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.

Jerry Tillery, Defensive Tackle – 28th overall to Los Angeles Chargers, 2018

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The former “Terry Jillery” turned into a star at Notre Dame and was a very key member of the 2018 team’s defensive line that helped the squad to a 12-0 regular season and their first College Football Playoff berth.

Drafted late in the first round in 2018, Tillery played in 15 games for the Chargers his rookie year.  There was some turbulence in his rookie year but wound up with a pair of sacks while recording 17 tackles.

Tillery is part of a mini “Notre Dame Southwest” as former star linebacker Drue Tranquill and defensive end Isaac Rochell both also wear the powder blues.

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