For people that hyperfocus on star ratings, you’ll love the recent news for Dunham.
In a recent ranking update on the On3 Consensus ranking, Dunham now sits as a five-star player and the No. 19 overall player in the 2026 class.
In an interview Dunham’s father did with On3 vice president Rodney Dunham recently, he spoke very highly of Notre Dame and their standing with his son. “He wants to go there and of course he’s excited they just played in the National Championship game,” his father told Wiltfong.
“They’ve always been top on my list but now this might bump them up to the top spot,” Dunham himself said after Notre Dame beat Penn State in the semifinal. “Need to start visiting them more in the near future.”
Dunham is considered a consensus four-star recruit by every major recruiting platform, and is nearly a top 50 overall player by each as well. 247Sports is especially high on Dunham, currently ranked as the No. 9 overall player and No. 2 EDGE in the 2026 recruiting class. That ranking also has Dunham pegged as the No. 2 player in the state of North Carolina.
There is a long list of outstanding programs that are pushing for Dunham. The 6-4, 230-pound pass rusher currently holds offers from Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Auburn, and Florida State among many, many others.