Irish, Brian Kelly assemble a Top 25 list of recruits

If recruiting is truly the cornerstone of a successful program, then Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly took a giant step forward in returning the Irish program to greatness on Wednesday, with the signing of one of the best recruiting classes in the country.

Those numbers/rankings won't be released until later on Wednesday night, but Notre Dame figures to be in the Top 25 with a class led by Troy Niklas, Anthony Rabasa, Everett Golson, Ishaq Williams and Jalen Brown.

Notre Dame received a total of 18 National Letters of Intent during a three-plus hour period on Wednesday.

To see the entire list of Notre Dame recruits from National Signing Day, continue to read below.

Notre Dame Recruiting Class of 2011

• George Atkinson III    Skill/WR    6-2    190    Livermore, Calif. (Granada)   
• Josh Atkinson    Skill/DB    6-0    185    Livermore, Calif. (Granada)
• Jalen Brown    Skill/DB    6-1    180    Irving, Texas (MacArthur)   
• Kyle Brindza    Specialist/K/P    6-1    219    Canton, Mich. (Plymouth)   
• Brad Carrico    Power/DL    6-5.5    287    Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)
• Ben Councell    Big Skill/LB    6-5    220    Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds)   
• DaVaris Daniels    Skill/WR    6-2    175    Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills)   
• Matthias Farley    Skill/DB    6-0    194    Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian)   
• Everett Golson    Skill/QB    6-0    170    Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach)   
• Jarrett Grace    Big Skill/LB    6-3    235    Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 
• Conor Hanratty    Power/OL    6-4    295    New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan)  
• Eilar Hardy    Skill/DB    6-0    172    Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Pickerington)  
• Matt Hegarty    Power/OL    6-5    280    Aztec, N.M. (Aztec)   
• Chase Hounshell    Power/DL    6-5    255    Kirtland, Ohio (Lake Catholic)  
• Ben Koyack    Big Skill/TE    6-5    242    Oil City, Pa. (Oil City)  
• Aaron Lynch    Power/DL    6-6    240    Cape Coral, Fla. (Island Coast)  
• Nick Martin    Power/OL    6-4    270    Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 
• Cam McDaniel    Skill/RB    5-10    192    Coppell, Texas (Coppell)   
• Troy Niklas    Big Skill/TE/DL    6-7    240    Fullerton, Calif. (Servite)   
• Anthony Rabasa    Big Skill/LB    6-3.5    233    Miami, Fla. (Columbus)  
• Tony Springmann    Power/DL    6-6    275    Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)   
• Stephon Tuitt    Power/DL    6-5    270    Monroe, Ga. (Monroe)   
• Ishaq Williams    Big Skill/LB    6-5    242    Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln)