#46 Adam Shibley Football Roster

Adam joined Notre Dame in the summer of 2021 after graduating from the University of Michigan.

At Michigan
• Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient (2021)
• Co-recipient of the 2018 Team’s Scout Team Player of the Year Award (Defense)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018-19-20)
• Member of the 2021 AFCA Good Works Team
• Semi-finalist, Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award (2020)
• Recipient of the Rachael Townsend Leadership Award as part of the MGoBlue Let’s Go Do Awards
• Three-year letterman (2018-19-20)
• Appeared in 18 games during his career

Senior (2020)
• Appeared in all six games on special teams and played linebacker in four with one start; made 23 tackles with three for loss for his third varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Member of the AFCA Good Works Team
• Semi-finalist, Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award
• Shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Rutgers
• Played linebacker and on special teams at Minnesota (Oct. 24), notching one assisted stop
• Made seven tackles against Michigan State (Oct. 31) while playing linebacker and special teams, including his first career TFL
• Contributed on special teams at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Assisted on one stop playing special teams against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)
• In a start at Rutgers (Nov. 21), made a career-high eight tackles (five solo) with two for loss (Nov. 21)
• Recorded six tackles in his first career start at linebacker and contributed on special teams against Penn State (Nov. 28)

Junior (2019)
• Appeared in 10 games on special teams with one tackle to earn his second varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Named Special Teams Player of the Game for his performance against Iowa
• Contributed on special teams against Army (Sept. 7), Rutgers (Sept. 28), Michigan State (Nov. 16), Ohio State (Nov. 30) at Illinois (Oct. 12) and at Penn State (Oct. 19), at Indiana (Nov. 23)
• Credited with one solo tackle playing special teams against Iowa (Oct. 5)
• Contributed on special teams against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Sophomore (2018)
• Appeared in two games on special teams to earn his first varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week for his role in helping the offense prepare for Nebraska
• Recognized as the Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the special teams units for Maryland
• Co-recipient of the Team’s Scout Team Player of the Year Award (Defense)
• Contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Sept. 29) and against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)

Freshman (2017)
• Did not see game action

Prep and Personal
• Graduated from St. Ignatius High School (2017), coached by Charles Kyle
• Member of the Honor Roll• Team Captain
• Led Saint Ignatius to an 13-2 record and an appearance in the Division 1 State Championship game; finished as runners-up after losing in double overtime
• Made 101 tackles as a senior and was named Saint Ignatius MVP for the Linebackers group
• Recorded 23 tackles in five games as a junior
• Three-year varsity letterman• First team All-Ohio and first team All-Region as a senior
• National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete recipient
• 2016 first-team All-Northeast Lakes District selection• Adam was born on May 17, 1999
• Son of Jeff and Maura Shibley
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, studying communication and media