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Pair of Notre Dame commits receive All-American Bowl honors

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California wide receiver Rico Flores Jr. (Photo: Chad Simmons/On3)

The All-American Bowl is honoring prospects who are committed to playing in the prestigious postseason all-star game as part of a virtual jersey presentation. A pair of Notre Dame commits were honored this past Wednesday, receiving their jerseys.

Last week, it was Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean linebacker Drayk Bowen who received his jersey. And this Wednesday, Folsom (Calif.) High wide receiver Rico Flores Jr. and Irvington (N.J.) High safety Adon Shuler were honored.

Having been selected to play in the twenty-third edition of the All-American Bowl, Flores and Shuler will play in the annual East vs. West matchup inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on January 7, 2023. The Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC and Peacock, and will feature 100 of the nation’s high school football players.

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According to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, Flores ranks as the nation’s No. 181 overall recruit and No. 26 wide receiver. Shuler is listed as the No. 239 overall player and No. 16 safety in America.

Notre Dame had 11 signees committed to playing in the 2022 All-American Bowl and several are already confirmed for next year’s game. Bowen, Flores and Shuler will play on the same field with Houston The Kinkaid School cornerback Micah Bell, Rock Island (Ill.) Alleman offensive tackle Charles Jagusah and Mentor (Ohio) High defensive lineman Brenan Vernon. So, that’s already six Notre Dame verbals committed to playing in the game, and more certainly could be added over the next few months.

Among the 21 recruits Notre Dame signed last December for the 2022 cycle, 16 of them played or were invited to one of the three major postseason all-star games: the All-American Bowl, the Under Armour All-America Game and the Polynesian Bowl. The 2023 class should be another year with a handful of appearances from Notre Dame signees.

About the All-American Bowl

As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,100,000 unique television viewers and over 20,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 533 draft picks; 86 Super Bowl champions; 193 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Christian McCaffrey, Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, DeVonta Smith, and Trevor Lawrence.