Classes after National Signing Day

10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish quietly pulled in a strong recruiting class to crack the top 10. The Fighting Irish signed 21 players on National Signing Day. Their 2017 recruiting class is chock full of offensive and defensive lineman.

The Fighting Irish signed 10 players ranked in the 247Sports Top 300. They loaded up as well, signing three four-star prospects and a three-star prospect on the offensive line. Offensive guard Robert Hainsey and offensive tackle Aaron Banks enrolled early in January as well. Both could add some depth on the Fighting Irish offensive line next season.

On the defensive side of things, Notre Dame signed five defensive lineman. They put a lot of their focus on the interior defense in 2017. Despite going 4-8, the Fighting Irish were able to earn the commitments of some top prospects.

Notre Dame signed four-star defensive tackle Darnell Ewell out of Virginia along with four other three-star prospects to add some depth on the defensive line. Ewell is a 6-foot-4 and 295 pound prospect ranks as the 10th best defensive tackle. He strengthens a defensive unit that allowed 182.4 rushing yards as a team in 2017.

With quarterback DeShone Kizer heading to the NFL Draft, the Fighting Irish also signed another dual-threat quarterback in Avery Davis, a four-star prospect out of Cedar Hill, Texas. Davis gives Notre Dame another dynamic playmaker on offense, rated as the eighth best dual-quarterback prospect, according to 247Sports.