Larry Fitzgerald's Son Commits To Notre Dame, Joining Other Nfl Legends' Children With Fighting Irish

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish person brought successful yet different boy of a erstwhile NFL star. 

Devin Fitzgerald — nan boy of Arizona Cardinals prima Larry Fitzgerald, who should beryllium heading to nan Pro Football Hall of Fame successful 2026 pinch his first clip ballot — announced his committedness connected Saturday. 

He besides considered UCLA, but yet chose nan Fighting Irish.

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Brophy wide receivers Daylen Sharper (left) and Devin Fitzgerald talk outpouring believe astatine Brophy Prep Sports Complex successful Phoenix connected April 22, 2024. (IMAGN)

Fitzgerald is classed nan 55th-best receiver successful his 2026 class, per 247Sports.com. He is simply a three-star imaginable retired of Brophy Prep successful Arizona. 

He won’t beryllium nan only boy of a erstwhile NFL awesome looking to make his ain people connected nan game, arsenic nan Fighting Irish will beryllium filled pinch nan adjacent generation.

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The receivers room unsocial has Jerome Bettis Jr., nan boy of Pittsburgh Steelers fable Jerome Bettis; Elijah Burress, whose begetter is Super Bowl-champion receiver Plaxico Burress; and Kaydon Finley, nan boy of Green Bay Packers Super Bowl-champion Jermichael Finley. 

On defense, Thomas Davis Jr., nan boy of ex-Carolina Panthers All-Pro Thomas Davis, besides said he’s heading to South Bend successful 2026.

Fitzgerald revealed to ESPN that Notre Dame offered him a danasiwa successful May pursuing his inferior season, wherever he hauled successful 52 receptions for 720 yards pinch 9 touchdowns. He besides has a bully narration pinch Mike Brown, who he has known "since I was 5 years old."

Brophy Prep wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald shakes hands pinch players and coaches during an ASU 7 connected 7 tourney successful Tempe, connected June 12, 2025. (IMAGN)

"I’ve developed into a amended ballplayer, and they really deliberation I’m going to move into a awesome player," Fitzgerald told ESPN. "…He’s shown maine that I tin travel in, measurement up and play early. That’s their scheme pinch me."

The elder Fitzgerald became a prima astatine Pitt during his assemblage days, arsenic he won nan Biletnikoff Award successful 2003 arsenic conscionable a sophomore. He had complete 1,000 yards successful each of his 2 seasons arsenic a Panther earlier entering nan 2004 NFL Draft. 

He ended up being nan 3rd wide prime by nan Cardinals, and they kept him for 17 years. Fitzgerald would spell connected to person 1,432 catches for 17,492 yards and 121 touchdowns. He besides won nan 2016 Walter Payton Man of nan Year Award.

Brophy Prep wide receivers Donovan McNabb Jr. (left to right), Devin Fitzgerald and Daylen Sharper airs for a image during a believe astatine Brophy College Prepatory successful Phoenix connected Sept. 4, 2024. (IMAGN)

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"Having my dada location to thief maine passim nan recruiting process has been great," Devin Fitzgerald said of his father’s influence. "He knows what’s important."

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