Ellijah Shumate Commits to Notre Dame: Where Does He Fit in a Crowded Secondary?

Posted by Randy Chambers on January-7-2012 Add Comments

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are losing quite of bit of experience this season on both sides of the ball. Although at least on defense, there really aren't any worries because this recruiting class has been very kind to Notre Dame.

They landed two of the top cornerbacks in the country in Ronald Darby and Tee Shapard. They also got a top 20 safety in C.J. Promise.

During today's US Army All-American Game, they added another weapon to the secondary in Ellijah Shumate who is rated as a top safety on nearly every recruiting site.

Shumate is a big boy at 6'0", 200 pounds and has the ability to play linebacker or even cornerback. He's a very physical player that has become great at shedding blocks at the line of scrimmage. H...

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