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How Would an NFL Team Made of All Notre Dame Football Players Look in 2019?

By J.P. Scott

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 14: Jaylon Smith #54 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates a fumble recovery against the Jacksonville Jaguars at AT&T Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 14: Jaylon Smith #54 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates a fumble recovery against the Jacksonville Jaguars at AT&T Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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There are plenty of former Notre Dame football players currently playing in the NFL. Here’s the best starting 22 you could put together using only those players.

There are very few colleges with enough alumni currently in the NFL to fill out a 22-man offensive and defensive starting lineup. Notre Dame football is one of those programs. All told, there are 44 former Irish players currently on rosters or in NFL camps.

Going position by position, I went ahead and built the best team I could from current NFL players who went to Notre Dame. Offensively, I went with a three receiver, one running back set. On defense, I went with  4-3. HERE is what the same exercise looked like last year before the NFL Draft.

This what I ended up with heading into the 2019 season.

Offense

Quarterback: DeShone Kizer, Green Bay Packers

Running Back: Theo Riddick, Detroit Lions

Tight End: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings

Tackle: Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens

Guard: Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts

Center: Nick Martin, Houston Texans

Guard: Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys

Tackle: Mike McGlinchey, San Francisco 49ers

Wide Reciever: Miles Boykin, Baltimore Ravens

Wide Receiver: Will Fuller V, Houston Texans

Wide Receiver: Golden Tate, New York Giants

Defense

Defensive End: Stephon Tuitt, Pittsburgh Steelers

Defensive Tackle: Jerry Tillery, Los Angeles Chargers

Defensive Tackle: Sheldon Day, San Francisco 49ers

Defensive End: Romeo Okwara, Detroit Lions

Linebacker: Te’Von Coney, Oakland Raiders

Linebacker: Drue Tranquill, Los Angeles Chargers

Linebacker: Jaylon Smith, Dallas Cowboys

Corner: KeiVarae Russell, Cincinnati Bengals

Safety: Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings

Safety: Matthias Farley, Indianapolis Colts

Corner: Julian Love, New York Giants

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All in all, not a terrible squad. Go ahead and look at the overall list of former Notre Dame players currently in the NFL and let us know what changes you would make personally in the comments section — or hit us up on social media.

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