On300 four-star CB Khary Adams includes Notre Dame in top 10

One of the top cornerbacks in the 2026 recruiting cycle still considers the Notre Dame football program one of the top contenders to receive his verbal commitment.

On Wednesday, Towson (Md.) Loyola Blakefield four-star cornerback Khary Adams announced a top-10 schools list that included the Fighting Irish. According to the On3 Industry Ranking, he’s the No. 130 overall player, the No. 11 cornerback nationally and the No. 4 player in Maryland in the class.

“It’s a great school, with great people and great football,” Adams told Blue & Gold on Wednesday, explaining why Notre Dame made his top 10. “What they do with the DBs (defensive backs) is crazy.”

Auburn, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State, South Carolina, Southern Cal and Syracuse also made the cut.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Adams last visited Notre Dame for the Northern Illinois game on Sept. 7. before that, he participated in one of the program’s evaluation camps on June 17.

After his performance, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman extended a scholarship offer to Adams. The Irish were the sixth Power Four school to offer him, behind Maryland, Indiana, Syracuse and Pittsburgh.

“(Freeman) was just like, ‘You have a lot of options and now another, including Notre Dame,’” Adams told Blue & Gold on June 18. “He congratulated me on the offer.”