Notre Dame Football: Top 10 Players of the Brian Kelly Era

PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 07: Jaylon Smith #9 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates by wearing the hat of team mascot, Lucky The Leprechaun, following their 42-30 win against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Heinz Field on November 7, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /

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3ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 01: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is lifted up by Hunter Bivin #70 following the Citrus Bowl against the LSU Tigers on January 1, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Notre Dame won 21-17. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

The Notre Dame football coach has produced some great ones during his tenure.

Brian Kelly is entering his ninth season as the head coach of the Notre Dame football team. Over that span, he has had 33 players selected in the NFL Draft. Twenty* of those players were recruited by Coach Kelly on some level.

* Players from the 2010 recruiting class and onward.

Since it’s June and I’m not about to write an article about the fourth iteration of Warriors-Cavs, I thought it would be a fun exercise to rank the top ten players from the Brian Kelly era.

To reiterate, this list will only include players from the 2010 recruiting class and later. So guys like Michael Floyd, Harrison Smith, Tyler Eifert, Manti Te’o, and Zack Martin will not be making appearances.

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