Three-star large receiver Devin Fitzgerald, the son of NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald, dedicated to Notre Dame on Saturday over Clemson, Stanford and UCLA. The Brophy Faculty Preparatory product out of Phoenix, Arizona, is the newest participant to decide to Notre Dame within the 2026 recruiting class, because the Preventing Irish presently maintain the fourth-ranked class within the cycle behind USC, Georgia and Texas A&M.

“I selected Notre Dame due to the individuals, the tradition, and the aim behind every little thing they do,” Fitzgerald informed 247Sports. “It isn’t nearly soccer. It is about constructing one thing larger — a future, a legacy.”

Throughout his junior season at Brophy Faculty Preparatory, Fitzgerald hauled in 52 catches for 720 yards and 9 touchdowns in 13 video games.

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Fitzgerald ranks because the No. 2 participant within the state of Arizona and is the Fifty fifth-ranked large receiver within the 2026 recruiting class. Fitzgerald marks Notre Dame’s twenty fourth dedication within the class, becoming a member of blue-chip recruits similar to five-star edge Rodney Dunham, five-star security Joey O’Brien, four-star cornerback Khary Adams and four-star tight finish Ian Premer.

“What actually set Notre Dame aside for me was the individuals,” Fitzgerald mentioned. “The recruits I met had been like-minded — they’d the identical targets, the identical drive. I knew being round them would push me to be higher, each on and off the sphere.”

For the reason that begin of final month, Notre Dame has secured commitments from eight recruits within the 2026 class — together with Fitzgerald.