Four-Star EDGE CJ May commits to Notre Dame

Four-star EDGE CJ May of Highland Home (AL) High announced his commitment to Notre Dame Saturday night.

The 6-foot-4, 230 pounder chose the Fighting Irish over Auburn, Clemson, and Tennessee.

“Honestly this commitment has been on my mind extremely heavily because I really had no purpose in waiting anymore,” May said. “My future teammate Deuce Knight really made me think about it and the love I get from the program is incomparable to other.”

His relationship with the coaching staff played and their plan for him played a key role in his decision as well.

“Coach Washington is my closest relationship and his message to me is that he wants me to be the best version of me here at ND and in the real world after football.”

The Yellowhammer State EDGE joins coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish’s top 6 2026 class. He is accompanied by four-star quarterback Deuce Knight, four-star running back Justin Thurman, and others.

CJ May Recruiting Profile

May ranks as the No. 232 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 19 EDGE and the No. 14 player in the state of Alabama.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $89K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.