Notre Dame Football Recruiting Update Entering July

Notre Dame’s recruiting momentum heading into July is building on a strong week of commitments, as the 2026 calendar shifts toward the start of the college football season. The article says five recruits pledged to Notre Dame during the past week, with three joining the 2027 class and the 2028 cycle receiving verbal commitments from quarterback Trey Tagliaferri and safety Andre Jones. Notre Dame has 21 commitments in the 2027 group after the announcement of five-star offensive lineman Albert Simien, noted as arriving on Friday. The piece reports an 80.9% blue-chip rate for the class, driven by 17 of 21 commits rated four or five stars; excluding the specialist long snapper Sean Kraft, the rate rises to 85% among non-specialists. It also lists four players ranked five-star by different outlets. Defensive lineman Brayden Parks of Chicago (Brother Rice) is identified as a remaining target.