Notre Dame football is projected to land high 4-star ‘26 defensive end Rodney Dunham.

Notre Dame football started its spring practices this past week, and with that brought not only the excitement for the upcoming season, but also recruits across the country.

One of the biggest names to be in South Bend this week was 2026 North Carolina defensive end Rodney Dunham. In a post on social media Saturday afternoon, the nation’s No. 33 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings said he had an “amazing visit.”

Then on Sunday, more good news for the Irish came, as On3‘s Mike Singer made a prediction that Dunham would eventually be part of Notre Dame’s recruiting class. This would be a massive recruiting win, as there aren’t many players across the country that are better than him.

There is still a long way to go in his recruitment, but at this moment, Notre Dame has put themselves in a fantastic position to land the elite pass rusher.

🚨𝐍𝐄𝐖🚨 Blue & Gold's @MikeTSinger has logged an expert prediction in favor of Notre Dame landing five-star EDGE Rodney Dunham ☘️

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