Rivals rankings update: Notre Dame football on pace for 5 five-stars in 2026 class

The Rivals scouting team of Charles Power and Cody Bellaire has awarded five stars to a Notre Dame offensive tackle recruit — again.

On Monday, Rivals ranked Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle College senior Grayson McKeogh as the No. 11 overall player in the 2026 class in its latest update. Also the No. 3 offensive tackle nationally, McKeogh was one of 16 players — including four new additions — to receive five stars.

If McKeogh signs with the Irish and remains in the top 32 when rankings are finalized in February, Notre Dame will have landed a five-star offensive tackle in five consecutive cycles. Power and Bellaire annually award 32 recruits five stars to mirror the 32 first-round NFL Draft picks.

Past Irish tackles with five-star status include Will Black (No. 2 overall in 2025), Guerby Lambert (No. 18 in 2024), Charles Jagusah (No. 25 in 2023) and Aamil Wagner (No. 29 in 2022).

If the current rankings hold, Notre Dame will also have five five-star commitments in the 2026 class.

Edge rusher Rodney Dunham Jr. (No. 10 overall), safety Joey O’Brien (No. 24), tight end Ian Premer (No. 26) and edge rusher Ebenezer Ewetade (No. 29) join McKeogh among the top 32. Since Rivals has only officially assigned five stars to the top 16 prospects at this point, Dunham is the lone Notre Dame commit already recognized as a five-star.

Cornerbacks Khary Adams and Chaston Smith also cracked the top 100, ranking as the Nos. 34 and No. 98 overall players in the class. Adams is in the conversation for five-star status and Smith has continued his steady rise since impressing at the Rivals Five-Star Camp in Indianapolis last June.

Five more Irish pledges landed in the top 150: wide receiver Kaydon Finley (No. 116), safety Ayden Pouncey (No. 117), running back Jonaz Walton (No. 119), offensive lineman Gregory Patrick (No. 126) and running back Javian Osborne (No. 138).

Notre Dame rounded out its Rivals300 presence with three additional commits, including tight end Preston Fryzel, who climbed to No. 193. Wide receiver Bubba Frazier (No. 226) and offensive lineman Ben Nichols (No. 283) also made the list.

All Rivals300 recruits outside the current top 16 are rated four stars.

How did Notre Dame football’s commits fare in the updated Rivals player rankings?

Here is a complete breakdown of how Notre Dame’s 27 commits fared in the updated Rivals rankings. It’s the first rankings update since mid-July.

Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park EDGE Rodney Dunham

New ranking: No. 10 overall player, No. 4 EDGE nationally and No. 1 prospect in North Carolina (98 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 6 overall player, No. 3 EDGE nationally and No. 1 prospect in North Carolina (98 rating)
Ranking change: -4 overall, -1 positionally and no change in the state (no change in rating)

Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle College OT Grayson McKeogh

New ranking: No. 11 overall player, No. 3 offensive tackle nationally and No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania (98 rating).
Previous ranking: No. 13 overall player, No. 4 offensive tackle nationally and No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania (97 rating)
Ranking change: +2 overall, +1 positionally and N/C in the state (same rating)

Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle College S Joey O’Brien

New ranking: No. 24 overall player, No. 1 safety nationally and No. 2 prospect in Pennsylvania (95 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 47 overall player, No. 3 safety nationally and No. 3 prospect in Pennsylvania (94 rating)
Ranking change: +23 overall, +2 positionally and +1 in the state (+1 rating)

Great Bend (Kan.) High TE Ian Premer

New ranking: No. 26 overall player, No. 2 tight end nationally and No. 1 prospect in Kansas (95 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 26 overall player, No. 3 tight end nationally and No. 1 prospect in Kansas (95 rating)
Ranking change: N/C overall, +1 positionally and N/C in the state (same rating)

South Garner (N.C.) High EDGE Ebenezer Ewetade

New ranking: No. 29 overall player, No. 7 EDGE nationally and No. 2 prospect in North Carolina (95 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 20 overall player, No. 6 EDGE nationally and No. 3 prospect in North Carolina (95 rating)
Ranking change: -9 overall, -1 positionally and -1 in the state (same rating)

Towson (Md.) Loyola Blakefield CB Khary Adams

New ranking: No. 34 overall player, No. 4 cornerback nationally and No. 3 prospect in Maryland (94 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 34 overall player, No. 4 cornerback nationally and No. 3 prospect in Maryland (94 rating)
Ranking change: N/C overall, N/C positionally and N/C in the state (same rating)

Konxville (Tenn.) Catholic CB Chaston Smith

New ranking: No. 98 overall player, No. 13 cornerback nationally and No. 4 prospect in Tennessee (92 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 134 overall player, No. 18 cornerback nationally and No. 6 prospect in Tennessee (91 rating)
Ranking change: +36 overall, +5 positionally and +2 in the state (+1 rating)

Aledo (Texas) High WR Kaydon Finley

New ranking: No. 116 overall player, No. 16 wide receiver nationally and No. 15 prospect in Texas (92 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 108 overall player, No. 14 wide receiver nationally and No. 17 prospect in Texas (92 rating)
Ranking change: -8 overall, -2 positionally and -2 in the state (same rating)

Winter Park (Fla.) High S Ayden Pouncey

New ranking: No. 117 overall player, No. 11 safety nationally and No. 13 prospect in Florida (92 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 151 overall player, No. 12 safety nationally and No. 20 prospect in Florida (91 rating)
Ranking change: +34 overall, +1 positionally and +7 in the state (+1 rating)

Carrollton (Ga.) Central RB Jonaz Walton

New ranking: No. 119 overall player, No. 6 running back nationally and No. 16 prospect in Georgia (92 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 119 overall player, No. 6 running back nationally and No. 15 prospect in Georgia (92 rating)
Ranking change: N/C overall, N/C positionally and -1 in the state (same rating)

Portage (Mich.) Northern OL Gregory Patrick

New ranking: No. 126 overall player, No. 9 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 1 prospect in Michigan (92 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 177 overall player, No. 10 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 1 prospect in Michigan (91 rating)
Ranking change: +51 overall, +1 positionally and N/C in the state (+1 rating)

Forney (Texas) High RB Javian Osborne

New ranking: No. 138 overall player, No. 8 running back nationally and No. 17 prospect in Texas (91 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 138 overall player, No. 10 running back nationally and No. 18 prospect in Texas (91 rating)
Ranking change: N/C overall, +2 positionally and +1 in the state (same rating)

Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic TE Preston Fryzel

New ranking: No. 193 overall player, No. 11 tight end nationally and No. 13 prospect in Ohio (90 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 296 overall player, No. 14 tight end nationally and No. 16 prospect in Ohio (90 rating)
Ranking change: +103, +3 positionally and +3 in the state (same rating)

Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School WR Bubba Frazier

New ranking: No. 226 overall player, No. 33 wide receiver nationally and No. 27 prospect in Georgia (90 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 232 overall player, No. 38 wide receiver nationally and No. 30 prospect in Georgia (90 rating)
Ranking change: +6 overall, +5 positionally and +3 in the state (+1 rating)

Davison (Mich.) High OL Ben Nichols

New ranking: No. 283 overall player, No. 22 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 4 prospect in Michigan (90 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 283 overall player, No. 22 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 5 prospect in Michigan (90 rating)
Ranking change: N/C overall, N/C positionally and +1 in the state (same rating)

Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Cumberland Valley OL Tyler Merrill

New ranking: No. 31 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 13 prospect in Pennsylvania (89 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 31 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 14 prospect in Pennsylvania (89 rating)
Ranking change: N/C positionally and +1 in the state (same rating)

Matthews (N.C.) Weddington LB Thomas Davis Jr.

New ranking: No. 39 linebacker nationally and No. 20 prospect in North Carolina (89 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 37 linebacker nationally and No. 22 prospect in North Carolina (89 rating)
Ranking change: -2 positionally and +2 in the state (same rating)

Lake Mary (Fla.) High QB Noah Grubbs

New ranking: No. 31 quarterback nationally and No. 47 prospect in Florida (89 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 26 quarterback nationally and No. 45 prospect in Florida (89 rating)
Ranking change: -5 positionally and -2 in the state (same rating)

Cincinnati St. Xavier LB Kobe Clapper

New ranking: No. 32 linebacker nationally and No. 21 prospect in Ohio (89 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 32 linebacker nationally and No. 20 prospect in Ohio (89 rating)
Ranking change: N/C positionally and -1 in the state (same rating)

Avon (Conn.) Old Farms OT Charlie Thom

New ranking: No. 31 offensive tackle nationally and No. 3 prospect in Connecticut (89 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 30 offensive tackle nationally and No. 3 prospect in Connecticut (89 rating)
Ranking change: -1 positionally and N/C in the state (same rating)

Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney DL Elijah Golden

New ranking: No. 57 defensive lineman nationally and No. 69 prospect in Florida (88 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 59 defensive lineman nationally and No. 74 prospect in Florida (88 rating)
Ranking change: +2 positionally and +5 in the state (same rating)

Red Oak (Texas) High WR Brayden Robinson

New ranking: No. 87 wide receiver nationally and No. 76 prospect in Texas (88 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 80 wide receiver nationally and No. 73 prospect in Texas (88 rating)
Ranking change: -7 positionally and -3 in the state (same rating)

Phoenix Brophy College Prep WR Devin Fitzgerald

New ranking: No. 69 wide receiver nationally and No. 10 prospect in Arizona (88 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 83 wide receiver nationally and No. 9 prospect in Arizona (88 rating)
Ranking change: +14 positionally and +1 in the state (same rating)

Allegan (Mich.) High OL Sullivan Garvin

New ranking: No. 50 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 10 prospect in Michigan (88 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 48 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 10 prospect in Michigan (88 rating)
Ranking change: -2 positionally and N/C in the state (same rating)

Bastrop (Texas) High DL Tiki Hola

New ranking: No. 94 defensive lineman nationally and No. 138 prospect in Texas (87 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 95 defensive lineman nationally and No. 138 prospect in Texas (87 rating)
Ranking change: +1 positionally and N/C in the state (same rating)

Charlotte (N.C.) Independence S Nick Reddish

New ranking: No. 65 safety nationally and No. 44 prospect in North Carolina (87 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 60 safety nationally and No. 44 prospect in North Carolina (87 rating)
Ranking change: -5 positionally and N/C in the state (same rating)

Boca Raton (Fla.) Saint Andrew’s School WR Dylan Faison

New ranking: No. 167 wide receiver nationally and No. 108 prospect in Florida (87 rating)
Previous ranking: No. 166 wide receiver nationally and No. 113 prospect in Florida (87 rating)
Ranking change: -1 positionally and -5 in the state (same rating)