The Moala take is interesting. Based on the commits taken so far, the staff must be expecting a larger than usual number of transfers or players going pro with eligibility remaining. If Notre Dame takes a full class of 25, which I expect them to do, twelve players will need to leave. How does this roster look to you in 2018, with every player with a "+" in front of their name departing for the NFL with eligibility remaining, or just leaving (or giving up their scholarship in the case of Finke). The "X" represent potential/likely additions to the class. Thoughts?
Potential 2018 Roster, with class and [years of future eligibility remaining]
72 Total [+17 Commitments + 8 Openings]
Offense – 33 [+8 Commitments + 4 Openings]
Defense – 35 [+9 Commitments + 4 Openings]
Special Teams – 4
QB(3 + 1 Commitment)
Brandon Wimbush 6-2 228 QB Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [6.0]
Ian Book 6-0 208 QB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Avery Davis 5-11 202 QB So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Phil Jurkovec 6-5 190 QB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
TB(5 + 2 Commitments)
+Josh Adams 6-2 225 TB Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Dexter Williams 5-11 215 TB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Tony Jones 5-11 225 TB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.6]
Deon McIntosh 5-11 193 TB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.6]
C.J. Holmes 6-0 208 TB So. [2] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Markese Stepp 6-0 205 TB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Jahmir Smith 6-0 199 TB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
WR – W (Boundary)(3 + 1 Commitment)
Eq. St. Brown 6-5 203 WR Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Miles Boykin 6-4 225 WR Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Javon McKinley 6-2 221 WR Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [6.0]
*Micah Jones 6-5 205 WR Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
WR – X (Split Wide)(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Freddy Canteen 6-0 194 WR 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Chase Claypool 6-4 228 WR Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Kevin Stepherson 6-0 185 WR Jr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jafar Armstrong 6-1 214 WR So. [2] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Kevin Austin 6-3 185 WR Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
SWR – Z (3)
C.J. Sanders 5-8 181 SWR Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
+Chris Finke 5-10 181 SWR Sr. [1] Walk-On
Michael Young 5-10 190 SWR So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
TE(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Nic Weisher 6-4 243 TE 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
+Alize Mack 6-5 251 TE Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Cole Kmet 6-6 256 TE So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.9]
Brock Wright 6-5 254 TE So. [3] Rivals 4* [6.0]
*George Takacs 6-6 235 TE Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Tommy Tremble 6-4 225 TE Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]– Crystal Ball 86% ND
C(2)
Sam Mustipher 6-3 305 C 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Trevor Ruhland 6-4 302 C Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
X – Sam Taimani 6-2 296 C Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] – Crystal Ball 67% ND
OG(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Quenton Nelson 6-5 330 OG 5th Rivals 5* [6.1]
Alex Bars 6-6 312 OG 5th Rivals 4* [6.0]
Aaron Banks 6-6 325 OG So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Dillan Gibbons 6-4 294 OG So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*John Dirksen 6-5 290 OG Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Chris Murray 6-3 290 OG Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] – Crystal Ball 50% ND
OT(5 + 1 Commitment)
+Jimmy Byrne 6-4 285 OT 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Tommy Kraemer 6-6 314 OT Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [6.0]
Liam Eichenberg 6-6 300 OT Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Robert Hainsley 6-5 290 OT So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Joshua Lugg 6-7 300 OT So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Cole Mabry 6-6 255 OT Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Nick Petit-Frere 6-5 265 OT Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] – Crystal Ball 12% ND
NG(5 + 1 Commitment)
+Pete Mokwuah 6-4 325 NG 5th Rivals 3* [5.5]
+Jerry Tillery 6-7 306 NG Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Brandon Tiassum 6-4 305 NG Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Kurt Hinish 6-2 298 NG So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Darnell Ewell 6-3 321 NG So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
*Ja’mion Franklin 6-3 305 NG Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
DT/3-Technique(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Jonathan Bonner 6-4 291 DT 5th Rivals 3* [5.6]
Elijah Taylor 6-3 275 DT Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
M. Dew-Treadway 6-4 305 DT Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Myron Tagovailoa 6-3 293 DT So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Jayson Ademilola 6-3 290 DT Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
SDE(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Jay Hayes 6-4 290 SDE 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Khalid Kareem 6-4 266 SDE Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Ade Ogundeji 6-4 256 SDE Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.5]
Jon MacCollister 6-3 233 SDE So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
*Justin Ademilola 6-3 234 SDE Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
WDE(3)
Daelin Hayes 6-4 258 WDE Jr. [1] Rivals 5* [6.1]
Julian Okwara 6-5 240 WDE Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Kofi Wardlow 6-2 234 WDE So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Joseph Ossai 6-4 217 WDE Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7] – Crystal Ball 0% ND
MLB(3 + 1 Commitment)
Te’von Coney 6-1 240 MLB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Jamir Jones 6-3 240 MLB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.6]
David Adams 6-1 234 MLB So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
*Matt Bauer 6-3 216 MLB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
WLB/Buck(3 + 2 Commitments)
Asmar Bilal 6-2 230 WLB Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Jonathan Jones 6-0 222 WLB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Drew White 6-0 227 WLB So. [3] Rivals 2* [5.6]
*Jack Lamb 6-4 224 WLB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
*Ovie Oghoufo 6-2 207 WLB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Rover(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Drue Tranquill 6-2 231 Rover 5th Rivals 3* [5.7]
D.J. Morgan 6-2 209 Rover Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Jeremiah Owusu 6-2 205 Rover So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jordan Heath 6-1 220 Rover So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
*Shayne Simon 6-3 210 Rover Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
CB – Field(3)
Shaun Crawford 5-9 176 CB Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Julian Love 5-11 193 CB Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Troy Pride 6-0 187 CB Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Tariq Bracy 6-0 170 CB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7] – Crystal Ball 100% ND
CB – Boundary(2)
Nick Watkins 6-1 207 CB 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Donte Vaughn 6-3 206 CB Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Julius Irvin 6-1 180 CB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] - Crystal Ball 75% ND
X – Joseph Wilkins 6-2 175 CB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.5] – Crystal Ball NP
FS/Field or Stud(3 + 1 Commitment)
Nick Coleman 6-0 192 FS Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Devin Studstill 6-0 195 FS Jr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Alohi Gilman 5-11 199 FS Jr. [1] Rivals 2* [5.2]
*Paul Moala 6-0 202 FS Fr. [4] Rivals 2* [5.4]
SS/Boundary or Whip (3 + 1 Commitment)
Nicco Fertitta 5-9 175 SS Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Jalen Elliott 6-1 205 SS Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Isaiah Robertson 6-2 195 SS So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Derrik Allen 6-1 204 SS Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
K/P/ST(4)
Tyler Newsome 6-3 190 P 5th Rivals 3* [5.5]
Justin Yoon 5-10 185 K Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
John Shannon 6-2 235 LS Jr. [2] Rivals 2* [5.2]
Jonathan Doerer 6-3 188 K So. [3] Rivals 2* [5.3]
Potential 2018 Roster, with class and [years of future eligibility remaining]
72 Total [+17 Commitments + 8 Openings]
Offense – 33 [+8 Commitments + 4 Openings]
Defense – 35 [+9 Commitments + 4 Openings]
Special Teams – 4
QB(3 + 1 Commitment)
Brandon Wimbush 6-2 228 QB Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [6.0]
Ian Book 6-0 208 QB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Avery Davis 5-11 202 QB So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Phil Jurkovec 6-5 190 QB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
TB(5 + 2 Commitments)
+Josh Adams 6-2 225 TB Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Dexter Williams 5-11 215 TB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Tony Jones 5-11 225 TB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.6]
Deon McIntosh 5-11 193 TB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.6]
C.J. Holmes 6-0 208 TB So. [2] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Markese Stepp 6-0 205 TB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Jahmir Smith 6-0 199 TB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
WR – W (Boundary)(3 + 1 Commitment)
Eq. St. Brown 6-5 203 WR Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Miles Boykin 6-4 225 WR Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Javon McKinley 6-2 221 WR Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [6.0]
*Micah Jones 6-5 205 WR Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
WR – X (Split Wide)(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Freddy Canteen 6-0 194 WR 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Chase Claypool 6-4 228 WR Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Kevin Stepherson 6-0 185 WR Jr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jafar Armstrong 6-1 214 WR So. [2] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Kevin Austin 6-3 185 WR Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
SWR – Z (3)
C.J. Sanders 5-8 181 SWR Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
+Chris Finke 5-10 181 SWR Sr. [1] Walk-On
Michael Young 5-10 190 SWR So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
TE(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Nic Weisher 6-4 243 TE 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
+Alize Mack 6-5 251 TE Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Cole Kmet 6-6 256 TE So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.9]
Brock Wright 6-5 254 TE So. [3] Rivals 4* [6.0]
*George Takacs 6-6 235 TE Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Tommy Tremble 6-4 225 TE Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]– Crystal Ball 86% ND
C(2)
Sam Mustipher 6-3 305 C 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Trevor Ruhland 6-4 302 C Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
X – Sam Taimani 6-2 296 C Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] – Crystal Ball 67% ND
OG(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Quenton Nelson 6-5 330 OG 5th Rivals 5* [6.1]
Alex Bars 6-6 312 OG 5th Rivals 4* [6.0]
Aaron Banks 6-6 325 OG So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Dillan Gibbons 6-4 294 OG So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*John Dirksen 6-5 290 OG Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Chris Murray 6-3 290 OG Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] – Crystal Ball 50% ND
OT(5 + 1 Commitment)
+Jimmy Byrne 6-4 285 OT 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Tommy Kraemer 6-6 314 OT Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [6.0]
Liam Eichenberg 6-6 300 OT Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Robert Hainsley 6-5 290 OT So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Joshua Lugg 6-7 300 OT So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Cole Mabry 6-6 255 OT Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Nick Petit-Frere 6-5 265 OT Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] – Crystal Ball 12% ND
NG(5 + 1 Commitment)
+Pete Mokwuah 6-4 325 NG 5th Rivals 3* [5.5]
+Jerry Tillery 6-7 306 NG Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Brandon Tiassum 6-4 305 NG Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Kurt Hinish 6-2 298 NG So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Darnell Ewell 6-3 321 NG So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
*Ja’mion Franklin 6-3 305 NG Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
DT/3-Technique(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Jonathan Bonner 6-4 291 DT 5th Rivals 3* [5.6]
Elijah Taylor 6-3 275 DT Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
M. Dew-Treadway 6-4 305 DT Sr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Myron Tagovailoa 6-3 293 DT So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Jayson Ademilola 6-3 290 DT Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8]
SDE(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Jay Hayes 6-4 290 SDE 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Khalid Kareem 6-4 266 SDE Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Ade Ogundeji 6-4 256 SDE Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.5]
Jon MacCollister 6-3 233 SDE So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
*Justin Ademilola 6-3 234 SDE Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
WDE(3)
Daelin Hayes 6-4 258 WDE Jr. [1] Rivals 5* [6.1]
Julian Okwara 6-5 240 WDE Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Kofi Wardlow 6-2 234 WDE So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Joseph Ossai 6-4 217 WDE Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7] – Crystal Ball 0% ND
MLB(3 + 1 Commitment)
Te’von Coney 6-1 240 MLB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Jamir Jones 6-3 240 MLB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.6]
David Adams 6-1 234 MLB So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.9]
*Matt Bauer 6-3 216 MLB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
WLB/Buck(3 + 2 Commitments)
Asmar Bilal 6-2 230 WLB Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Jonathan Jones 6-0 222 WLB Jr. [2] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Drew White 6-0 227 WLB So. [3] Rivals 2* [5.6]
*Jack Lamb 6-4 224 WLB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
*Ovie Oghoufo 6-2 207 WLB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Rover(4 + 1 Commitment)
+Drue Tranquill 6-2 231 Rover 5th Rivals 3* [5.7]
D.J. Morgan 6-2 209 Rover Jr. [2] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Jeremiah Owusu 6-2 205 Rover So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jordan Heath 6-1 220 Rover So. [3] Rivals 3* [5.6]
*Shayne Simon 6-3 210 Rover Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
CB – Field(3)
Shaun Crawford 5-9 176 CB Sr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.9]
Julian Love 5-11 193 CB Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Troy Pride 6-0 187 CB Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Tariq Bracy 6-0 170 CB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.7] – Crystal Ball 100% ND
CB – Boundary(2)
Nick Watkins 6-1 207 CB 5th Rivals 4* [5.8]
Donte Vaughn 6-3 206 CB Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Julius Irvin 6-1 180 CB Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.8] - Crystal Ball 75% ND
X – Joseph Wilkins 6-2 175 CB Fr. [4] Rivals 3* [5.5] – Crystal Ball NP
FS/Field or Stud(3 + 1 Commitment)
Nick Coleman 6-0 192 FS Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Devin Studstill 6-0 195 FS Jr. [1] Rivals 3* [5.7]
Alohi Gilman 5-11 199 FS Jr. [1] Rivals 2* [5.2]
*Paul Moala 6-0 202 FS Fr. [4] Rivals 2* [5.4]
SS/Boundary or Whip (3 + 1 Commitment)
Nicco Fertitta 5-9 175 SS Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Jalen Elliott 6-1 205 SS Jr. [1] Rivals 4* [5.8]
Isaiah Robertson 6-2 195 SS So. [3] Rivals 4* [5.8]
*Derrik Allen 6-1 204 SS Fr. [4] Rivals 4* [5.9]
K/P/ST(4)
Tyler Newsome 6-3 190 P 5th Rivals 3* [5.5]
Justin Yoon 5-10 185 K Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
John Shannon 6-2 235 LS Jr. [2] Rivals 2* [5.2]
Jonathan Doerer 6-3 188 K So. [3] Rivals 2* [5.3]
