Notre Dame has had a long history of winning a lot of football games and putting a bunch of talent in the pros.
You know plenty of the names that turned into NFL stars and plenty would didn’t have as great of professional careers, either.
This past NFL draft, Kyle Hamilton became the latest former Notre Dame player to become a first-round NFL draft pick.
He joins a long list of Fighting Irish greats that have had their names called in the first round.
Will Michael Mayer become the latest former Fighting Irish star to hear his name called in the first round of the draft? We’ll find out the evening of April 27.
Jerome Bettis, tim Brown, and Bryant Young are just a few of the greats who have been first-round picks.
Below is the entire list of first-round NFL draft picks that Notre Dame has produced since 1975.
1975: Mike Fanning Mike Fanning Defensive Tackle 9th Overall Los Angeles Rams
1976: Steve Niehaus Steve Niehaus Defensive Tackle 2nd Overall Seattle Seahawks
1978: Ken MacAfee Ken MacAfee Tight End 7th Overall San Francisco 49ers
1978: Ross Browner Ross Browner Defensive End 8th Overall Cincinnati Bengals
1978: Luther Bradley Luther Bradley Cornerback 10th Overall Detroit Lions
1980: Vagas Ferguson Vagas Ferguson Running Back 25th Overall New England Patriots
1982: Bob Crable Bob Crable Linebacker 23rd Overall New York Jets
1983: Tony Hunter Tony Hunter Tight End 12th Overall Buffalo Bills
1984: Greg Bell Greg Bell Running Back 26th Overall Buffalo Bills