Six offensive stars from Notre Dame's historic 2025 season are projected for the NFL Draft, potentially tying a program record.
Notre Dame had a historic offense in 2025, and the NFL Draft will likely reflect that. In the latest Mock Draft from NFL.com, Chad Reuter did a five round projection that included a lot of former Irish players. Reuter had six former Notre Dame players projected in the first five rounds of the draft.
All six of the projected players were from the Notre Dame offense. Should that happen, it would tie a Notre Dame record that was most recently tied in 2021. The only other time Notre Dame that happened was back in 1992, and before that it was 1968.
The first player projected to be taken was running back Jeremiyah Love, who was projected to go No. 5 overall to the New York Giants.
"The thing about the Harbaughs is they want to run the ball. Last year, Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh selected Omarion Hampton in Round 1, and who's to say John Harbaugh won't take the most talented ball-carrier this April? Jaxson Dart led the Giants with nine rushing TDs last season, but that can't happen again if the team wants to make a playoff push. Love's rushing and receiving abilities take the offense to the next level." - Chad Reuter, NFL.com
Should Love go this high it would make him the highest drafted Notre Dame running back since Paul Hornung went No. 1 overall in 1957. The highest Notre Dame running back to be picked since Hornung is Jerome Bettis, who went No. 10 overall in the 1993 NFL Draft.
Reuter has a pair of Notre Dame players projected to go in the second round. He has the Chicago Bears taking wide receiver Malachi Fields with the No. 60 overall pick. He then has the Seattle Seahawks taking running back Jadarian Price with the No. 64 overall pick.
Love was a unanimous All-American this past season as a running back, while Price was a second team All-American as a returner and all-purpose player.
Reuter also has a pair of former Irish players going in the fourth round. He projects the Dallas Cowboys to take offensive tackle Aamil Wagner with the No. 112 overall pick. He then projects the Las Vegas Raiders to take guard Billy Schrauth with the No. 117 overall pick.
The last player projected to be taken is tight end Eli Raridon, who is slated to go to the Baltimore Ravens in round five with the No. 162 overall player. Should Raridon get picked he'll continue Notre Dame's streak of starting tight ends being drafted. That has been the case for Notre Dame since the 1990s.
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