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Eric Penick's run against USC in 1973 helped stop the Fighting Irish slide in the rivalry, and helped guide Notre Dame to a national championship.

Notre Dame built on its all-time draft picks record after six former Fighting Irish players heard their name called in the 2025 NFL Draft. All six former Notre Dame standouts were taken between rounds two and six. Here's a rundown of Notre Dame's 2025 NFL Draft results:

Breaking down the NFL Draft landing spots for the last 21 Notre Dame football defensive backs to be selected since 2000.

Georgia holds the record for most NFL draft selections by a college in a single year since the NFL draft became seven rounds in 1994, setting the mark at 15 players in 2022. 2021 Alabama tied 2004 Miami for the record for most first-round picks at six. The Hurricanes finished with nine total selections that year.

Williams is the fourth Bulldog to be drafted by the 49ers in the 2000s and the third from Kirby Smart’s teams. San Francisco’s last Georgia selection was also a defensive end when Robert Beal Jr. was selected in the fifth round during the 2023 draft.