{"id":184760,"date":"2025-07-06T01:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T01:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/184760\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T01:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T01:49:10","slug":"devin-fitzgerald-larrys-son-commits-to-notre-dame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/184760\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Fitzgerald, Larry’s son, commits to Notre Dame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phoenix Brophy Prep wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald, the son of Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald, committed<\/a> to Notre Dame as a three-star wide receiver in the 2026 class on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Devin is the No. 453 overall prospect in 2026 and No. 72 wide receiver, per 247Sports\u2019 composite ranking.<\/p>\n

He had 52 receptions for 720 yards and nine touchdowns over 13 games as Brophy earned the No. 1 seed in the state 6A bracket and reached the semifinals in 2024.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Fitzgerald was described by 247\u2019s Greg Biggins as a \u201clegitimate high major, NFL prospect in his own right and has the tools to be an immediate impact player at the next level as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald is one of several NFL sons now playing at Brophy. The list also includes:<\/p>\n

WR Daylen Sharper, son of Darren; No. 578 overall in 2026 (Stanford commit)
\nLB Bastian Vanden Bosch, twin son of Kyle; No. 1243 in 2026
\nQB Case Vanden Bosch, twin son of Kyle; No. 2162 in 2026 (Air Force commit)
\nWR Donovan McNabb Jr., son of Donovan; No. 603 in 2027<\/p>\n

Was Arizona State recruiting Devin Fitzgerald?<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald was offered by Kenny Dillingham and the Sun Devils in January, prompting a kind message<\/a> from the young receiver\u2019s father about how Dillingham has turned ASU around.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously ASU is a program that\u2019s truly on the rise,\u201d Fitzgerald told\u00a0Arizona Sports\u2019\u00a0Tyler Drake at the WM Phoenix Open Annexus Pro-Am. \u201cCoach Dillingham is one of the best coaches in all of football in terms of developing players and really galvanizing the community here and the Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dillingham mentioned soon after Fitzgerald was someone he was a huge fan of when growing up as a football fan in the Valley but was unable to speak on Devin specifically because of NCAA rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s pretty cool to hear that from somebody who I, as a fan, grew up watching at home on Sundays to see how he did it in such a professional manner \u2026 in such a respectful way, not just on the football field,\u201d Dillingham said on a February Zoom call with reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you think about Fitzgerald, yeah, you think about how good he was at football, but I think what people remember is just how good of a person he was. They remember him as Larry Fitzgerald. Man, that dude was so cool when I met him. That dude was smart. That dude\u2019s involved in the community. There\u2019s so much more depth to Larry than, you know, the football player Larry. And I think that\u2019s what separates him and that\u2019s what makes him the legend he is today in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The kind exchange did not bear fruit, as ASU was not included in Devin\u2019s final four choices that included Stanford, UCLA and Clemson in addition to the Fighting Irish.<\/p>\n

It represented a missed opportunity for the rising program, which lost another 2026 wide receiver target in four-star Kaydon Finley to the Irish over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Finley, the son of former Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, was circled by ASU QB-commit Jake Fette as an important target he was trying to bring with him.<\/p>\n

Previous wide receiver commit Nalin Scott also flipped to Nebraska in recent weeks, leaving ASU\u2019s 2026 receiver class less promising than it initially appeared.<\/p>\n

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