Billy Schrauth was selected in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 160th overall selection.
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He is the ninth Notre Dame player drafted by Tampa Bay all-time. This is the second straight draft where the Buccaneers have selected a Notre Dame player after Tampa drafted Benjamin Morrison 53rd overall.
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A 2025 team captain, Schrauth was one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the country this season, even while just playing in seven games this season before being sidelined by an injury.
Schrauth and the offensive line helped pave the way for one of the most explosive offenses in the country. In 2025, Notre Dame’s offensive line was a cohesive, productive unit. The Irish finished the regular season ranked fifth nationally in scoring offense (41.8), fifth in team passing efficiency (168.61), 10th in passing yards per completion (14.11), 17th in passes had intercepted (6), 18th in total offense (458.5), 18th in third down conversion percentage (0.481), 18th in rushing offense (203.4) and 20th in completion percentage (0.672).
The line blocked for Love in his Heisman-finalist and Doak Walker-winning season, as well as fellow running back Jadarian Price, who rushed 113 times for 674 yards and 11 touchdowns, with six receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Schrauth and the offensive line protected freshman quarterback CJ Carr effectively, allowing him to rank fifth nationally in passing efficiency (168.1), sixth in yards per pass attempt (9.35) and sixth in passing yards per completion (14.06) at the end of the regular season.
Schrauth’s game of the season came in the 34-24 win over No. 20 USC, imposing his will as he and the Irish line paved the way for 306 Notre Dame rushing yards on the evening, against a defense that entered the game allowing just 108.5 rushing yards per game.
Notre Dame’s season-high 306 rushing yards were the most USC has given up in a game all season to that point. The Irish had 182 of those in the first half, which were 11 more rushing yards than USC had given up in a game all season.
The Irish far and away outpaced the average production allowed by USC’s defense this season. With 442 total yards of offense on the evening, Notre Dame totaled nearly 90 yards over USC’s total defense average entering the evening. Even more notably, Notre Dame’s 306 rushing yards is nearly 200 yards over USC’s average rushing defense entering the game (108.5).