Notre Dame and Ohio State will meet Monday for the College Football
Playoff national championship in Atlanta. The Fighting Irish are seeking their first title since 1988 while the Buckeyes last won it all in 2014. What do the
247Sports player ratings say about the talent level of both rosters?
Every player on each roster was included on this list regardless of playing time.
Notre DameJaylen Sneed,
Hilton Head Island (S.C.)
Four-star prospects (57)Sullivan Absher,
South Point (Belmont, N.C.)Steve Angeli,
Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)Jaiden Ausberry,
University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)Tosh Baker,
Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.)Kevin Bauman,
Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.)Jordan Botelho,
St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)Drayk Bowen,
Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.)Tyler Buchner,
Helix (La Mesa, Calif.)Josh Burnham,
Traverse City Central (Traverse City, Mich.)C.J. Carr,
Saline (Mich.)Ty Chan,
Lawrence Academy (Groton, Mass.)Jordan Clark, University Lab
Beaux Collins,
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)Deion Colzie,
Athens Academy (Athens, Ga.)Ashton Craig,
Lawrenceburg (Ind.)Howard Cross,
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)Cooper Flanagan,
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Devyn Ford,
North Stafford (Stafford, Va.)Micah Gilbert, Charlotte Christian
Christian Gray,
De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis, Mo.)Jaden Greathouse,
Westlake (Austin, Texas)Devan Houstan,
Saint James (Hagerstown, Md.)Charles Jagusah,
Alleman (Rock Island, Ill.)Brauntae Johnson,
Fort Wayne North Side (Fort Wayne, Ind.)Peter Jones,
Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.)Jack Kiser,
Pioneer (Royal Center, Ind.)Anthonie Knapp,
Roswell (Ga.)Guerby Lambert,
Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, Mass.)Jeremiyah Love,
Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Mo.)Rylie Mills,
Lake Forest (Ill.)Kenny Minchey,
Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville, Tenn.)Ben Minich,
Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio)Leonard Moore,
Round Rock (Texas)Benjamin Morrison,
Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.)Armel Mukam,
Woodberry Forest (Va.)Joe Otting,
Hayden (Topeka, Kan.)Gi'Bran Payne,
La Salle (Cincinnati, Ohio)Sam Pendleton,
Reagan (Pfafftown, N.C.)Styles Prescod,
Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)Jadarian Price,
Denison (Texas)Eli Raridon,
Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa)Gabriel Rubio,
Lutheran (St. Peters, Mo.)Logan Saldate,
Palma (Salinas, Calif.)Billy Schrauth,
St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac, Wis.)Adon Shuler,
Irvington (N.J.)Rocco Spindler,
Clarkston (Mich.)Jayden Thomas,
Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.)Loghan Thomas,
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)Boubacar Traore, Catholic Memorial
Niuafe Tuihalamaka,
Bishop Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.)Brenan Vernon,
Mentor (Ohio)Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, St. John Bosco
Aamil Wagner,
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)Xavier Watts,
Burke (Omaha, Neb.)Aneyas Williams,
Hannibal (Mo.)Cam Williams,
Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)Kedren Young,
Lufkin (Texas)Three-star prospects (26)Taebron Bennie-Powell, Lakota West
Pat Coogan,
Marist (Chicago, Ill.)Mitchell Evans,
Wadsworth (Ohio)Henry Garrity,
Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)Jayden Harrison,
Pearl-Cohn (Nashville, Tenn.)Rod Heard II,
Harrison (Farmington Hills, Mich.)Donovan Hinish,
Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Karson Hobbs,
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)Mitch Jeter,
Cannon (Concord, N.C.)Bodie Kahoun,
Patrick Henry (Roanoke, Va.)Kahanu Kia,
Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)Jack Larsen,
Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.)Riley Leonard,
Fairhope (Fairhope, Ala.)Kris Mitchell,
Mandarin (Jacksonville, Fla.)Cole Mullins,
Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.)R.J. Oben,
St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.)Jason Onye,
Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, R.I.)Anthony Rezac,
Omaha Westside (Omaha, Neb.)Teddy Rezac, Omaha Westside
Sean Sevillano,
Clearwater Academy International (Clearwater, Fla.)Kaleb Smith,
Reedy (Frisco, Texas)Luke Talich,
Cody (Wyo.)Chris Terek,
Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)Chance Tucker,
Crespi (Encino, Calif.)Kennedy Urlacher,
Chandler (Ariz.)Preston Zinter,
Central Catholic (Lawrence, Mass.)Two-star prospects (2)Justin Fisher,
Mishawaka (Ind.)Rino Monteforte,
Kellenberg Memorial (Uniondale, N.Y.)Unrated (32)Tre Reader,
Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.)Jordan Faison,
Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.)Max Anderson,
St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, Minn.)Marty Auer,
Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)Quentin Autry,
Notre Dame (Lawrenceville, N.J.)William Bartel,
La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.)Mickey Brown,
St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.)Dylan Devezin,
St. Augustine (New Orleans, La.)Marcello Diomede, Glenbard West
Charles Du,
Stevenson (Pebble Beach, Calif.)Isaiah Dunn,
St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.)Eric Goins,
Oakton (Vienna, Va.)Max Hurleman,
Wyomissing (Pa.)Matt Jeffery,
Cheshire (Conn.)Andrew Kros,
St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)Kobi Onyiuke,
Benedictine (Richmond, Va.)Jack Polian,
Ponte Vedra (Fla.)Tommy Powlus,
Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.)James Rendell, Australia
Grant Ristoff,
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)Jerry Rullo,
William Penn Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.)Chris Salerno, Crespi
Leo Scheidler, Lake Forest
Charlie Selna,
Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton, Calif.)Davis Sherwood,
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)Xavier Southall,
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Jake Tafelski,
Dearborn (Mich.)Joseph Vinci,
Westwood (Mass.)Alex Whitman,
Peddie (Hightstown, N.J.)Robbie Wollan, St. Thomas Academy
Andrew Yanoshak,
Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona, Pa.)Zac Yoakam,
Upper Arlington (Columbus, Ohio)Ohio StateFive-star prospects (14)Caleb Downs, Mill Creek
Emeka Egubka,
Steilacoom (Wash.)Mylan Graham,
New Haven (Ind.)TreVeyon Henderson,
Hopewell (Va.)C.J. Hicks,
Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio)Eddrick Houston,
Buford (Ga.)Donovan Jackson,
Episcopal (Bellaire, Texas)Jack Sawyer,
Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio)Julian Sayin,
Carlsbad (Calif.)Aaron Scott Jr.,
Springfield (Ohio)Jeremiah Smith,
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.)Sonny Styles,
Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)Carnell Tate, IMG Academy
J.T. Tuimoloau,
Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.)Four-star prospects (50)Kojo Antwi,
Lambert (Suwanee, Ga.)Deontae Armstrong, St. Edward
Devontae Armstrong, St. Edward
Devin Brown,
Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)Denzel Burke,
Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)Bennett Christian,
Allatoona (Acworth, Ga.)Caden Curry,
Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.)George Fitzpatrick,
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)Jordan Hancock,
North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.)Malik Hartford, Lakota West
Carson Hinzman,
St. Croix Central (Hammond, Wis.)Davison Igbinosun,
Union (N.J.)Brandon Inniss,
American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)Kenyatta Jackson, Chaminade-Madonna
Hero Kanu,
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)Lincoln Kienholz,
Pierre T.F. Riggs (Pierre, S.D.)Dominic Kirks,
Riverside (Painesville, Ohio)Max LeBlanc,
Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)Miles Lockhart,
Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)Tywone Malone, Bergen Catholic
Jermaine Mathews Jr.,
Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio)Jaylen McClain,
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.)Kayden McDonald, North Gwinnett
Mitchell Melton, Our Lady of Good Counsel
Joshua Mickens,
Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)Luke Montgomery,
Findlay (Ohio)Ian Moore,
New Palestine (Ind.)Jason Moore,
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)Keenan Nelson Jr.,
St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.)Joshua Padilla, Wayne
James Peoples,
Veterans Memorial (San Antonio, Texas)Payton Pierce,
Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas)Lathan Ransom,
Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, Ariz.)Arvell Reese,
Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)Bryson Rodgers,
Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel, Fla.)Gee Scott Jr., Eastside Catholic
Austin Siereveld,
Lakota East (Liberty Township, Ohio)Josh Simmons, Helix
Calvin Simpson-Hunt,
Waxahachie (Texas)Cody Simon, St. Peter's Prep
Will Smith Jr.,
Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio)Garrett Stover,
Big Walnut (Sunbury, Ohio)Lorenzo Styles Jr., Pickerington Central
Jelani Thurman,
Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.)Tegra Tshabola, Lakota West
Gabe VanSickle,
Coopersville (Mich.)Bryce West, Glenville
Kourt Williams, St. John Bosco
Tyleik Williams,
Unity Reed (Manassas, Va.)Damarion Witten, Glenville
Three-star prospects (11)Josh Fryar,
Beech Grove (Ind.)Ty Hamilton, Pickerington Central
Will Howard,
Downingtown West (Downingtown, Pa.)Seth McLaughlin, Buford
Eric Mensah,
Mountain View (Stafford, Va.)Leroy Roker III,
Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.)Ryan Rudzinski,
Bishop Watterson (Columbus, Ohio)Joey Velazquez,
St. Francis DeSales (Columbus, Ohio)Dorian Williams,
Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio)Sam Williams-Dixon, Pickerington North
Toby Wilson,
Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio)Two-star prospects (3)Caden Davis,
Mason (Ohio)Will Kacmarek,
MICDS (St. Louis, Mo.)Casey Magyar,
Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio)Unrated (37)David Adolph,
Dublin Jerome (Dublin, Ohio)Nolan Baudo, Marist
Chase Brecht,
Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio)T.C. Caffey,
Hubbard (Ohio)Cade Casto, St. Edward
Alec DelSignore,
Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, Ohio)Morrow Evans, Episcopal
John Ferlmann,
Boulder Creek (Anthem, Ariz.)Jayden Fielding, IMG Academy
Julian Goines-Jackson,
Zanesville (Ohio)Glorien Gough,
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Diante Griffin,
Lima Senior (Lima, Ohio)Zach Hayes,
Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.)Zak Herbstreit,
Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)Hadi Jawad, Dearborn
Collin Johnson,
New Albany (Ohio)Brenten Jones,
Steubenville (Ohio)Shawn Lodge,
St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)Max Lomonico, Pickerington Central
Simon Lorentz,
Dover (Ohio)Mason Maggs, Dublin Coffman
Nick McLarty, Australia
Joe McGuire, Australia
Jace Middleton, Olentangy
Bukari Miles Jr., Lakota West
Joop Mitchell,
Wyoming (Cincinnati, Ohio)Jalen Pace, MICDS
Bryce Prater,
Stafford (Texas)Chad Ray,
Dublin Scioto (Dublin, Ohio)Nate Riegle, Findlay
Eli Riggs,
Indian Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio)Brennen Schramm,
Medina (Ohio)Rashid SeSay,
West Muskingum (Zanesville, Ohio)Austin Snyder,
Groveport-Madison (Groveport, Ohio)Reis Stocksdale,
Little Miami (Morrow, Ohio)Ahmed Tounkara,
Olentangy Berlin (Delaware, Ohio)Anthony Venneri, Canada
