Class of 2024 Safety Kennedy Urlacher commits to Notre Dame

Three-star safety Kennedy Urlacher of Chandler (AZ) High announced his commitment to Notre Dame Monday night.

The 6-foot, 190 pounder chose the Fighting Irish over TCU, Miami, and Penn State.

Urlacher on why he chose Notre Dame

“The one thing that ultimately stood out to me about ND was the education and network that there is over there,” Urlacher said. “Another thing that helped was the relationships I have built with the coaching staff over there.”

Relationship with coaching staff + their plan for Urlacher

“I’m probably closest with coach Bowden,” Urlacher said. “He’s great because he’s straight up and genuine, and very high strung. The plan coach Golden and Coach O’Leary have for me is to be an impact player at safety when my time comes.”

The Arizona safety joins coach Freeman and the Fighting Irish’ top 8 class in the 2024 team rankings. He is accompanied by four-star wide receiver Cam Williams, four-star quarterback CJ Carr, and others.

Urlacher ranks as the No. 565 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 57 safety and the No. 12 player in the state of Arizona.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $25K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.