Former Notre Dame defensive end Khalid Kareem has seen his draft stock vary greatly over the past year. At the beginning of last college football season, Kareem was being mentioned as a potential first-round candidate along with fellow Notre Dame pass rusher Julian Okwara.
Unfortunately, the Notre Dame pass-rushing duo fell well short of the expectations of many experts in regard to the number of sacks that they produced last season in South Bend. It turns out that Kareem had been dealing with a shoulder injury throughout last season, but was unwilling to sit out and miss games in what would be his final season playing for Notre Dame.