It’s NFL Draft week, and it’s also a very important time for the Notre Dame football program. In a lot of ways, the draft is a validation of a healthy program — although it’s not always the case (see the Miami Hurricanes for most of the last 20 years).
Throughout the draft process after the Super Bowl, we mostly gravitate toward the bigger numbers concerning Notre Dame and the NFL Draft. Notre Dame has had the most picks in NFL Draft history with 538 and is tied for 2nd all-time for the most No. 1
overall picks.
As a die-hard Notre Dame fan, I look at the draft in a number of different ways when it comes to Fighting Irish players, but lately it’s been about the massive amount of talent the Irish have sent to the league since 2000. So… let’s make an All Notre Dame NFL Draft Team since 2000. We’re keeping it simple and right at 22.
OFFENSE
QB — Brady Quinn (2007)
RB — Julius Jones (2004)
RB — Kyren Williams (2022)
TE — Kyle Rudolph (2011)
OL — Zack Martin (2014)
OL — Quenton Nelson (2018)
OL — Jeff Faine (2003)
OL — Joe Alt (2024)
OL — Ronnie Stanley (2016)
WR — Golden Tate (2010)
WR — David Givens (2002)
DEFENSE
DE — Justin Tuck (2005)
DT — Trevor Laws (2008)
DT — Stephon Tuitt (2014)
DE — Anthony Weaver (2002)
LB — Rocky Boiman (2002)
LB — Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (2021)
LB — Jaylon Smith (2016)
CB — Mike Richardson (2007)
DS — Harrison Smith (2012)
DS — Kyle Hamilton (2022)
CB — Benjamin Morrison (2025)
