It took a while for Notre Dame to land their first commitment in the 2022 recruiting class as four-star offensive tackle Joey Tanona broke the seal on that over the weekend.
The good news for Notre Dame is that the Fighting Irish didn’t have to wait long for their second commitment in the ’22 class as tight end Jack Nickel made his commitment on Monday afternoon.
100% Committed to The University of Notre Dame!! Go Irish!! ☘️☘️ @CoachBrianKelly @CoachJ_Mc @T_Rees11 @BrianPolian pic.twitter.com/77zIETilLp
— Jack Nickel (@JackNickel86) July 27, 2020
Nickel is listed at 6-4, 230 pounds and from Alpharetta, Georgia (Milton). He chose Notre Dame despite having offers from 26 other schools including Iowa, Wisconsin, Penn State and LSU.
Nickel is the first tight end to commit to Notre Dame’s 2022 class but joins an incredibly talented group that features four-star Cane Berrong from the ’21 class, five-star Michael Mayer from the ’20 class and four-star Kevin Bauman, also of the ’20 class.
The Fighting Irish certainly haven’t hit on everything out of the gate in regards to the ’22 class but it’s nice to see the commitments finally start to roll in after what had felt like a pretty significant wait.