There's been a lot of talk about just how good the Notre Dame football team's 2026 recruiting class is, one of the best in the country. As it turns out, the Irish possess the top class in the country, according to Rivals' updated rankings.
Rivals recently updated several of its individual player rankings, and some of those got a boost that allowed the Irish to jump to the top of the Rivals rankings. There is a caveat here: the industry rankings have them down to No. 3 in the total rankings. Still, Marcus Freeman and Co.