Saturday, April 30, 2016

Six Notre Dame Players Taken in First 90 Picks


It's been a great first two nights of the 2016 NFL Draft for a number of Notre Dame Football stars -- with six being drafted in the first 3 rounds:
  • #6:  Ronnie Stanley -- Baltimore Ravens
  • #21:  Will Fuller -- Houston Texans
  • #34:  Jaylon Smith -- Dallas Cowboys
  • #50:  Nick Martin -- Houston Texans
  • #74:  KeiVarae Russell -- Kansas City Chiefs
  • #90:  C.J. Prosise -- Seattle Seahawks

Here's a look at the colleges with the most players taken in the first 3 rounds of the 2016 NFL Draft:
  1. Ohio State:  10 players drafted
  2. Alabama:  7 players drafted
  3. NOTRE DAME:  6 players drafted
  4. Clemson:  4 players drafted 
  5. USC / Penn State / Florida / Ole Miss:  3 players drafted

Here's a look at some schools that haven't fared so well with NFL Draft picks -- in the first 3 rounds.  Many of these schools routinely have top rated recruiting classes:
  • Michigan:  1
  • LSU:  1
  • Auburn:  1
  • Oklahoma:  1
  • Oregon:  1
  • Virginia Tech:  1 
  • Boston College:  1
  • Miami (FL):  1
  • Oklahoma State:  1
  • TCU:  1
  • Tennessee:  0
  • Iowa:  0 
  • North Carolina:  0
  • Arizona:  0
  • Arizona State:  0
  • Texas:  0

LINK:  NFL DRAFT TRACKER -- COLLEGES