Notre Dame lost three starters from its 2015 offensive to the draft and early graduation, but ProFootballFocus still has the Irish offensive line ranked as the best in the country heading into the 2016 season.
Ronnie Stanley and Nick Martin are pursuing their NFL careers after being drafted in the first and second round respectively. Steve Elmer meanwhile is pursing a career in politics are graduating early and passing up his final year of eligibility. That leaves Mike McGlinchey and Quenton Nelson as the elder statesmen of an Irish offensive line that returns just 26 career starts as a unit.