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Vagas Ferguson became a star at Notre Dame his final two years, totaling over 2,600 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns his final two seasons (1978, 1979). Ferguson also set the Blue-Gold game record by being the only Notre Dame player to rush for four touchdowns in a single spring game, doing so in 1977.

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.

Few college football programs can come close to touching the production Notre Dame has had all-time in the NFL draft.

SOUTH BEND —Riley Leonard spent just one season with Notre Dame football, but the Duke transfer quarterback still counts in NFL Draft lore for the Irish. After leading Notre Dame to a 14-2 record and a runner-up finish in the 12-team College Football Playoff,