Notre Dame made program history on the recruiting trail with the commitment of five-star forward Jalen Haralson, who made his pledge live on CBS Sports HQ and the 247Sports YouTube channel. The No. 14 player in the Class of 2025, according to 247Sports, is Notre Dame’s highest-ranked pledge in the internet rankings era.
Haralson is the second five-star to commit to the Fighting Irish in the 247Sports era, joining JJ Starling (No. 22 overall in 2022). Haralson is Notre Dame’s second commitment for ’25 following Brady Koehler’s commitment earlier this week. Notre Dame’s class now projects at No. 5, per 247Sports, behind Iowa State, Butler, Marquette and Kentucky.
Haralson took an official visit to Michigan State, Indiana and Notre Dame within the last month. The star player for the La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana, is the No. 1 ranked player in the state and the fourth five-star prospect in the class to commit. The first domino of the 2025 recruiting cycle fell when five-star guard Darius Acuff Jr. pledged to Arkansas in July. Since then: Isiah Harwell (Houston), Jasper Johnson (Kentucky) and now Haralson (Notre Dame) announced their commitments.
