Nick Shepkowski
May 28, 2024 7:44 am ET
When it comes to football recruiting, Notre Dame tends to start hot and hold on to pledges to secure a high ranking. Seldom does it soar up the rankings late in the process.
That’s why it’s so important for Notre Dame to get hot starts in recruiting, and it has certainly done so in the 2025 recruiting class.
Notre Dame has 22 commitments in the class, which gives them the top ranking according to both 247Sports and Rivals. Holding onto those commitments will be key, as will adding more talent in the final six months of this recruiting cycle before the early signing period begins in December.
Below are the committed 22 members of Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class and brief information about each player. Prospects are listed in order of their public commitment dates, and the star ratings used are courtesy of 247Sports.
1
Davion Dixon – Defensive LinemanName:Davion Dixon
Position: Defensive Line
Size: 6-2, 290 pounds
Hometown/High School: Miami Palmetto (Miami, Florida)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 26 listed offers including Miami, Ohio State, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia and Penn State.
Commitment Date: April 21, 2023
2
Justin Thurman – Running BackName:Justin Thurman
Position: Running Back
Size: 6-2, 184 pounds
Hometown/High School: Jesuit (Tampa, Florida)
Rating: 4 stars
Other Offers: 21 listed offers, including Auburn, Florida, Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee
Commitment Date: Aug. 1, 2023
3
Deuce Knight – QuarterbackName:Deuce Knight
Position: Quarterback
Size: 6-4.5, 195 pounds
Hometown/High School: George County (Lucedale, Mississippi)
Rating: 4 stars
Other Offers: 24 listed offers, including Alabama, Auburn, Colorado, Georgia, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Washington
Commitment Date: Sept. 18, 2023
4
Daniel Anderson – Running BackName:Daniel Anderson
Position: Running Back
Size: 5-11, 195 pounds
Hometown/High School: Bryant (Bryant, Arkansas)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 5 offers, including Notre Dame, Arkansas State, Mississippi State and Tennessee
Commitment Date: Sept. 23, 2023
5
Joseph Reiff – Defensive LinemanName:Joseph Reiff
Position: Defensive Lineman
Size: 6-5, 230 pounds
Hometown/High School: York (Elmhurst, Illinois)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 6 offers: Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern, Louisville, Cincinnati and Purdue
Commitment Date: Sept. 24, 2023
6
James Flanigan – Tight EndName:James Flanigan
Position: Tight End
Size: 6-5, 220 pounds
Hometown/High School: Notre Dame De La Baie Academy (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Rating: 4 stars
Other Offers: 9 offers, including Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Stanford and Illinois
Commitment Date: Oct. 21, 2023
7
Dominik Hulak – EdgeName:Dominik Hulak
Position: Edge
Size: 6-3, 225 pounds
Hometown/High School: Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, Illinois)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 11 offers including Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisville, Missouri, Stanford and Wisconsin
Commitment Date: Nov. 10, 2023
8
Cree Thomas – CornerbackName:Cree Thomas
Position: Cornerback
Size: 6-1, 175 pounds
Hometown/High School: Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, Arizona)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 12 offers, including Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Oregon, Purdue and Wisconsin
Commitment Date: Nov. 20, 2023
9
Ivan Taylor – SafetyName:Ivan Taylor
Position: Safety
Size: 6-0, 174 pounds
Hometown/High School: West Orange (Winter Garden, Florida)
Rating: 4 stars
Other Offers: 15 offers, including Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee and USC
Commitment Date: Dec. 1, 2023
10
Will Black – Offensive LineName:Will Black
Position: Offensive Tackle
Size: 6-8, 295 pounds
Hometown/High School: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, Connecticut)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 23 offers, including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Penn State, Tennessee and Texas A&M
Commitment Date: Dec. 21, 2023
11
Christopher Burgess, Jr. – Defensive EndName: Christopher Burgess, Jr.
Position: Edge
Size: 6-4, 240 pounds
Hometown/High School: Simeon (Chicago, Illinois)
Rating: 4 stars
Other Offers: 36 offers, including Alabama, Florida State, Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas A&M
Commitment Date: Jan. 6, 2024
12
Ethan Long – SafetyName:Ethan Long
Position: Safety
Size: 6-2, 185 pounds
Hometown/High School: Brunswick School (Greenwich, Connecticut)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 16 offers, including Boston College, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin
Commitment Date: Jan. 8, 2024
13
Ko'o Kia – LinebackerName: Ko’o Kia
Position: Linebacker
Size: 6-2, 210 pounds
Hometown/High School: Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 15 offers, including Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, USC and Utah
Commitment Date: Jan. 15, 2024
14
Owen Strebig – Offensive Tackle15
Elijah Burress – Wide ReceiverName:Elijah Burress
Position: Wide Receiver
Size: 6-1, 170 pounds
Hometown/High School: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 11 offers, including Notre Dame, James Madison, Marshall, Toledo, Cincinnati, Liberty and Temple
Commitment Date: Feb. 10, 2024
16
Shaun Terry – Wide ReceiverName:Shaun Terry
Position: Wide Receiver
Size: 5-10, 170 pounds
Hometown/High School: Ironton (Ohio)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 27 offers, including Notre Dame, Auburn, Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, USC and Wisconsin
Commitment Date: Feb. 18, 2024
17
Matty Augustine – Offensive Tackle18
Name:Jerome Bettis, Jr.
Position: Wide Receiver
Size: 6-2, 190 pounds
Hometown/High School: Atlanta, Georgia (Woodward Academy)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 22 offers, including Notre Dame, Arkansas, Boston College, California, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri, Ole Miss, Purdue and Texas A&M
Commitment Date: March 17, 2024
19
Anthony Sacca – SafetyName:Anthony Sacca
Position: Safety
Size: 6-3, 225 pounds
Hometown/High School: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (St. Joseph’s)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 22 offers, including Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin
Commitment Date: March 30, 2024
20
Dallas Golden, CornerbackName:Dallas Golden
Position: Cornerback
Size: 6-3, 225 pounds
Hometown/High School: Tampa, Florida (Berkeley Prep)
Rating: 4 stars
Other Offers: 42 offers, including Notre Dame, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M
Commitment Date: April 28, 2024
21
Gordy Sulfsted, Defensive LineName:Gordy Sulfsted
Position: Defensive Line
Size: 6-5, 240 pounds
Hometown/High School: Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)
Rating: 3 stars
Other Offers: 25 offers, including Notre Dame, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iowa, Louisville, Miami, Purdue, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Washington
Commitment Date: May 19, 2024
22
Mark Zackery IV, CornerbackName:Mark Zackery IV
Position: Cornerback
Size: 5-10, 164 pounds
Hometown/High School: Indianapolis, Indiana (Ben Davis)
Rating: 4 stars
Other Offers: 32 offers, including Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and USC
Commitment Date: May 25, 2024