Notre Dame’s First Round Draft Picks Since 2000

Since the year 2000 Notre Dame has had 11 players taken in the first round of the NFL Draft and they weren’t all recruited to Notre Dame by him but all but two of those players played under Brian Kelly. 

It’s insane to see the talent-level improve as this list goes on.  It makes you wonder yet again what the heck was actually happening during the Davie, Willingham and some of the Weis years.

Mike McGlinchey, Offensive Tackle – 9th overall to San Francisco 49ers, 2018

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In a matter of a few draft picks in the top ten of the 2018 NFL Draft, Notre Dame saw as many offensive linemen selected in the first round as the school had players selected in the first round for the dozen drafts between 2000 and 2011.  How’s that for perspective on the talent level Notre Dame has improved upon?

McGlinchey has been the 49ers starter at right tackle both of his first two seasons as one of the better left tackles in the league, Joe Staley currently holds that position down in San Francisco.  Despite missing a handful of games last season to a knee injury, McGlinchey was a major part of the 49ers offensive line that helped their run game to an NFC Championship.

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