It is increasingly unfair to look at each Notre Dame cornerback commitment and think back on the 2017 mistake of not signing any. Since then, the Irish have pulled in a pair of current part-time starting cornerbacks, another contributing cornerback, a pair of contributing safety reserves and a generational talent at safety.
That collection can now expect an infusion of five defensive backs next year, with consensus three-star cornerback JoJo Johnson (Merrillville High School; Ind.) the latest addition to Notre Dame’s class of 2021, committing Tuesday afternoon.
A former Cincinnati commit, Johnson follows Irish cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens, though he held off from de-committing from the Bearcats until mid-October.