The College Room (PA.) Prep Four Star Safety Joey O’Brien committed him to Notre Dame.

A top target for head coach Marcus Freeman and his staff chose O’Brien the Irish over his top schools in Clemson, Oregon and Penn State.

The 6-foot-4, 180 pounds O’Brien visited South Bend several times, including his official visit this weekend.

“Just to go the official visit with the people there, the whole place, how they develop you and that degree you get there, it has so much wealth to that extent,” O’Brien explained. “I feel like my parent myself (would be angry with me) if I didn’t take the chance to get to Notre Dame, because not everyone can.”

The on3 industry is shown as the no. 1 -yard in Pennsylvania, the no. 5 -Safety and no. 40 -view in general, O’Brien, O’Brien Word Commit No. 19 For Notre Dame in the 2026 class And second of the day joins fellow Blue Khary Adams. The culture and environment that Freeman and his staff have in place is what he was looking for.

“I just like how hard they work,” O’Brien said. “The fraternity there, it’s a well -oiled machine. I have been several exercises. I was in a game. They work very hard. They come afterwards and they show a great culture there. “

Notre Dame’s staff and recruitment class was the difference in O’Brien who chose the Irish

O’Brien is looking forward to playing for Freeman and told him Wednesday night that he will play at ND.

“Just a wonderful person. Very nice. Respectful and when he talks to you, you want to fight for him. We did the torching thing (on the official visit) and he did what he did on the pinct, discharged you, that’s who I want to be, that’s who I want to play. “

Notre Dame’s defensive backers, Mike Mickens, was the main dress.

“How on earth is he,” O’Brien said. “How he was a player when he was really that. I hear stories about him all the time. How he would lock everyone in the team. It’s good to go to a coach that you know is really good. ‘

Notre Dame’s recruitment class is nationally no. 6 Before O’Brien’s dedication.

“Just the 2026 class they were very open with me and very cool,” O’Brien said. “They treated me like a family. They treated me like a commitment. It felt really good there.

“Obviously, with this next class, we just keep getting better.”

O’Brien is a two-way belief that caught as Junior 68 passes for 1.029 meters and 12 Touchdowns. He added 36 sneakers, 13 pass rates and an interception.