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Top 5 Notre Dame Football NFL Draft Classes Since 2000

By Mason Plummer

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 28: Josh Adams #33, Alex Bars #71, and Quenton Nelson #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Stadium on October 28, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 28: Josh Adams #33, Alex Bars #71, and Quenton Nelson #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Stadium on October 28, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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The NFL Draft is quickly approaching and a new class of Notre Dame football players will add their names to the conversation.

We have compiled the Top 5 Notre Dame football NFL Draft classes since 2000. Is your favorite included?

5. 2010

Notre Dame’s NFL Draft Class of 2010 comes in at No. 5 on our rankings. This class had the potential to be great, but not all college talent translates seamlessly to the next level.

Former Notre Dame football player Golden Tate.
DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 11: Golden Tate /

The Class of 2010 boasted two 2nd round picks — Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate — who were both considered top notch NFL talents coming out of college. Also drafted were Sam Young and Eric Olsen — both selected in the 6th round.

Clausen was touted as a potential first-round pick, and was expected to be one of the top quarterbacks of the 2010 draft class. He was eventually passed over and was chosen behind Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow. Clausen slipped all the way to the 16th pick of the 2nd round and was selected by the Carolina Panthers. He played for two other teams during his time in the NFL the Bears and Ravens — and has not been seen in action since 2015.

Golden Tate has enjoyed a much more fruitful NFL career. Tate won Super Bowl XLVIII as a member of the Seattle Seahawks and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2014 as a member of his current team, the Detroit Lions. Tate was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 60th overall pick in the 2nd round.

Overall this Notre Dame draft class was not the greatest, however it did just crack our Top 5.

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