Overview
- Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons standout Xavier Hasan committed to the Irish over Florida State, Ohio State, North Carolina and Tennessee.
- Rivals ranks Hasan among the nation’s top cornerbacks and the No. 1 prospect in North Carolina, with 10 interceptions over the past two seasons.
- Hasan cited Notre Dame’s honest recruiting approach, life-after-football emphasis and defensive back development under assistant Mike Mickens.
- The commitment continues Notre Dame’s secondary-focused surge for 2027, joining recent blue-chip pledges CB Ace Alston and S Khalil Terry.
- Notre Dame now has nine verbal commitments in the 2027 cycle, a non-binding tally that could evolve as prospects such as QB Teddy Jarrard weigh reclassification.