It did not take long for a Notre Dame player to hear their name called on Saturday’s day three of the NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers selected Notre Dame CB Troy Pride Jr #113 overall. Pride is now the fourth Notre Dame player to be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Carolina Panthers have had a defensive focus with all of the 2020 selections under new head coach Matt Rhule who left Baylor in January to take over for Ron Rivera. Rivera was fired during the 2019 season after a successful stint coaching in Carolina.
Pride might have been a higher pick had he run a 40-yard dash closer to what most expected the Irish sprinter to run.