Notre Dame football: Top-25 players of the Brian Kelly era

Notre Dame Football: Top-25 players of the Brian Kelly era

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 07: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish leads his team out of the tunnel before the game against the Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Stadium on November 7, 2020 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Matt Cashore-Pool/Getty Images) /

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Notre Dame Football WR Will Fuller. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame Football: Top-25 players of the Brian Kelly era

7. Will Fuller, WR, 2013-15

144 receptions, 2,512 yards receiving, 30 TDs

You could argue that Michael Floyd should have a top-ten spot on this and Will Fuller should be in the teens, based on a statistical argument, but if Fuller had stayed for his senior year then he would have pushed Floyd in almost every statistical category. As it stands, Fuller is eighth all-time on the Notre Dame receptions list, fourth in receiving yards, and second in touchdowns.

If he replicated his junior year in a senior year of production, he’d be second in receptions, but first in yards and touchdowns.

Fuller was a dominant wide receiver while at Notre Dame, carrying the Irish in the post-2012 BCS runs. He was an All-American in 2015 when his 14 touchdowns were the fifth-most in a single season by a Notre Dame receiver. It was the year before he joined a four-way tie for the most touchdown catches in a single season, with 15.

The Houston Texans drafted Fuller in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and he’s been excellent when healthy for them.

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