We are just about a month away from the 2026 NFL Draft, and it is shaping up to be a good one for the Notre Dame football program. Collectively, the Irish players that went down to the NFL Combine did a nice job, but there are a handful of guys that weren’t at the combine that could greatly improve their draft stock with good performances at Notre Dame’s Pro Day on Tuesday. Notre Dame could likely have anywhere between 7 and 10 players drafted into the league.
Press Release from NBC Sports:
NOTRE DAME
FOOTBALL PRO DAY PRESENTED LIVE THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 24, AT 12:30 P.M. ET ON PEACOCK AND NBCSN
RB Jadarian Price and WR Malachi Fields Lead Fighting Irish Draft Prospects
Heisman Trophy Finalist Jeremiyah Love to be Interviewed During Broadcast
NBC Sports’ Tony Simeone, Former Notre Dame QB Ian Book, and Caroline Pineda to Call the Action
Annual Spring Blue-Gold Game Presented on Peacock on Sat., April 25 at 2 p.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 19, 2026 – NBC Sports’ live coverage of the Fighting Irish’s 2026 Pro Day, presented by Invesco QQQ, from the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend, Ind., will be presented this Tuesday, March 24, at 12:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN.
Running back Jadarian Price headlines the notable Fighting Irish prospects expected to participate. Widely considered the second-best running back in the 2026 NFL Draft (after teammate Jeremiyah Love, who is not expected to fully participate in Tuesday’s Pro Day), Price had a breakout 2025 campaign that saw him rush for 674 yards and score 13 total touchdowns and also tally 12 kick returns for 450 yards and two return touchdowns, leading to a First-Team All-American selection as a kick returner.
Other notable Fighting Irish prospects expected to participate include wide receiver Malachi Fields, offensive guard Billy Schrauth, tight end Eli Raridon, offensive tackle Aamil Wagner, and safety Jalen Stroman, and more.
Additionally, 2025 Heisman Trophy finalist and unanimous All-American Love will be interviewed during the broadcast. Love is widely expected to be the first running back taken in the 2026 NFL Draft and could potentially become the first Fighting Irish running back selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis was selected 10th overall in the 1993 NFL Draft.
NBC Sports host Tony Simeone, former Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book, and Caroline Pineda will call the action from South Bend. A five-year player at Notre Dame from 2016-2020, Book holds the school record for most wins as a starting quarterback (30) and is second in passing yards (8,948) and touchdown passes (72).
Next up for the Fighting Irish is the 95th edition of the Blue-Gold Game, Notre Dame Football’s annual spring scrimmage, which will be presented on Peacock on Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m. ET. The Fighting Irish begin their 2026 season with the Shamrock Series game at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., where they will face Wisconsin on Sept. 6 on NBC and Peacock. Further scheduling details will be released at a later date.
NOTRE DAME PROSPECTS EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE:
- DE Jordan Botelho
- K Noah Burnette
- DT Jared Dawson
- WR Malachi Fields
- WR Will Pauling
- RB Jadarian Price
- TE Eli Raridon
- P James Rendell
- DT Gabriel Rubio
- OG Billy Schrauth
- NKL DeVonta Smith
- S Jalen Stroman
- RB Jake Tafelski
- DE Junior Tuihalamaka
- OT Aamil Wagner
