Notre Dame vs Georgia Bulldogs: Recruiting Comparison

Notre Dame has eight four-stars, two three-stars, and an unranked player in their starting lineup. Georgia has three five-star players, six four star players, and one unranked player in the projected starting line up for the Sugar Bowl. 

The Irish have ten players who were Top 300 recruits coming out of high school between their starters and reserves which include running back Jeremiyah Love (No. 77), wide receiver Beaux Collins (No. 97), wide receiver Jaden Greathouse (No. 158), left tackle Anthonie Knapp (No. 265), left guard Billy Schrauth (No. 127), right guard Rocco Spindler (No. 65), right tackle Aamil Wagner (No. 80), running back Jadarian Price (No. 212), and tight end Eli Raridon (No. 139). 

Nine of Georgia's starters are former Top 300 recruits with seven of them being former Top 100 recruits. Defensive end Mykel Williams (No. 6), linebacker CJ Allen (No. 76), line backer Smael Mondon (No. 27), nickel corner Joenel Aguero (No. 47), cornerback Julian Humphrey (No. 82), cornerback Daylen Everette (No. 33), and safety Malaki Starks (No. 10) all ranked within the Top 100 coming out of high school. 

On paper, this matchup favors the Georgia defense who have the higher caliber recruits. The Bulldogs boast three five star players in their projected starting line up and three fiver star players in their reserves while the Irish don't have any former five star players in their projected starting line up. Notre Dame has four former Top 100 recruits between their starters and reserve players while Georgia has 11. 

Notre Dame Defense vs Georgia Offense

Notre Dame has eight four-star players and three three-star players in their projected starting lineup. Georgia has ten four-star players and one three star player in their projected starting line up. 

This matchup is significantly more even than on the offensive side of the ball with the Irish having five starters and six reserves ranked as former Top 300 recruits highlighted by linebacker Drayk Bowen (No. 103), cornerback Christian Gray (No. 112), defensive end Joshua Burnham (No. 108), defensive end Bryce Young (No. 56), linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (No. 42), and linebacker Jaylen Sneed (No. 35). 

Georgia has ten starters and three reserve players ranked as former Top 300 recruits highlighted by quarterback Gunnar Stockton (No. 149) who is stepping in for the injured Carson Beck, wide receiver Arian Smith (No. 80), tight end Oscar Delp (No. 83), left tackle Monroe Freeling (No. 32) and running backs Trevor Etienne (No. 286) and Nate Frazier (No. 49). 

Ranking wise, this matchup is relatively even, with a slight edge towards Georgia with them having a slightly higher number of Top 300 recruits between starters and their reserve players. They also have two more four-star players in their starting line up with ten compared to Notre Dame's eight. 

Looking at this matchup as a whole, the Bulldogs hold the advantage. Year in and year out, their recruiting higher ranked players than Notre Dame. Head coach Marcus Freeman and the Irish have been closing the gap since he took over in South Bend. Can this be the game that changes the narrative and moves Notre Dame closer to recruiting those five-star caliber players? 

CLASS RANKINGS

Here are the class rankings of the two programs from the last five seasons. (247 Composite Ranking)

Notre Dame

2024 - 9
2023 - 12
2022 - 7
2021 - 9
2020 - 18

Georgia

2024 - 1
2023 - 2
2022 - 3
2021 - 4
2020 - 1

Advantage: Georgia