Slap the Sign Staff Notre Dame 2020 Class Rankings
The 2020 class is likely complete barring a February signing that isn’t expected at this time, and it is another really solid class for the Notre Dame program and Head Coach Brian Kelly.
Carlee North, Mason Plummer, Corbin Whitney and myself teamed up to rank the 2020 Notre Dame signees from 1 to 18. Each of us made our own ranking and then we simply averaged the four rankings to complete a Slap the Sign 2020 rankings list.
With an elite offensive group in place and some top notch defensive playmakers, it was tough to establish a perfect list — but I think the averages equal out to a pretty solid understanding of each recruits potential.
Each of our top sevens were comprised of the same seven players, but simply in different orders — so it is safe to assume that those seven signees signal the top tier of Notre Dame’s 2020 class. We had 3 players ranked in the exact same spot across the board — Wide Receiver Xavier Watts, Quarterback Drew Pyne and Longsnapper Alex Peitsch.
The largest discrepancy in our rankings was 8 spots. All in and all, after the first 7 athletes, I think it is fair to say the remaining 10 guys — not including Peitsch — can be interchanged based on opinion, and you’ll see that in our rankings.
Here is how the numbers breakdown: Notre Dame signed 9 offensive players, 8 defensive players and one special teamer.
Out of the 9 offensive guys, there is 1 QB, 1 RB, 3 WRs, 2 TEs and 2 OL.
On the defensive side of the ball there is 4 DL and 4 DBs. Combining the 247 rankings with Rivals, there are 2 five stars, 10 four stars and 6 three stars.
Let’s see how our rankings stacked up.
1. Michael Mayer, TE Kentucky (Covington Catholic)
Average ranking: 1.75
High: 1 (Carlee, Corbin) Low: 3 (Mason)
247sports ranking: 69
Rivals ranking: 37
247sports composite ranking: 48
2. Jordan Botelho, DE Hawaii (St. Louis)
Average ranking: 2
High: 1 (Nathan) Low: 3 (Corbin)
247sports ranking: 43
Rivals ranking: 198
247sports composite ranking: 114
3. Chris Tyree, RB Virginia (Thomas Dale)
Average ranking: 3
High: 2 (Corbin) Low: 4 (Mason)
247sports ranking: 61
Rivals ranking: 43
247sports composite ranking: 25
4. Jordan Johnson, WR Missouri (DeSmet)
Average ranking: 4
High: 1 (Mason) Low: 6 (Corbin)
247sports ranking: 63
Rivals ranking: 25
247sports composite ranking: 28
5. Tosh Baker, OT Arizona (Pinnacle)
Average ranking: 5
High: 4 (Nathan, Corbin) Low: 6 (Carlee, Mason)
247sports ranking: 44
Rivals ranking: 48
247sports composite ranking: 67
6. Rylie Mills, DL Illinois (Lake Forest)
Average ranking: 5.25
High: 5 (Carlee, Corbin, Mason) Low: 6 (Nathan)
247sports ranking: 283
Rivals ranking: 161
247sports composite ranking: 164
7. Xavier Watts, WR Nebraska (Burke)
Average ranking: 7
High: 7 (Everyone)
247sports ranking: 255
Rivals ranking: Three Star – not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 458
8. Drew Pyne, QB Connecticut (New Canaan)
Average ranking: 9
High: 9 (Everyone)
247sports ranking: 742
Rivals ranking: 118
247sports composite ranking: 193
9. Michael Carmody, OT Pennsylvania (Mars Area)
Average ranking: 10
High: 8 (Mason) Low: 12 (Nathan)
247sports ranking: 109
Rivals ranking: Four Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 139
10. Kevin Bauman, TE New Jersey (Red Bank Catholic)
Average ranking: 11
High: 8 (Carlee) Low: 14 (Nathan)
247sports ranking: 545
Rivals ranking: 130
247sports composite ranking: 240
11. Ramon Henderson, CB California (Liberty)
Average ranking: 11.5
High: 11 (Carlee) Low: 15 (Nathan)
247sports ranking: 266
Rivals ranking: Three Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 602
12. Landen Bartleson, CB Kentucky (Boyle County)
Average ranking: 11.5
High: 10 (Mason) Low: 13 (Corbin)
247sports ranking: 518
Rivals ranking: Three Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 556
13. Jay Brunelle, WR Massachusetts (St. John’s)
Average ranking: 12.25
High: 10 (Nathan) Low: 14 (Mason)
247sports ranking: 786
Rivals ranking: Three Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 840
14. Aidan Keanaaina, DT Colorado (J.K. Mullen)
Average ranking: 12.75
High: 8 (Nathan) Low: 16 (Corbin)
247sports ranking: 524
Rivals ranking: Four Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 393
15. Caleb Offord, CB Mississippi (Southaven)
Average ranking: 14.5
High: 13 (Nathan) Low: 16 (Mason)
247sports ranking: 551
Rivals ranking: Three Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 511
16. Alexander Ehrensberger, DE Germany (Fryeburg Academy)
Average ranking: 16
High: 15 (Corbin) Low: 17 (Mason)
247sports ranking: 2,346
Rivals ranking: Three Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 1,371
17. Clarence Lewis, CB New Jersey (Mater Dei)
Average ranking: 16.5
High: 15 (Mason) Low: 17 (Nathan, Carlee, Corbin)
247sports ranking: 655
Rivals ranking: Three Star – Not ranked
247sports composite ranking: 727
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18. Alex Peitsch, LS Washington, DC (St. John’s College High)
Average ranking: 18
High: 18 (Everyone)
#1 Ranked Long Snapper according to 247sports.com