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Notre Dame 2026 Draft Recap

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.

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.

 

2026 NFL DRAFT IRISH SELECTIONS:

 

Jeremiyah Love | Round 1 | Pick 3 | Arizona Cardinals 

  • Love is the first Notre Dame player to be selected to the Cardinals since Troy Niklas in 2014.
  • 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). 
  • 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’s 40 touchdowns from scrimmage over the last two seasons are seven more than any other running back in this draft class.

 

 

 

Jadarian Price | Round 1 | Pick 32 | Seattle Seahawks

 

  • 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. 
  • Price is the 73rd first round pick in Notre Dame history.
  • Love and Price are the first Irish first round selections in the same draft since 2018 when the Indianapolis Colts selected Quenton Nelson sixth and the San Francisco 49ers selected Mike McGlinchey ninth.
  • 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.

 

 

Malachi Fields | Round 3 | Pick 74 | New York Giants

  • Fields is the first Notre Dame player drafted to the New York Giants since 2019 when they selected Julian Love.
  • Fields becomes the 24th Irish player to be drafted by the Giants.
  • Fields joins Beaux Collins who was signed by the Giants last season as an undrafted free agent.

Eli Raridon | Round 3 | Pick 95 | New England Patriots 

  • 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.

     

    Billy Schrauth | Round 5 | Pick 160 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    • 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.
    • Schrauth is the 149th professional football draft pick of an offensive linemen in Notre Dame Football history which is the most in college football.

     


    Gabriel Rubio | Round 6 | Pick 210 | Pittsburgh Steelers     

    • 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.
    • The selection of Rubio makes it three straight drafts where the Irish have had six or more players picked in a single draft.

     

 

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