Heading into the recruiting cycle for the class of 2021, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly’s stated goal was a top-5 class. It was a refreshing change from a coach who had routinely talked about having to shop in different aisles than other programs. Welp, the mandated recruiting dead period imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic threw those plans away, but there is still a reasonable path to a top-10 class for the Irish albeit with a razor-thin margin for error.
Notre Dame has a path to a top-10 class, given the prospects currently on their board that they have reasonable chances of landing.