FOX Sports names Notre Dame safety Adon Shuler a breakout candidate for 2025
Notre Dame continues to rack up preseason accolades.
As the 2025 college football season nears, FOX Sports ranked its Top 10 breakout candidates, and Fighting Irish defender Adon Shuler made the list.
The redshirt sophomore safety was a big part of Notre Dame's stout defense on its journey to the College Football Playoff national championship game. He became a first-year starter in former coordinator Al Golden's defense, and it was a unit that finished 11th in total defense, fourth in scoring defense and fourth in pass defense.
Shuler, a former four-star recruit, played 768 snaps—third-most on the team—and recorded 59 tackles with three interceptions, including a Pick-Six against Georgia Tech. The safety will now be a veteran presence in the secondary under new DC Chris Ash, especially with Xavier Watts and Jordan Clark now in the NFL.
This is a Fighting Irish secondary that expects to be among the nation's best this fall.
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