From black and yellow to blue and gold.
On Monday, former Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor shared a photo of him, Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis and retired wide receiver Plaxico Burress all standing with their sons, who each have committed to play at Notre Dame.
The picture was reposted by the official NFL X account.
All three are part of the Class of 2025 and could be college teammates for four years.
Taylor’s son Ivan, a four-star safety out of Winter Garden, Fla., is the highest-rated among the three, slotting as the 50th-overall prospect in the Class of 2025, according to 247 Sports.
Joining him in South Bend will be Elijah Burress, who plays the same position as his dad and is from Wayne, N.J.
Finally, Jerome Bettis Jr. is a three-star receiver from Atlanta, standing 6-foot-2 — three inches taller than his father.
The Pittsburgh pro progeny didn’t stop there, however.
Former Steelers safety Ryan Clark’s son Jordan transferred to Notre Dame this offseason after playing five seasons at Arizona State.
While Clark will utilize his final season of eligibility in 2024 and won’t overlap with the other Steelers bloodlines, his dad called the image “one of the HARDEST recruit pics ever!!”
Bettis, Burress and Taylor shared the field in Pittsburgh for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, while Taylor and Bettis were part of the Pittsburgh team that won Super Bowl XL over the Seahawks.
Bettis’ 13,662 rushing yards rank eighth in NFL history, helping him accrue six Pro Bowl nominations.
Meanwhile, Taylor was a premier cornerback as part of two Super Bowl-winning teams.
As for Burress, he posted 4,206 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns in six years in the Steel City before joining the Giants and winning a Super Bowl.
The three NFL legacies have contributed to a Fighting Irish recruiting class that ranks second in the upcoming recruiting cycle.
Notre Dame has finished with nine or more wins every year since 2016 and has produced 45 draft picks in that span, including seven in 2024 — tied for fifth-most by a single program.
After finishing 10-3 with a Sun Bowl win last season, the Fighting Irish returned several anchors and landed Duke star Riley Leonard at quarterback after Sam Hartman’s one season.
The team also added impact defenders like Northwestern defensive back Rod Heard II and Duke lineman R.J. Oben.
Notre Dame begins its season Aug. 31 at Texas A&M.
