Notre Dame Football: 5 early signees who’ll have instant impact in 2019

With many players departing after this season, which recent signees will be able to fill in the gaps for Notre Dame football in 2019?

With head coach Brian Kelly and his Notre Dame squad preparing for the program’s first ever playoff game, thoughts of the future have been understandably put on hold. However, the recruiting process has remained in full stride as all 21 Notre Dame commitments have officially signed.

While this is the last thing Irish fans want to ponder heading into the Cotton Bowl, Notre Dame will have a lot of thinking to do when it comes to replacing talent on both sides of the ball in 2019. We’ll get into some of the specifics later, but the Irish are slated to lose captains and skill players across the board following the 2018 season.

With that in mind, Notre Dame’s 2019 recruiting class looks a little more important. With yet another year of college football about to pass us by, let’s take a look into the next generation of Notre Dame players hungry to maintain Notre Dame’s recent success.