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Notre Dame Football: 3 Instant impact players from the 2022 Class

By Daniel Morrison

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 13: General view of a Notre Dame Fighting Irish helmet on the field during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 13: General view of a Notre Dame Fighting Irish helmet on the field during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 25: Notre Dame football fans and students do “crowd push-ups” after a score by the Fighting Irish against the Wisconsin Badgers at Soldier Field on September 25, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 41-13. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame football has established itself as one of the great programs in college football again. However, they’ve been running into a hill that they’ve struggled to climb. That’s consistently beating elite teams. They’ve struggled to do that because they’ve struggled to recruit at the highest level. This has led to depth issues when compared to a team like Alabama, and tend to prevent winning those games.

One of the great things about Marcus Freeman is that he is an elite recruiter. So, over time, this is an issue that should be corrected. The Class of 2022 is partially his doing. He is, certainly, responsible for the defensive players coming in. Meanwhile, the offensive players he largely didn’t get to recruit, but he did get them to stay when there was a coaching change.

According to 247 Sports, Notre Dame’s Class of 2022 is ranked 7th in the country. There is some room for that to change with the second signing day. However, given that most of the signings come at the early signing day, this is right about where the Irish will finish.

Compare this to their past three classes, which have finished 9th, 18th, and 15th respectively, and Notre Dame football looks to be heading in the right direction.

At least a few of these players are going to have a major impact next season. So, here are a few of those great players who could have a major impact on Notre Dame football in 2022:

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