Notre Dame saw eight players get drafted this past weekend. That’s quite a haul! So which of the ND football players will make an instant impact? Who will see the most playing time right away? Is it the Minnesota Vikings or the Detroit Lions who are now the ND Football institution of postgraduate study? You can make a case for the Giants too.
NFL Draft analyst and radio talk show host Mike Ragz is here to break it all down with me. You can follow T.E.N. Network’s Mike Ragz on Twitter @ragzthefan
Below is the alphabetized list of all 8 ND Football players and where then went in the draft and to who.
Bennett Jackson CB Round 6 (187) Giants
T.J. Jones WR Round 6 (189) Lions
Zack Martin OT Round 1 (16) Cowboys
Troy Niklas TE Round 2 (52) Cardinals
Louis Nix NT Round 3 (83) Texans
Prince Shembo OLB Round 4 (139) Falcons
Stephon Tuitt DE Round 2 (46) Steelers
Chris Watt OG Round 3 (89) Chargers
And here below you can listen to our discussion of who moved on from South Bend to next level, which ND football players we believe will succeed in the NFL. Also Ragz reveals that Lowe’s is the place in South Bend to see local media celebrities. Yes, if you want to see the biggest names of St. Joseph’s County’s “Dancing with out Stars” Go to LOWE’S!
Paul M. Banks owns The Sports Bank.net, an affiliate of Fox Sports. He’s also a frequent guest on national talk radio. Banks is a former contributor to NBC Chicago and the Washington Times, who’s been featured both in Forbes and on the History Channel. President Barack Obama follows him on Twitter (@paulmbanks)