Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Adon Shuler
Junior safety on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 202 lb · Irvington, NJ · Irvington
CFB Index 69 · #109 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Notre Dame for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 317 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.
Adon Shuler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Notre Dame. The receipt: 7 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20233 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Irvington
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 36-7 over that span.
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
69 · #109 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #109 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 126 | 75 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
7 TOT · 4 SOLO
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Websley Etienne’s 2024 season.
82%match
Matches Websley on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Class year
Differs from Websley on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Websley Etienne's junior season at Arkansas State (2024).
74%match
Matches Websley on
PD rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Websley on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Adon Shuler
The secondary · Notre Dame
- #8Adon Shuler52 tackles · 2025
- #9Tae Johnson48 tackles · 2025
- #2Dylahn McKinney34 tackles · 2025
- #15Leonard Moore31 tackles · 2025
- #28Luke Talich25 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology