Adon Shuler, four-star safety, commits to Notre Dame

Four-star safety Adon Shuler has committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, he announced Sunday at 4:00 PM EST on CBS Sports HQ.

The Irvington High School (Irvington, N.J.) athlete, who was being recruited as a safety, chose Notre Dame over Penn State and Maryland.

Below is the announcement via Twitter from Hayes Fawcett, On3’s national college football recruiting social media expert.

BREAKING: Four-Star ATH Adon Shuler has just Committed to Notre Dame, he tells @On3Recruits and live on @cbssportshq

The 6’0 190 ATH from Irvington, NJ chose the Fighting Irish over Maryland and Penn State

Notre Dame now has the #3 Class in the 2023 Team Rankings. pic.twitter.com/82NRUI6tuw

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) August 15, 2021

He spoke about the Irish recently with 247sports’ Brian Dohn.

“Notre Dame is a cool school,” Shuler said. “Notre is Notre Dame. They have the four (years) for 40 (years). All schools have that, but that was real good. It’s a rich culture. Everything they have been doing in the past years is going to continue. That is a big thing about Notre Dame. The coaching staff is good. They do their fair share of recruiting.”

Notre Dame offered Shuler in late May 2021, and he immediately began building a relationship with the Fighting Irish and defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman.

Shuler is ranked as a four-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle, according to Rivals.com and 247sports.com. Shuler is a standout track athlete as well, he ran an 11.89 second 100-meter dash as a sophomore. The Irvington, New Jersey native also competed in the triple jump and the long jump.

Other schools that offered Shuler were Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida, and Georgia Tech. He piled up 14 offers from a number of different schools across the country.

Adon Shuler checks in at 6-feet, 190 pounds and is rated as the 15th best safety prospect in America for the 2023 class, according to Rivals.com. He’s currently rated as the 213th best overall prospect in the country for the 2023 recruiting cycle.

NOTRE DAME 2023 RECRUITING CLASS

Head coach Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish have currently locked up three commitments for their 2023 recruiting class.

The highest-rated prospect of their 2023 class is Brenan Vernon out of Mentor (Mentor, Ohio). Vernon is rated as a four-star prospect according to 247sports.com. Listed at 6-foot-5, 245 pounds, he’s currently rated as the 13th best defensive lineman in America, according to 247sports.com. He chose the Irish over a number of big time programs such as Ohio State and Alabama. Vernon had 13 scholarship offers total.

Another highly touted prospect the Irish have committed in their 2023 class is Keon Keeley, a four-star edge out of Berkley Prep (Tampa, Florida). He checks in at 6-foot-5, 230 pounds. Keeley is rated as the 100th best overall prospect in America, according to 247sports.com. He’s also rated as the 5th best edge prospect in the country. Keeley picked the Irish over Arizona State, Florida, Florida State, and Georgia Tech, among others.

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman continues to light it up on the recruiting trail and demonstrate why he’s one of the hottest commodities in college football today.

Notre Dame currently has the third ranked recruiting class in the 2023 Team Rankings.