This should put this myth to rest. Now staff needs to designate Plan B offers and keep recruiting them at a level where players feel as though ND still has high interest level in them.
Notre Dame Football Recruiting
2018 Offers: How Does Notre Dame Stack Up?
The hot topic on message boards has been offers for the 2018 class. Where does Notre Dame stack up against other programs in the country? Is Notre Dame behind in offering prospects?
Many fans believe Notre Dame is far behind in offering 2018 prospects, so here is where Notre Dame currently stacks up nine days after National Signing Day.
Let’s first start off with the final AP Top 25 to see where the Irish stack up.
Clemson: 77
Alabama: 140
USC: 72
Washington: 37
Oklahoma: 112
Ohio State: 112
Penn State: 118
Florida State: 89
Wisconsin: 122
Michigan: 168
Oklahoma State: 69
Stanford: 21
LSU: 140
Florida: 150
Western Michigan: 26
Virginia Tech: 113
Colorado: 96
South Florida: 103
Miami: 135
Louisville: 195
Tennessee: 214
Utah: 68
Auburn: 121
San Diego State: 12
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 64
Michigan State: 122
Minnesota: 56
Georgia: 131
Oregon: 89
UCLA: 111
Texas: 57
Texas A&M: 70
Duke: 127
Northwestern: 50
Notre Dame: 83
Average: 99 Offers
It’s clear Notre Dame is behind on offers against some of the top teams in the country, but the gap isn’t as big as some feel it is.
What positions are the Irish falling behind in?
Alabama: 8
USC: 4
Washington: 2
Oklahoma: 6
Ohio State: 6
Penn State: 8
Florida State: 4
Wisconsin: 6
Michigan: 9
Oklahoma State: 6
Stanford: 1
LSU: 9
Florida: 6
Western Michigan: 3
Virginia Tech: 11
Colorado: 6
South Florida: 9
Miami: 11
Louisville: 18
Tennessee: 12
Utah: 9
Auburn: 4
San Diego State: 4
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 7
Minnesota: 4
Georgia: 7
Oregon: 5
UCLA: 7
Texas: 4
Texas A&M: 7
Duke: 6
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 1
Average: 6.2
Alabama: 8
USC: 4
Washington: 3
Oklahoma: 7
Ohio State: 8
Penn State: 6
Florida State: 8
Wisconsin: 11
Michigan: 8
Oklahoma State: 6
Stanford: 2
LSU: 9
Florida: 10
Western Michigan: 2
Virginia Tech: 10
Colorado: 7
South Florida: 12
Miami: 11
Louisville: 18
Tennessee: 20
Utah: 6
Auburn: 10
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 8
Michigan State: 8
Minnesota: 3
Georgia: 11
Oregon: 8
UCLA: 7
Texas: 4
Texas A&M: 0
Duke: 12
Northwestern: 6
Notre Dame: 6
Average: 7.3
Alabama: 18
USC: 17
Washington: 11
Oklahoma: 13
Ohio State: 12
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 9
Wisconsin: 17
Michigan: 16
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 2
LSU: 17
Florida: 20
Western Michigan: 4
Virginia Tech: 15
Colorado: 18
South Florida: 9
Miami: 24
Louisville: 24
Tennessee: 37
Utah: 16
Auburn: 21
San Diego State: 1
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 14
Michigan State: 16
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 16
Oregon: 17
UCLA: 18
Texas: 8
Texas A&M: 14
Duke: 17
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 12
Average: 13.6
Alabama: 8
USC: 5
Washington: 2
Oklahoma: 4
Ohio State: 8
Penn State: 7
Florida State: 4
Wisconsin: 6
Michigan: 10
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 1
LSU: 8
Florida: 6
Western Michigan: 0
Virginia Tech: 4
Colorado: 5
South Florida: 4
Miami: 7
Louisville: 11
Tennessee: 16
Utah: 2
Auburn: 4
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 3
Minnesota: 3
Georgia: 5
Oregon: 7
UCLA: 7
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 4
Duke: 8
Northwestern: 4
Notre Dame: 4
Average: 7.4
Alabama: 15
USC: 6
Washington: 5
Oklahoma: 15
Ohio State: 16
Penn State: 14
Florida State: 13
Wisconsin: 7
Michigan: 24
Oklahoma State: 11
Stanford: 2
LSU: 17
Florida: 28
Western Michigan: 6
Virginia Tech: 12
Colorado: 14
South Florida: 11
Miami: 17
Louisville: 17
Tennessee: 25
Utah: 7
Auburn: 23
San Diego State: 3
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 8
Michigan State: 16
Minnesota: 8
Georgia: 22
Oregon: 11
UCLA: 13
Texas: 8
Texas A&M: 9
Duke: 18
Northwestern: 8
Notre Dame: 6
Average: 12.3
Alabama: 15
USC: 3
Washington: 1
Oklahoma: 10
Ohio State: 11
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 9
Wisconsin: 7
Michigan: 13
Oklahoma State: 3
Stanford: 0
LSU: 10
Florida: 11
Western Michigan: 1
Virginia Tech: 8
Colorado: 4
South Florida: 3
Miami: 9
Louisville: 12
Tennessee: 14
Utah: 2
Auburn: 7
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 8
Minnesota: 4
Georgia: 16
Oregon: 2
UCLA: 11
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 9
Duke: 6
Northwestern: 2
Notre Dame: 5
Average: 6.6
Alabama: 17
USC: 8
Washington: 1
Oklahoma: 12
Ohio State: 10
Penn State: 12
Florida State: 9
Wisconsin: 12
Michigan: 14
Oklahoma State: 3
Stanford: 2
LSU: 14
Florida: 10
Western Michigan: 1
Virginia Tech: 8
Colorado: 3
South Florida: 15
Miami: 17
Louisville: 22
Tennessee: 18
Utah: 0
Auburn: 11
San Diego State: 1
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 14
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 12
Oregon: 8
UCLA: 4
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 6
Duke: 11
Northwestern: 3
Notre Dame: 9
Average: 8.5
Alabama: 13
USC: 8
Washington: 4
Oklahoma: 7
Ohio State: 8
Penn State: 13
Florida State: 4
Wisconsin: 17
Michigan: 19
Oklahoma State: 7
Stanford: 4
LSU: 20
Florida: 10
Western Michigan: 1
Virginia Tech: 7
Colorado: 9
South Florida: 9
Miami: 9
Louisville: 18
Tennessee: 11
Utah: 9
Auburn: 9
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 2
Michigan State: 16
Minnesota: 2
Georgia: 8
Oregon: 5
UCLA: 13
Texas: 2
Texas A&M: 5
Duke: 12
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 11
Average: 8.3
Alabama: 17
USC: 12
Washington: 2
Oklahoma: 19
Ohio State: 11
Penn State: 14
Florida State: 11
Wisconsin: 16
Michigan: 21
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 2
LSU: 14
Florida: 20
Western Michigan: 3
Virginia Tech: 12
Colorado: 12
South Florida: 16
Miami: 13
Louisville: 21
Tennessee: 24
Utah: 4
Auburn: 14
San Diego State: 2
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 8
Michigan State: 14
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 16
Oregon: 12
UCLA: 14
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 9
Duke: 16
Northwestern: 3
Notre Dame: 14
Average: 11.6
Alabama: 11
USC: 5
Washington: 3
Oklahoma: 16
Ohio State: 12
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 10
Wisconsin: 11
Michigan: 17
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 4
LSU: 14
Florida: 13
Western Michigan: 3
Virginia Tech: 10
Colorado: 11
South Florida: 6
Miami: 8
Louisville: 17
Tennessee: 20
Utah: 7
Auburn: 10
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 6
Michigan State: 11
Minnesota: 4
Georgia: 8
Oregon: 6
UCLA: 9
Texas: 9
Texas A&M: 6
Duke: 13
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 7
Average: 9.3
Alabama: 10
USC: 2
Washington: 3
Oklahoma: 5
Ohio State: 10
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 8
Wisconsin: 12
Michigan: 17
Oklahoma State: 1
Stanford: 1
LSU: 8
Florida: 16
Western Michigan: 2
Virginia Tech: 16
Colorado: 7
South Florida: 9
Miami: 8
Louisville: 17
Tennessee: 17
Utah: 6
Auburn: 8
San Diego State: 1
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 2
Michigan State: 9
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 10
Oregon: 8
UCLA: 8
Texas: 2
Texas A&M: 1
Duke: 8
Northwestern: 4
Notre Dame: 8
Average 7.4
All in all, Notre Dame isn't too far behind the curve when you break it down and when you consider the academic hurdles, the staff has done a pretty good job at getting in early on the 2018 class.
Notre Dame does need to get out a few more offers on the offensive line, but that's really the only glaring difference outside of quarterback, which the Irish have five-star Phil Jurkovec committed.
What will be interesting is seeing what this looks like at the end of the cycle, but Mike Elston and the Notre Dame recruiting office needs credit for improving the offer process and making it more timely.
Many fans believe Notre Dame is far behind in offering 2018 prospects, so here is where Notre Dame currently stacks up nine days after National Signing Day.
Let’s first start off with the final AP Top 25 to see where the Irish stack up.
Total Offers
Alabama: 140
USC: 72
Washington: 37
Oklahoma: 112
Ohio State: 112
Penn State: 118
Florida State: 89
Wisconsin: 122
Michigan: 168
Oklahoma State: 69
Stanford: 21
LSU: 140
Florida: 150
Western Michigan: 26
Virginia Tech: 113
Colorado: 96
South Florida: 103
Miami: 135
Louisville: 195
Tennessee: 214
Utah: 68
Auburn: 121
San Diego State: 12
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 64
Michigan State: 122
Minnesota: 56
Georgia: 131
Oregon: 89
UCLA: 111
Texas: 57
Texas A&M: 70
Duke: 127
Northwestern: 50
Notre Dame: 83
Average: 99 Offers
It’s clear Notre Dame is behind on offers against some of the top teams in the country, but the gap isn’t as big as some feel it is.
What positions are the Irish falling behind in?
Quarterback
Clemson: 5Alabama: 8
USC: 4
Washington: 2
Oklahoma: 6
Ohio State: 6
Penn State: 8
Florida State: 4
Wisconsin: 6
Michigan: 9
Oklahoma State: 6
Stanford: 1
LSU: 9
Florida: 6
Western Michigan: 3
Virginia Tech: 11
Colorado: 6
South Florida: 9
Miami: 11
Louisville: 18
Tennessee: 12
Utah: 9
Auburn: 4
San Diego State: 4
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 7
Minnesota: 4
Georgia: 7
Oregon: 5
UCLA: 7
Texas: 4
Texas A&M: 7
Duke: 6
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 1
Average: 6.2
Running Back
Clemson: 6Alabama: 8
USC: 4
Washington: 3
Oklahoma: 7
Ohio State: 8
Penn State: 6
Florida State: 8
Wisconsin: 11
Michigan: 8
Oklahoma State: 6
Stanford: 2
LSU: 9
Florida: 10
Western Michigan: 2
Virginia Tech: 10
Colorado: 7
South Florida: 12
Miami: 11
Louisville: 18
Tennessee: 20
Utah: 6
Auburn: 10
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 8
Michigan State: 8
Minnesota: 3
Georgia: 11
Oregon: 8
UCLA: 7
Texas: 4
Texas A&M: 0
Duke: 12
Northwestern: 6
Notre Dame: 6
Average: 7.3
Wide Receiver
Clemson: 6Alabama: 18
USC: 17
Washington: 11
Oklahoma: 13
Ohio State: 12
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 9
Wisconsin: 17
Michigan: 16
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 2
LSU: 17
Florida: 20
Western Michigan: 4
Virginia Tech: 15
Colorado: 18
South Florida: 9
Miami: 24
Louisville: 24
Tennessee: 37
Utah: 16
Auburn: 21
San Diego State: 1
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 14
Michigan State: 16
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 16
Oregon: 17
UCLA: 18
Texas: 8
Texas A&M: 14
Duke: 17
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 12
Average: 13.6
Tight End
Clemson: 2Alabama: 8
USC: 5
Washington: 2
Oklahoma: 4
Ohio State: 8
Penn State: 7
Florida State: 4
Wisconsin: 6
Michigan: 10
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 1
LSU: 8
Florida: 6
Western Michigan: 0
Virginia Tech: 4
Colorado: 5
South Florida: 4
Miami: 7
Louisville: 11
Tennessee: 16
Utah: 2
Auburn: 4
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 3
Minnesota: 3
Georgia: 5
Oregon: 7
UCLA: 7
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 4
Duke: 8
Northwestern: 4
Notre Dame: 4
Average: 7.4
Offensive Line
Clemson: 12Alabama: 15
USC: 6
Washington: 5
Oklahoma: 15
Ohio State: 16
Penn State: 14
Florida State: 13
Wisconsin: 7
Michigan: 24
Oklahoma State: 11
Stanford: 2
LSU: 17
Florida: 28
Western Michigan: 6
Virginia Tech: 12
Colorado: 14
South Florida: 11
Miami: 17
Louisville: 17
Tennessee: 25
Utah: 7
Auburn: 23
San Diego State: 3
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 8
Michigan State: 16
Minnesota: 8
Georgia: 22
Oregon: 11
UCLA: 13
Texas: 8
Texas A&M: 9
Duke: 18
Northwestern: 8
Notre Dame: 6
Average: 12.3
Defensive Tackle
Clemson: 5Alabama: 15
USC: 3
Washington: 1
Oklahoma: 10
Ohio State: 11
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 9
Wisconsin: 7
Michigan: 13
Oklahoma State: 3
Stanford: 0
LSU: 10
Florida: 11
Western Michigan: 1
Virginia Tech: 8
Colorado: 4
South Florida: 3
Miami: 9
Louisville: 12
Tennessee: 14
Utah: 2
Auburn: 7
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 8
Minnesota: 4
Georgia: 16
Oregon: 2
UCLA: 11
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 9
Duke: 6
Northwestern: 2
Notre Dame: 5
Average: 6.6
Defensive End
Clemson: 7Alabama: 17
USC: 8
Washington: 1
Oklahoma: 12
Ohio State: 10
Penn State: 12
Florida State: 9
Wisconsin: 12
Michigan: 14
Oklahoma State: 3
Stanford: 2
LSU: 14
Florida: 10
Western Michigan: 1
Virginia Tech: 8
Colorado: 3
South Florida: 15
Miami: 17
Louisville: 22
Tennessee: 18
Utah: 0
Auburn: 11
San Diego State: 1
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 4
Michigan State: 14
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 12
Oregon: 8
UCLA: 4
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 6
Duke: 11
Northwestern: 3
Notre Dame: 9
Average: 8.5
Linebacker
Clemson: 7Alabama: 13
USC: 8
Washington: 4
Oklahoma: 7
Ohio State: 8
Penn State: 13
Florida State: 4
Wisconsin: 17
Michigan: 19
Oklahoma State: 7
Stanford: 4
LSU: 20
Florida: 10
Western Michigan: 1
Virginia Tech: 7
Colorado: 9
South Florida: 9
Miami: 9
Louisville: 18
Tennessee: 11
Utah: 9
Auburn: 9
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 2
Michigan State: 16
Minnesota: 2
Georgia: 8
Oregon: 5
UCLA: 13
Texas: 2
Texas A&M: 5
Duke: 12
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 11
Average: 8.3
Cornerback
Clemson: 13Alabama: 17
USC: 12
Washington: 2
Oklahoma: 19
Ohio State: 11
Penn State: 14
Florida State: 11
Wisconsin: 16
Michigan: 21
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 2
LSU: 14
Florida: 20
Western Michigan: 3
Virginia Tech: 12
Colorado: 12
South Florida: 16
Miami: 13
Louisville: 21
Tennessee: 24
Utah: 4
Auburn: 14
San Diego State: 2
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 8
Michigan State: 14
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 16
Oregon: 12
UCLA: 14
Texas: 5
Texas A&M: 9
Duke: 16
Northwestern: 3
Notre Dame: 14
Average: 11.6
Safety
Clemson: 8Alabama: 11
USC: 5
Washington: 3
Oklahoma: 16
Ohio State: 12
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 10
Wisconsin: 11
Michigan: 17
Oklahoma State: 8
Stanford: 4
LSU: 14
Florida: 13
Western Michigan: 3
Virginia Tech: 10
Colorado: 11
South Florida: 6
Miami: 8
Louisville: 17
Tennessee: 20
Utah: 7
Auburn: 10
San Diego State: 0
Bonus Teams:
Baylor: 6
Michigan State: 11
Minnesota: 4
Georgia: 8
Oregon: 6
UCLA: 9
Texas: 9
Texas A&M: 6
Duke: 13
Northwestern: 5
Notre Dame: 7
Average: 9.3
Athlete
Clemson: 6Alabama: 10
USC: 2
Washington: 3
Oklahoma: 5
Ohio State: 10
Penn State: 11
Florida State: 8
Wisconsin: 12
Michigan: 17
Oklahoma State: 1
Stanford: 1
LSU: 8
Florida: 16
Western Michigan: 2
Virginia Tech: 16
Colorado: 7
South Florida: 9
Miami: 8
Louisville: 17
Tennessee: 17
Utah: 6
Auburn: 8
San Diego State: 1
Bonus Teams
Baylor: 2
Michigan State: 9
Minnesota: 7
Georgia: 10
Oregon: 8
UCLA: 8
Texas: 2
Texas A&M: 1
Duke: 8
Northwestern: 4
Notre Dame: 8
Average 7.4
All in all, Notre Dame isn't too far behind the curve when you break it down and when you consider the academic hurdles, the staff has done a pretty good job at getting in early on the 2018 class.
Notre Dame does need to get out a few more offers on the offensive line, but that's really the only glaring difference outside of quarterback, which the Irish have five-star Phil Jurkovec committed.
What will be interesting is seeing what this looks like at the end of the cycle, but Mike Elston and the Notre Dame recruiting office needs credit for improving the offer process and making it more timely.
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