Notre Dame made a statement on the recruiting trail Wednesday, beating out Indiana and Michigan State for top-10 2025 prospect Jalen Haralson, the best boys’ high school player in the state of Indiana.
Micah Shrewsberry has recruited effectively since taking over in South Bend after the 2022-23 season, landing four ESPN 100 prospects in the past 18 months. Wednesday was different. Haralson was a national recruit, with offers from the likes of Duke, Kansas, Auburn, Missouri and others. He was a priority for Indiana, whom Mike Woodson and his staff spent plenty of time trying to woo to Bloomington. Michigan State was involved, Purdue was involved.
And Notre Dame — which last won an NCAA tournament game in 2016 — beat them all out.
Haralson becomes the Fighting Irish’s highest-ranked commitment in the modern recruiting era, the program’s first top-10 recruit since the ESPN recruiting database began in 2007.
Let’s take a deeper look at the impact of Haralson’s commitment, for Notre Dame as well as the finalists who missed out.
