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.

Tyler Eifert, Tight End- 21st overall to Cincinnati Bengals, 2013

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When the Cincinnati Bengals selected Tyler Eifert 21st overall in 2013 it marked the first time since the 1993 and 1994 NFL Drafts that Notre Dame had players selected in the first round in consecutive seasons.  How ridiculous is that?

Eifert remains in the league having recently signed a new deal in Jacksonville but has been plagued by injuries since stepping foot in the NFL but when healthy has been a solid red zone threat as he’s pulled down 24 touchdowns in 59 career games, but has played in 10 or more games just three times in seven seasons.

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