Irish land WR Fitzgerald, son of ex-NFL star Larry

Class of 2026 wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald, lad of 11-time Pro Bowl enactment and 2nd all-time NFL receiving yards person Larry Fitzgerald, has committed to Notre Dame, helium announced Saturday night.

Fitzgerald, a three-star walk catcher from Arizona's Brophy Prep, is ESPN's 71st-ranked wide receiver imaginable successful the 2026 class. He chose the Fighting Irish implicit UCLA and lands arsenic the 24th subordinate successful Notre Dame's incoming recruiting class, which sits 4th successful ESPN's latest people rankings for the 2026 cycle.

Fitzgerald told ESPN that the Irish person been accordant successful his recruitment since his freshman year. However, Notre Dame waited until May to widen a assistance offer, joining the drawstring of funny Power 4 programs that entered Fitzgerald's process this outpouring aft helium caught 52 passes for 720 yards and 9 touchdowns successful a breakout inferior run past fall.

Fitzgerald's recruitment to the Irish was led by Notre Dame wide receivers manager Mike Brown, who played successful the NFL from 2012-15.

"I've developed into a amended ballplayer and they truly deliberation I'm going to crook into a large player," Fitzgerald told ESPN. "I've known Coach Brown since I was 5 years old. He's shown maine that I tin travel in, measurement up and play early. That's their program with me."

Fitzgerald volition travel successful his father's footsteps into large assemblage shot erstwhile helium signs with the Irish aboriginal this year.

Larry Fitzgerald emerged arsenic 1 of assemblage football's astir prolific walk catchers from 2002-03. He eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving successful each of his 2 assemblage seasons astatine Pittsburgh, finishing 2nd successful the Heisman Trophy voting and winning the Biletnikoff Award arsenic a sophomore successful 2003.

The No. 3 wide enactment successful the 2004 NFL draft, Larry Fitzgerald spent his full 17-season NFL vocation with the Arizona Cardinals, securing first-team All-Pro honors successful 2008. He retired successful 2020 trailing lone Jerry Rice for 2nd connected the NFL's all-time receptions (1,432) and receiving yards (17,492).

"Having my dada determination to assistance maine passim the recruiting process has been great," Devin Fitzgerald told ESPN. "He knows what's important. You privation to spell determination you consciousness similar you beryllium and wherever you acceptable in."

He commits to Notre Dame arsenic the 3rd NFL bloodline acceptable to articulation the Irish successful 2006.

Four-star extracurricular linebacker, the lad of erstwhile Carolina Panthers All-Pro Thomas Davis, has been pledged to the program's 2026 people since his pledge past November. Four-star wide receiver Kaydon Finley followed connected Friday erstwhile helium committed to Notre Dame implicit Texas connected Friday; ESPN's No. 114 imaginable is the lad of erstwhile Green Bay Packers choky extremity and Super Bowl XLV champion Jermichael Finley.

Devin Fitzgerald present stands arsenic 1 of 4 wide receivers committed to Notre Dame this cycle, pursuing Finley, Bubba Frazier (No. 266 overall) and three-star enlistee Dylan Faison. The Irish's incoming wide receiver people could turn again connected Sunday erstwhile Brayden Robinson, No. 293 successful the 2026 ESPN 300, announces his pledge betwixt Arizona, Miami and Notre Dame.