Hidden Notre Dame Stars Uncovered in Late-Day NFL Picks
The NFL Draft’s opening night is glitzy, but Notre Dame’s best returns often come after the spotlight fades. Since 2010, the Fighting Irish have unearthed Pro Bowl and Super Bowl–winning talent in rounds four through six—from linebacker Drue Tranquill’s 364 tackles to Kyren Williams’s 3,834 rushing yards—and turned so-called “sleepers” like Theo Riddick and Julian Love into difference-makers. Honorable mentions Durham Smythe and Sheldon Day also underscore the Irish knack for finding gems beyond round three.
It’s like Notre Dame secretly runs a treasure hunt for NFL GMs: “X marks the spot for Drue Tranquill!” Scouts scratch their heads when these mid-to-late picks pop off, but Irish alumni just smirk and say, “Told ya.” Meanwhile, GMs frantically Google “How to draft Joe Montana every year” because every spring they swear they’ll fix their “research process.” Keep mining that South Bend gold, because apparently we’ll never learn that all the best stuff hides behind Round 3.
Last Practices: Spring Ball’s Ultimate Tiebreakers
As Notre Dame’s spring camp wraps, the biggest storylines center on line battles and skill-position depth. Will Black and Anthonie Knapp jockey for edge with Matty Augustine, while the defensive front rotates to find its ideal run-stopper and pass-rusher mix. On offense, rising backs like Nolan James and mid-pack wideouts Cam Williams, Jerome Bettis Jr., and Elijah Burress vie for snaps in what feels like a “title or bust” season for the Irish.
If you tuned in expecting a laid-back spring fling, brace yourself for a gladiator showdown in green and gold. Will the offensive line’s version of “Survivor” produce a single tribal council, or will everyone just vote themselves off the roster? And these wideouts? They’re auditioning like it’s Broadway—but with more pads and fewer jazz hands. Notre Dame fans, break out your popcorn: this camp’s got more twists than a mystery novel, and someone’s bound to end summer with more bragging rights than a freshman who finally picked up his playbook.
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