This week leading up to the NFL draft we will look back on each of the 10 classes of prospects that have played for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame and gone on to be drafted.
Some years are deeper than others. In fact, there are a couple of draft classes that literally saw only one Notre Dame player selected in them during this decade-long window.
Here is the first NFL draft class for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame, 2011:
Tight end Kyle Rudolph was the only Notre Dame player selected in the 2011 NFL draft, going 43rd overall to the Minnesota Vikings.
Rudolph went on to play 10 years for the Vikings before becoming a salary cap casualty this past off-season. He has since signed a deal with the New York Giants after experiencing NFL free agency for the first time in his career.