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Nineteen players committed prior to the start of the season, with a run to the title game helping to top off the 2013 recruiting class, one ranked No. 3 nationally by 247Sports behind two-time defending champ Alabama and Ohio State. The goal, as it is with every program, is to address high-priority needs, restock the shelves and build depth on both sides of the football. For a Notre Dame program that didn't even have 85 scholarship players last fall, including a thin offensive line group that affected how the Irish prepared down the stretch, this year's class seems to check off all the boxes. "Our future is predicated on the last game that you play, so we begin today by talking about what our future's going to look like," Kelly said. "I think we all know, and I've made it pretty clear, that after the last game you play, you want to be taking that next step forward. "For us, taking that next step forward is to continue to build our football program within, and developing football players, so when they get back on the field in 2013 we finish it off. This class 2013 Notre Dame Football Recruiting Class Name Hunter Bivin Greg Bryant Devin Butler Michael Deeb Steve Elmer Tarean Folston William Fuller Mike Heuerman Torii Hunter Jr. Rashad Kinlaw Cole Luke Jacob Matuska Mike McGlinchey Colin McGovern John Montelus James Onwualu Doug Randolph Max Redfield Corey Robinson Isaac Rochell Jaylon Smith Durham Smythe Eddie Vanderdoes Malik Zaire Pos. OL RB DB LB OL RB WR TE WR DB DB DL OL OL OL WR LB DB WR DL LB TE DL QB Ht. 6-6 5-11 6-1½ 6-2 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-4½ 6-7½ 6-5 6-5 6-1½ 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-1½ Wt. 290 200 180 235 300 190 180 225 180 185 180 255 280 280 305 210 230 195 190 265 220 230 285 190 Hometown (High School) Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo) Delray Beach, Fla. (American Heritage) Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) Midland, Mich. (Midland) Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa) Philadelphia (Roman Catholic) Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier) Prosper, Texas (Prosper) Galloway, N.J. (Absegami) Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton) Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Hartley) Philadelphia (William Penn Charter) New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) Everett, Mass. (Everett) Saint Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Richmond, Va. (Woodberry Forest) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) San Antonio (Christian Academy) McDonough, Ga. (Eagle's Landing) Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) Belton, Texas (Belton) Auburn, Calif. (Placer) Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter)