PHOENIX (WNDU) - Devin Fitzgerald [committed to Notre Dame on July 5](https://www.wndu.com/2025/07/06/notre-dame-football-gets-commitment-son-ex-nfl-star-larry-fitzgerald/). The 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior wide receiver from Brophy College Prep in Phoenix, Ariz., has built an impressive high school résumé. With more than 1,600 receiving yards and over 20 touchdowns to his name, Fitzgerald has proven himself as a top playmaker.
Head coach Jason Jewell says his work ethic has reached new heights this season.
“Improved, let’s put it that way,” Jewell says. “I’ve been on him a lot and we coach our kids hard. That’s part of the reason why our kids have success at the next level is because they have been put in a situation where they know the expectations and what the standards are of playing football at a high level. Also, what I am probably most proud of him for this year is receivers don’t like to block, and Devin has turned into a good blocker.”
The last name might sound familiar — Devin is the son of former NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who spent 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Having a father who’s been through the same journey gives Devin someone he can lean on for guidance.
“It’s been great to know somebody,” Fitzgerald says. “He’s my dad and he has been through the same process before, so it was good to put a list together to see what is most important and just going through everything little by little and making sure we make the right decision.”
Being the son of an NFL legend comes with its challenges, but Devin is carving out a path that’s entirely his own.
“The better I do on the field, and we play the same position, so comparisons are going to happen regardless,” Fitzgerald says. “I have talked to Marvin Harrison Jr. about this, and he said he wasn’t Marvin Harrison Jr. He was Marvin Harrison’s son until he started balling out at Ohio State, so I’m hoping to do the same thing at Notre Dame.”
As Devin closes out his senior year in Arizona, his coach says his impact on the program will never be forgotten.
“He’s a great teammate,” Jewell says. “Kids all like him, and I think that’s important to have a good locker room, so I mean he is already a talented football player. He is going to Notre Dame for a reason. It’s not because of who his dad is, but it’s because he has talent.”
He looks to make a new kind of impact at Notre Dame starting in 2026.
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