6 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
Adon Shuler
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at Notre Dame. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Navy — Week 9, 2026.
33 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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UHND.comAdon Shuler Played With a Heavy Heart and Delivered for Notre Dame FootballSep 7On3Yahoo SportsUHND.com247SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Adon Shuler vs Wisconsin.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 33 | 21 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 52 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 59 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 150 | 90 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 11 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10@ Purdue | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-26@ North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-7vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28@ No. 8 BYU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-13vs Navy | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-13 vs Navy, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Notre Dame’s defense played that day
Navy’s 7 drives: 4 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Michigan State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 27-10. Ended Michigan State’s drive (int).
A defensive touchdown: his fumble recovery went 24 yards for the score. 2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Forced a fumble, recovered and returned for the score. First quarter, made it 7-0.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 7, sacks included.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL33 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 41-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
0.8%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #214 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Marcus Freeman.
