Notre Dame Football Recruiting: Predicting All the Recruits Who Will Sign on NSD

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Two days from national signing day, Notre Dame football is still looking for a late flurry to its recruiting class of 2016.

The Irish already have five signees—linebacker/defensive end Daelin Hayes, defensive end Khalid Kareem, safety Devin Studstill, safety Spencer Perry and wide receiver Kevin Stepherson—enrolled early in South Bend.

Seventeen other verbal commitments have already pledged to the Irish. Beyond that group of 22, which is ranked ninth nationally, who else will Notre Dame land by the end of the day Wednesday?

Name	Position
Daelin Hayes	LB/DE
Khalid Kareem	DL
Devin Studstill	DB
Spencer Perry	S
Kevin Stepherson	WR
Tommy Kraemer	OL
Liam Eichenberg	OL
Javon McKinley	WR
Chase Claypool	WR
Troy Pride Jr.	DB
Julian Okwara	DE
Donte Vaughn	CB
Tony Jones Jr.	RB
Parker Boudreaux	OL
Jalen Elliott	DB
D.J. Morgan	DB
Julian Love	CB
Ian Book	QB
Adetokunbo Ogundeji	DE
Deon McIntosh	RB
Jamir Jones	DE
John Shannon	LS
Jonathan Jones	LB
Demetris Robertson	WR

There are still six relevant names on Notre Dame's board as it creeps closer to signing day. Wide receiver Demetris Robertson and linebackers Caleb Kelly and Ben Davis are elite 5-star talents, while 4-star linebacker Jeffrey McCulloch, 4-star athlete Jordan Fuller and 3-star linebacker Jonathan Jones remain targets.

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Jones appears to be the most likely to ink with the Irish on Wednesday. The Orlando, Florida, native has narrowed his focus to Michigan and Notre Dame. Jones checks in as the No. 31 outside linebacker and No. 449 overall prospect in the class. He logged his official visit to South Bend in late September for the UMass blowout.

According to Irish247's Tom Loy, "all signs point toward him committing and signing with the Irish on Wednesday."

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Irish fans would certainly love to land Robertson, and the high-end wideout may be the next likeliest recruit.

The No. 1 wide receiver and No. 14 overall prospect in the nation, Robertson's recruitment has attracted plenty of attention the last few days. Robertson visited Georgia Tech over the weekend, though an Alabama visit was scrapped again.

This, of course, all comes just days after Notre Dame's in-home visit with Robertson in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday, when the Irish made tremors with their massive equipment truck.

What does it all mean? Tough to tell.

"There is still talk of visiting Georgia this weekend, but we still believe that he could surprise some people, shut things down and commit and sign 48 hours from now," Loy wrote Monday. "If that's the case, we're confident he ends up with Notre Dame."

Right now, we have the Irish holding off the late-charging competition.

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Oklahoma has long appeared to be the leader for Kelly, the No. 3 outside linebacker and No. 25 overall recruit in the class. Despite an official visit to South Bend in mid-December for Notre Dame's awards banquet weekend and an in-home visit from the Irish staff last week, we still like Oklahoma.

"Kelly looks like he's leaning toward Oklahoma over Notre Dame at this point," Loy wrote Monday. "Barring a change of heart, we expect him to suit up for the Sooners next season."

Might McCulloch stay in Big 12 country, too?

The Houston product is the No. 4 outside linebacker and No. 59 recruit in the country. McCulloch took his official visit to South Bend in mid-October and has since taken officials to Stanford, Michigan, Texas and Texas A&M. Loy still expects McCulloch to sign with Texas.

Rounding out the remaining linebackers, Davis is another top-tier 'backer. Notre Dame's equipment truck made a stop in Gordo, Alabama, to check in on the nation's No. 1 inside linebacker and No. 10 overall player. Loy expects Davis to sign with the Crimson Tide.

Fuller will make his announcement Monday night.

According to Loy, Fuller is down to Notre Dame, Michigan and Ohio State—with the Buckeyes as the favorite. The Westwood, New Jersey, native is the No. 6 athlete and No. 130 overall prospect.

Unless otherwise noted, all recruiting stats and information courtesy of 247Sports.com, and all quotes obtained firsthand. Star ratings reflect 247Sports composite rankings.

Mike Monaco is the lead Notre Dame writer for Bleacher Report. Follow @MikeMonaco_ on Twitter.