The Notre Dame football team saw six players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Cole Kmet, Chase Claypool, Julian Okwara, Troy Pride, Khalid Kareem and Alohi Gilman added to Notre Dame’s tremendous NFL legacy. Every year since 1977, at least one former Irish player has been drafted. Overall, 495 Notre Dame players have been drafted. 2021 will continue the trend.
Under Brian Kelly’s regime, nine Irish football players were drafted in the first round. Will Notre Dame add another first rounder? 65 Notre Dame players have been selected in the initial round of the NFL Draft.
Although the certainty of upcoming schedule and timeline of next year’s draft remains uncertain, several players hope to hear their names called in the next NFL Draft.