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The Top Five Notre Dame First Round Picks of All Time

By Bobby Norell

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - CIRCA 1960's: running back Paul Hornung #5 of the Green Bay Packers carries the ball against the St. Louis Cardinals circa early 1960's during an NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Horning played for the Packers from 1957 - 66 (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - CIRCA 1960's: running back Paul Hornung #5 of the Green Bay Packers carries the ball against the St. Louis Cardinals circa early 1960's during an NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Horning played for the Packers from 1957 - 66 (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – FEBRUARY 5: Jerome Bettis of the Pittsburgh Steelers during Super Bowl XL played between the Pittsburgh Steelers and The Seattle Seahawks at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by a score of 21 to 10. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images) /

No. 3 Jerome Bettis

Over the last 30 years Jerome Bettis is perhaps the best NFLer to come out of Notre Dame. Bettis only played three seasons for the Irish, but boy were they productive. In his sophomore season of 1991 Bettis set a Notre Dame record for touchdowns in a season with 23, a record that still stands today. It was that same season that he ran roughshod over the Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl as he tallied 150 yards and three touchdowns. He finished his Notre Dame career with 2,137 yards and 39 touchdowns. Bettis was known for being a big, physical rumbling type of runner because of this he earned the nickname “The Bus.”

Bettis left Notre Dame following the 1992 season. He was selected 10th overall in the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He spent three seasons with the Rams before being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bettis spent 10 seasons in Pittsburgh and is their second all-time leading rusher, just behind Franco Harris. In his final season Bettis help lead the Steelers to their first Super Bowl victory since 1979. He ranks sixth all-time in rushing yards with 13,662. He was a six-time Pro-Bowler. He was also the 1993 Rookie of the Year. Bettis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

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