Notre Dame’s lacrosse program is making some noise on the recruiting trail while most of the college sports conversation stays locked on football.
Kevin Corrigan and his staff have been stacking commitments for the class of 2028 at a sharp pace over the last two weeks, landing multiple four-star prospects and the No. 2 player in the class. According to Inside Lacrosse, Notre Dame’s 2028 group sits at No. 11 nationally, though the Irish are tied for the fewest commitments among teams in the top 12.
The class got rolling on September 10, 2026, when Dylan Choi became the first pledge. The Culver Academy Prep goalie from Indiana is a four-star and the No. 65 overall player in the class, according to Inside Lacrosse. He also plays for the Thuner 2028 Blue Club team.
Inside Lacrosse described the 6-foot goalie as someone who “read shooters well from mid and long range,” while also pointing to his patience against fakes and his activity outside the crease. The outlet ranked him as the No. 5 goalie in the class. On his IMLCA profile, Choi said he valued programs with a strong culture and brotherhood, and that he wants to study business or entrepreneurship.
Two days later, Notre Dame added another four-star in Karl Robison, a faceoff specialist from Santa Margarita Catholic in California who also plays for the Mad Dog National 2028 Gold team. Robison is ranked No. 28 overall by Inside Lacrosse and No. 2 at his position, behind only Eli Ricci, who had already committed to North Carolina.
Robison’s résumé stretches beyond the prep and club circuits. He played for fourth-place Jamaica at the 2026 Pan-American Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
In the third-place game, he took 28 draws and won 15, but Jamaica fell to Haudenosaunee 16-9. During pool play, he scored against the United States.
In a 22-2 win over Colombia, he put up a hat trick and won 18 of 24 draws.
The Irish kept the momentum going on September 13 with the addition of Max Marschner, a defenseman from Brunswick School in Connecticut. Marschner, who plays for 2Way Black 2028, checks in at 6-foot-5 and 200 pounds. Inside Lacrosse called him “slicker than the rest of the 2Way poles,” and ranked him No. 43 in the class and eighth among defensemen.
In his commitment message, Marschner thanked Kevin and Matt Kavanagh of the Kavanagh Sports Group for helping him through the process, along with the Notre Dame staff.
“Lastly,” Marschner wrote on social media, “thank you to Coach Corrigan, Coach Wellner, Coach Garnsey, Coach Wojcik, and Coach Simpson for giving me such a special opportunity. I am truly grateful to play lacrosse at the school of my dreams.”
Notre Dame’s biggest splash so far came on September 15, 2026, when it landed Harrison Tyler, the top piece of the class to this point. The Lawrenceville, New Jersey attackman is listed at 6-foot-0 and 170 pounds, and he is ranked No. 2 overall in the class and No. 2 at attack behind only Landen O’Neil.
Tyler is one of 26 five-stars in the class of 2028 and Notre Dame’s only five-star commitment so far. Inside Lacrosse pointed to his vision, his poise under pressure, and his quick first step as major strengths, while also noting his limited range as a shooter. Still, his ability to distribute and stay calm gives him, in the outlet’s words, “electricity.”
He also suits up for the LI Express 2028 Chucks out of Smithtown, New York, where he is one of three players to earn five-star status from Inside Lacrosse, along with Ben Smith of Princeton and Aidan Dale of Maryland.
Tyler announced his commitment on Instagram on September 16 and thanked his current coaches, current and former teammates, and the Notre Dame staff. He closed with a message that made the destination plain.
“Finally,” wrote Tyler, “thank you to Coach Corrigan, Coach Wellner, Coach Wojcik, and Coach Garnsey for believing in me. I'm honored and humbled by the opportunity to play at Notre Dame and to become a member of the Fighting Irish family. Go Irish.”
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