The Irish have a long history of sending quality players to the NFL but has seen just three, Quenton Nelson and Mike McGlinchey in 2018 and Jerry Tillery in 2019, in the first round over the last five years. It seems like there is one Notre Dame prospect that will be the next first-round draft pick, tight end Michael Mayer.
Just this past week, CBS Sports Tom Fornelli took a look at the Top-20 NFL Draft eligible players and ranked Mayer 10th overall. Well all know about the comparisons to Rob Gronkowski, but Fornelli thinks “Mayer has the potential to live up to it.”
The rising junior is exactly what many NFL teams are looking for out of the tight end position, a field stretcher who can “beat linebackers, safeties and corners” as Fornelli put it. We’ve seen his exploits for the last two seasons and if Mayer can stay healthy, he is most likely playing his final season in Blue and Gold this fall.
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