National Signing Day 2014: Grade and analysis for Notre Dame
By Jack Crosby
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are hungry to get back to a national championship game once again, right where they were two seasons ago, and they took a pretty good step in the right direction on Wednesday with their signing class on National Signing Day.
Overall, according to Rivals, Kelly and the Irish finished with the 11th-ranked class in the country.
Here’s a look at the Notre Dame 2014 signing class with a grade:
ENROLLEES (2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Justin Brent Speedway (Indianapolis, IN) Justin Brent Videos(Early Graduate) | WR 6-3/190 | Enrolled 1/7/2014 | |
 | Andrew Trumbetti N Valley Reg Demarest (Demarest, NJ) Andrew Trumbetti Videos | SDE 6-5/250 | Enrolled 1/7/2014 | |
SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT (21) | ||||
 | Nyles Morgan Crete-Monee (Crete, IL) Nyles Morgan Videos | ILB 6-1/225 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Quenton Nelson Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, NJ) Quenton Nelson Videos | OT 6-5/295 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Alex Bars Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN) Alex Bars Videos | OT 6-6/309 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Nick Watkins Bishop Dunne Catholic (Dallas, TX) Nick Watkins Videos | CB 6-1/185 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Corey Holmes St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Corey Holmes Videos | WR 6-2/175 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Sam Mustipher Good Counsel (Olney, MD) Sam Mustipher Videos | OG 6-3/285 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | DeShone Kizer Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) DeShone Kizer Videos | PRO 6-5/207 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Jay Hayes Poly Prep (Brooklyn, NY) Jay Hayes Videos | DT 6-5/260 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Nic Weishar Marist (Chicago, IL) Nic Weishar Videos | TE 6-5/233 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Grant Blankenship The Colony (The Colony, TX) Grant Blankenship Videos | SDE 6-6/252 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Drue Tranquill Carroll (Fort Wayne, IN) Drue Tranquill Videos | S 6-2/210 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Tyler Luatua La Mirada (La Mirada, CA) Tyler Luatua Videos | TE 6-4/230 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Jimmy Byrne St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) Jimmy Byrne Videos | OG 6-4/290 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Daniel Cage Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) Daniel Cage Videos | DT 6-3/295 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Greer Martini Woodberry Forest (Woodberry Forest, VA) Greer Martini Videos | ILB 6-3/232 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Nile Sykes Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) Nile Sykes Videos | OLB 6-2/223 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Jonathan Bonner Parkway Central (Chesterfield, MO) Jonathan Bonner Videos | SDE 6-4/250 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Kolin Hill Samuel Clemens (Schertz, TX) Kolin Hill Videos | WDE 6-2/220 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Jhonathon Williams Berrien Springs (Berrien Springs, MI) Jhonathon Williams Videos | SDE 6-6/237 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Pete Mokwuah St. Joseph by the Sea (Staten Island, NY) Pete Mokwuah Videos | DT 6-5/305 | Signed 2/5/2014 | |
 | Tyler Newsome Carrollton (Carrollton, GA) Tyler Newsome Videos | P 6-3/190 | Signed 2/5/2014 |
Grade: B-