Notre Dame landed a trio of players on the 2015 USA Today All-American team with defensive stalwarts Sheldon Day and Jaylon being named 1st Team All-Americans and speedster wide receiver Will Fuller being tabbed a 2nd team All-American. With three players on the two squads, Notre Dame only had fewer All-Americans than the Crimson Tide of Alabama.
Landing two 1st Team Defensive All-Americans is not the norm for Notre Dame. In fact, it is quite the exception for a defense that has only really seen one dominant defensive player in the last decade or so in Manti Te’o.