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Six University of Notre Dame football players heard their names called in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 2026 NFL Draft.

The six Irish selections brings Notre Dame’s all-time NFL Draft pick total to 544, which is still the most in all of college football.

This is the third straight draft in the Freeman Era where six or more Irish players were drafted.

The Irish continue to be one of the most consistent producers of NFL talent. With the selection of Jeremiyah Love as the third overall pick by the Phoenix Cardinals, Notre Dame extended its streak to 90 NFL Drafts (of 91 total) with an Irish player selected. This remains tied for the most among any college football program.

Love’s selection, along with Jadarian Price’s nod to the Seattle Seahawks as the final pick of the first round, was historical as Notre Dame became the first school to have the first two running backs selected in a single modern-era NFL Draft.

The Love and Price duo selection marked just the third time a school has been represented as the first two picks at any position. In 1991, Tennessee had the first two offensive tackles, and in 1946, Notre Dame had the first two quarterbacks.

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Jeremiyah Love

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Jadarian Price

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Malachi Fields

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Eli Raridon

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Billy Schrauth

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Gabriel Rubio

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Jordan Botelho

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Noah Burnette

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Jared Dawson

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Will Pauling

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James Rendell

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DeVonta Smith

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Jalen Stroman

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Jake Tafelski

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Junior Tuihalamaka

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Aamil Wagner

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Jeremiyah Love Selected 3rd Overall In 2026 NFL Draft By Arizona

 

Jeremiyah Love was selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals with the third overall selection. 

Love becomes the 72nd first round pick in Notre Dame history and the second top five pick for the Irish in the last five years (OT Joe Alt was selected fifth overall in 2024). 

Love is the highest drafted Notre Dame running back ever and is the highest draft pick from Notre Dame since Rick Mirer was selected second by the Seattle Seahawks in 1993.

Jeremiah Love becomes the first running back drafted in the top five of the NFL Draft since 2018. He is the third running back selected in the top three in the last 20 years.

Love is the first Notre Dame player to be selected to the Cardinals since Troy Niklas in 2014.

Love’s remarkable 2025 season helped him become one of the most decorated players in Notre Dame history. His accolades include:

  • 2025 Heisman Finalist
  • 2025 Doak Walker Award Winner
  • 2025 Unanimous All-American
  • 2025 Consensus All-American
  • 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist
  • 2025 Maxwell Award Finalist
  • 2025 Disney Spirit Award Recipient
  • 2025 Associated Press All-American – First Team
  • 2025 FWAA All-American – First Team
  • 2025 Sporting News All-American – First Team
  • 2025 Walter Camp All-American – First Team
  • 2025 AFCA All-American – First Team
  • 2025 The Athletic All-American – First Team
  • 2025 On3 All-American – First Team
  • 2025 PFF All-American
  • 2025 Pony Express Award Finalist

Love’s 40 touchdowns from scrimmage over the last two seasons are seven more than any other running back in this draft class. He ended his Irish career with 2,882 rushing yards while sharing the backfield with Jadarian Price and amassed 3,476 total yards and 42 total touchdowns in his career. 

Love in the Notre Dame Record Book

  • Tied for first rushing touchdowns in season (18)
  • Tied for fourth 20-yard + rushes in a career (25)
  • Fourth total rushing yards in a season (1,372)
  • Fifth in rush yards per attempt (6.7 ypc)
  • Fifth 100-yard rushing games (11)
  • Seventh in career rushing yards (2,882)

In his junior season (2025), he started in all 12 games at running back. Love broke the program record for total touchdowns in a season with 21. He tied the program record for rushing touchdowns with 18. He led the team with 1,372 rushing yards on 199 carries averaging 6.9 yards per carry.  A dual threat in the back field, he finished fourth on the team with 27 receptions. The St. Louis native tallied 280 receiving yards and 1652 yards from scrimmage. 

In an instantly iconic moment in South Bend in 2025, he rushed for 228 yards against Southern Cal, the most rushing yards by a Notre Dame player at Notre Dame Stadium. In what ended up being his last appearance in Notre Dame Stadium against Syracuse he rushed for 171 yards on just eight carries (21.4 ypc) and had a career-high three rushing touchdowns. 

In the first-ever College Football Playoff First Round game to be played on a college campus (in 2024), Love set a CFP record with a 98-yard TD and scored the first touchdown of the game.

Love became the first player in program history to collect two 90-yard rushing touchdowns in a career with a 98-yard effort against Indiana in the College Football Playoff in 2024 and a 94-yard score at Boston College in 2025. 

 

 

 

Jadarian Price Selected 32nd Overall in 2026 NFL Draft By Seattle

 

Jadarian Price was selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks with the 32nd overall selection. 

Price becomes the 73rd first round pick for the Irish. Notre Dame becomes the first university in NFL Draft history to have the first two running backs drafted in the same draft.

This is just the third time a university has had the first two selections of a position. In 1991 Tennessee had the first two OT and in 1946 Notre Dame had the first two quarterbacks.

Price is the 12th Notre Dame player all-time to be drafted to Seattle. This marks the second straight year the Seahawks have drafted a Notre Dame player after selecting Rylie Mills in 2025.  He joins Mills and former Irish Safety Julian Love on the Seahawks roster. 

Love and Price are now the fourth running back tandem from the same school to be selected in the first round, and the first since Darren McFadden and Felix Jones represented Arkansas in the 2008 NFL Draft. 

This marks the first time Notre Dame has had two running backs selected in the first round of the same NFL draft.

Love and Price become the first Notre Dame running back duo selected in the same draft since Jerome Bettis and Reggie Brooks in 1993.

Price was one of the most versatile players in college football, a force at running back and a difference-maker as a kickoff returner. 

In 2025, he rushed 113 times for 674 yards and 11 touchdowns, with six receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 12 kickoff returns for two touchdowns and a 37.5 kickoff return average. Both of his kickoff return touchdowns have gone for 100 yards. 

Price was a finalist for the Hornung Award, recognizing the most versatile player in college football, and the Jet Award, recognizing the top returner in the country. 

He ended his Irish career with 1,692 rushing yards while sharing the backfield with Jeremiyah Love, and amassed 2,648 total yards in his career. He scored 27 touchdowns.

Price is the first Notre Dame player ever with multiple kick return touchdowns of 100 yards and just the fourth Notre Dame player since at least 1996 to return multiple kickoffs for touchdowns in the same season. His most recent was just the fifth kick in program history to be returned 100 yards for a touchdown with two coming from Price this season.

Price finished his Irish career tied for second all-time in kickoff returns for touchdowns in Notre Dame history with three. He joins Tim Brown, Allen Rossum and CJ Sanders for second all-time, trailing only Raghib Ismail’s five. Price is just the third player in program history to return multiple kickoffs for touchdowns against a single team during their career (Raghib Ismail – Rice, Michigan; Paul Castner – Kalamazoo), as he also returned a kickoff for a touchdown vs. USC in 2023.

 

Malachi Fields Selected 74th Overall in 2026 NFL Draft By the New York Giants

 

Malachi Fields was selected in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the New York Giants with the 74th overall selection. 

Fields is the first Notre Dame player drafted to the New York Giants since 2019 when they selected Julian Love.

 

 

Fields joins Beaux Collins who was signed by the Giants in 2025 as an undrafted free agent. Fields becomes the 24th Irish player to be drafted by the Giants.

 

Fields spent one season with the Irish. He started all 12 games in 2025. He led all players with 17.5 yards per reception among all players with at least 10 catches. The Charlottesville native finished second on the team with 630 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions.

Fields’ longest reception of the season came less than two minutes into the game against Purdue. CJ Carr connected with Fields on a 66-yard reception for a touchdown  on the first offensive play of the game. It also marked Field’s first touchdown in a Notre Dame uniform. 

His breakout game with the Irish came against Pittsburgh where he led the Irish with season-highs of 99 yards on seven receptions. He tied his career-high with two touchdowns, one on a 25-yard reception late in the second quarter and another on a six-yard reception in the third. His longest reception went for 35 yards on an electrifying one-handed grab at the end of the first quarter.

 

Eli Raridon Selected 95th Overall in 2026 NFL Draft By New England

Continuing the streak of Irish tight ends selected in the NFL Draft, Raridon was selected in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots with the 95th overall selection. 

 

Raridon is now the 15th Irish player to be drafted by the Patriots. This marks the first time since 2007 that New England has selected a Notre Dame Football player when the Patriots selected Mike Richardson.

Raridon becomes the sixth Notre Dame tight end selected in the draft over the past eight years. He continues the streak of each primary Irish tight end since 2004 being drafted, beginning with Anthony Fasano.

Raridon finished his career with 623 yards on 48 receptions.

In his senior season as the starting Irish tight end, he totaled 32 catches for 482 yards. The Iowa native finished third on the team in receptions and receiving yards. The six foot seven tight end averaged 15.1 yards per catch. He had a break-out game against NC State inside Notre Dame Stadium where he recorded a career-high seven receptions and 109 yards against NC State. Raridon led the team with 97 receiving yards in the season opener at Miami.

Raridon also played a significant role in run blocking, a Notre Dame tight end trademark. 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).

In 2024, He played in all 16 games for the Irish. Raridon started against Miami (Ohio), Navy, and Indiana. He had at least one reception in seven separate contests during the season. Against USC in the last game of the regular season, Raridon had a critical touchdown reception that helped the Irish to a CFP bid sealing victory. 

 

Billy Schrauth Selected 160th Overall in 2026 NFL Draft By Tampa Bay

Billy Schrauth was selected in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 160th overall selection. 

 

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.

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). 

 

Gabriel Rubio Selected 210th Overall in 2026 NFL Draft By Pittsburgh

 

Gabriel Rubio was selected in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 210th overall selection. 

Rubio is the 40th Notre Dame football player to be selected by Pittsburgh. The most recent Irish Player to be selected by the Steelers was Chase Claypool in 2020.

He finished his Irish career with Rubio appeared in 39 games while starting in eight games. He recorded seven tackles for loss. The six foot five defensive lineman had a forced fumble. He had 1.5 sacks and 66 tackles. He ended his career with three pass break ups recording one in the last three seasons.

Rubio played in six game in 2025,  making five starts. He missed the final six games of the season due to injury. The St. Louis native finished with 13 tackles – five solo and eight assisted. He  had half a sack, half a tackle for loss and  broke up one pass. He registered a season-high four tackles at Miami. Rubio tallied three tackles and half a sack against Purdue.

In October of 2025, he was named to the Hispanic College Football Player of the Year Watch List.

In 2024, Rubio played in 11 games, starting three. He totaled 24 tackles, posting a sack and a pass breakup. He notched the first sack of his career in the a CFP bid sealing win over USC.

 

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