Notre Dame lands 3 NFL sons as committed recruits on national early signing day originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.There won’t be any college football program in the country with better gridiron bloodlines than the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.On national early signing day Wednesday, Notre Dame inked three new recruits who are the sons of former NFL stars.The new signings are:Devin Fitzgerald, son of WR Larry FitzgeraldKaydon Finley, son of TE Jermichael FinleyThomas Davis Jr., son of LB Thomas DavisDevin Fitzgerald, Kaydon Finley + Thomas Davis Jr. – the sons of Larry Fitzgerald, Jermichael Finley and Thomas Davis – have all now officially signed with Notre Dame.More NFL bloodlines set to join the Fighting Irish in ’26.📸 via @devinfitz118pic.twitter.com/qqrHruiCQ4— Eli Lederman (@ByEliLederman) December 3, 2025MORE: Inside the kind of college basketball win that only happens in Syracuse, N.Y.Fitzgerald and Finley are both wide receivers.Amazingly, they join a wide receiver room that already includes Jerome Bettis Jr. (yes, the son of The Bus) and Elijah Burress, the son of Plaxico.Those guys all catch passes from Lloyd Carr’s grandson, C.J. Carr.Thomas Davis Jr. is, like his pops, a stud linebacker.MORE: Famous rapper Toosii commits to play college football in the ACCNotre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has clearly tapped into the mindset of former NFL players when he’s recruiting their sons. Whatever he’s pitching, it’s resonating.It’s a huge deal, not just for the natural genetics and talent of the new recruits but to also have such legends of the game hanging around and supporting the Fighting Irish, even when they played their college football elsewhere.If Notre Dame can keep landing recruits like these guys, it’ll keep being in the national conversation every year.More news:Vandy, Miami urged to play 13th game in Hawaii as a CFP qualifierGiants need Jaxson Dart to learn a lesson from Drake MayeRajon Rondo’s son is getting buckets as an 8th grader on varsity4-star WR FatRat Brown just made a college commitment flipTom Brady’s niece is the No. 1 pick as a superstar in her sport’s draftGiannis Antetokounmpo’s social media changes point to a trade request