On Wednesday, Notre Dame got a big jolt to its 2027 football recruiting class when 4-Star safety Khalil Terry gave his public commitment to Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish.
The 6’0 185 pounder from Tustin High
School in Tustin, California, chose the Irish over a large number of offers including the Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, and many more from all over the country.
From 247:
Terry is hybrid safety who can cover and plays a physical game. He’s a smart, instinctive defensive back and is always around the ball. He’s a high football IQ player and looks to be 2-3 steps ahead of everyone else on the field. Was timed at 20.3 MPH on the Catapult GPS in a game last season and plays with pace and suddenness. He’s a physical player, tackles well in space and will get downhill in a hurry to make a big hit. He anticipates routes, can bait a quarterback and shows good cover skills for a safety. He’s one of the more complete safeties in the region and has all the tools to be an early impact player at the next level.
Terry is the sixth commitment for Notre Dame and its 2027 recruiting class. The class is currently ranked #3 in the nation according to the 247 Team Composite Rankings, and all six players are from a different state in the Union.
Notre Dame has slowly made itself a prime program for blue-chip defensive back from around the country. Cornerbacks and safeties have a lot of film from the past decade, that shows not just the high level talent on the field — but how they continually play as one of the best units in the nation.
