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• Through Notre Dame program history, the Irish have produced 511 draft picks. No college football program has more than the Irish.
• A total of 572 former Irish players have appeared on an active roster in either the National Football League (1920-present), the American Football League (1960-69) or the All-American Football Conference (1946-49).
• In 2020, six Notre Dame players were drafted, marking the fifth time in the last eight years with at least six selections.
• Over the Brian Kelly Era (10 drafts), 45 players have been selected, with the most in a single year of Kelly’s tenure being eight in 2014.
• As of April 21, 45 former Irish players are listed on current NFL rosters. Detroit, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh and the LA Chargers boast the most Notre Dame players, with four on each roster. Overall, former Irish are on 21 NFL rosters.

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Draft Update – Day 3

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Four Notre Dame Football names were selected on the third day of the 2021 NFL Draft Saturday, giving the Irish a three-day total of nine players drafted to NFL teams. Notre Dame’s nine overall NFL Draft picks give it 520 in program history, the most of any school in the history of the draft.

Quarterback Ian Book was the first Notre Dame player to hear his name called on Saturday, as he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 28th pick of the fourth round (133rd overall).

Defensive lineman Daelin Hayes was taken by the Baltimore Ravens with the 27th pick of the fifth round (171st overall). He was followed by fellow defensive lineman Ade Ogundeji who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 38th pick of the fifth round (183nd overall).

Wide receiver Ben Skowronek rounded out the 2021 Irish draft haul as he was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 22nd pick in the seventh round (249th overall).

Notre Dame’s nine picks marked the most in the Brian Kelly era and the most since 10 Irish were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft.

IAN BOOK
Book led the Irish to their second appearance in the College Football Playoffs in the last three years in 2020, on his way to becoming the all-time winningest quarterback in Notre Dame history. In his final season at Notre Dame, Book completed 228-of-353 passes, good for 2,830 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Book, a rare two-time team captain, garnered a number of national accolades in 2020. He was named the 2020 Pop Warner College Football Award winner. He was also tabbed as a finalist for the Manning Award, as well as being selected to the Top 10 for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. In addition to being a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, he was named to the award’s Great 8 list four times. Book was additionally selected as a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, also earning ACC Quarterback of the Week following the Pitt game and Manning Award Star of the Week following the Boston College game. On top of it all, he was also selected as a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.

Book will join fellow former Irish Tony Jones Jr. (running back) in New Orleans.

DAELIN HAYES
Hayes, a 2020 team captain, was a standout for the Irish both on the field and in the community. He was the 2020 winner of the Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award and was a finalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year for his work off the field.

On the field, Hayes had 17 total tackles, including 6.0 tackles-for-loss and 3.0 sacks. Hayes also forced two fumbles and had one fumble recovery. He was credited with three quarterback hurries and one interception in his final season in South Bend. He earned All-ACC Honorable Mention honors and was the game ball recipient following the Irish’s win over Georgia Tech.

Hayes joins a pair of Irish in Baltimore as Miles Boykin (wide receiver) and Ronnie Stanley (offensive line) are with the Ravens.

ADE OGUNDEJI
A team captain in 2020, Ogundeji took home All-ACC Honorable Mention honors after helping lead the Irish to a perfect 10-0 regular season record and a trip to both the ACC Championship game and the College Football Playoffs.

Ogundeji tallied 23 stops on the season, including 7.0 TFLs and 7.0 sacks. Additionally, he registered seven quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

BEN SKOWRONEK
Skowronek, who was a graduate transfer to Notre Dame for the 2020 season, made the most of his one season with the Irish. The Fort Wayne, native, recorded 29 catches, good for 439 yards and five touchdowns in 2020.

Skowronek was the game ball recipient in Notre Dame’s win at Pitt after recording the ACC’s single-game season-high for yards per catch at 53.5. He finished the game with two catches (both touchdowns) for 107 yards. His three receiving TDs at Boston College tied for the single-game most in the ACC in 2020.

Draft Update – Day 2

Five Notre Dame Football names were selected on the second day of the 2021 NFL Draft Friday, with three former Irish going in the second round, and two in the third.

The five picks thus far in the 2021 Draft mark the fourth-straight year Notre Dame has produced a minimum of four draft selections. And, with five draftees through the first three rounds, 2021 marks the most draft picks in those opening three rounds for Notre Dame since 2016 (six).

Offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg was the first former Notre Dame player drafted, taken by the Miami Dolphins with the 10th pick of the second round (42nd overall). He was followed by offensive lineman Aaron Banks with the San Francisco 49ers at 48th overall (16th pick of the second round) and linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah with the Cleveland Browns at 52nd overall (20th pick of the second round).

In the third round, tight end Tommy Tremble went to the Carolina Panthers at 83rd overall (20th pick of the third round), and offensive lineman Robert Hainsey punched his ticket to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 95th overall (32nd pick of the third round).

With Eichenberg, Banks and Hainsey being taken in Rounds 2 and 3, 2021 marks the first time three or more Irish offensive linemen have been drafted since 2003. In addition, Notre Dame is the first program to have three offensive linemen be drafted in the first three rounds of an NFL Draft since 2001 (and before that, not since 1982).