Notre Dame bolsters its 2025 recruiting class with a key addition—landing a 4-star offensive lineman to strengthen the Fighting Irish front.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have landed one of the best high school football offensive lineman in the country in their 2026 class. Tyler Merrill of Mechanicsburg, PA. has announced his commitment to Notre Dame.

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Tyler Merrill is a four-star recruit according to 247 Sports. He is the #61 player in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 IOL and the #2 player in the state of Pennsylvania. Merrill currently attends Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Indiana football landed its 19th transfer portal recruit and third reinforcement on the offensive line Friday in Pat Coogan committed to the Hoosiers, according to his post on X. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

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