Daniel Jeremiah is a former starting quarterback at Appalachian State and spent time working in the front offices of the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore since he graduated in 2000.
Jeremiah is now an analyst at NFL Network and spends a ton of time offering his thoughts on draft prospects once we transition from the collegiate season to the off-season.
Jeremiah released his latest mock draft last week and perhaps to the surprise of some, no Notre Dame players were listed.
A few notable things from this draft:
-Joe Burrow goes first. That part isn’t a shock but he’s the first of five players form LSU that Jeremiah projects to go on opening night. The Tigers are tied with Alabama for the most first round picks in this mock at five.
-Clemson checks in with three projected first round picks, two of which come from the defensive side of the ball and one that comes from the offense.
-Ohio State has a somewhat surprising total of just two first round picks here but it doesn’t feel that light by Ohio State standards when you realize the projected second and third picks are both Buckeyes.
-No tight ends go in round one, noteworthy obviously when discussing Cole Kmet who several have as a likely first rounder.
-Four Notre Dame opponents from the 2019 season are projected to go in the first round by Jeremiah. Those include offensive tackle Mekhi Becton of Louisville (4 – Giants), offensive tackle Andrew Thomas (10 – Browns) and running back De’Andre Swift (18 – Dolphins) of Georgia and offensive tackle Austin Jackson of USC (26 – Dolphins).
If Notre Dame is to go without a first round selection it would be the first time since the 2017 draft that were to occur.