Notre Dame landed yet another outstanding defensive class under head coach Marcus Freeman. The Irish hit all of its needs in the class and added impact talent on all three levels of the defense. Notre Dame landed one of the nation's best classes at cornerback,

Much of the luster of the first Wednesday in February has been lost with the addition of the early signing period in December, as the Irish signed 24 commits while also taking 8 transfers. With some much player movement already, and not many 2025 uncommitted recruits being linked to Notre Dame, we shouldn’t expect much from this signing period.

With all but one of the top 100 prospects in the Class of 2025 already committed, Wednesday's National Signing Day has little resemblance to what used to be a marquee day in college football's offseason calendar.