7 overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft is in the College Football Hall of Fame and was noted on several All-Century teams in the 20th century.He had first round written all over him after averaging about 18 yards on his 16 catches as a freshman in 1978 and pacing the team in receptions as a sophomore (27), but injuries his last two seasons truncated his football career.Although he lined up mostly as a flanker at Notre Dame, he was drafted as a tight end and caught 363 passes during a 12-year NFL career.After Masztak’s injury, the former wideout Hunter was moved to tight end, earned All-America notice as Notre Dame’s top pass catcher in 1982 (42) and was the No. How many college football programs out there could see one of their own get drafted as the first from a specific position group in the most recent NFL Draft, but still enter the following year stronger at the position themselves?It’s not exactly earth shattering news but for example, LSU isn’t going to better at quarterback this year without first overall pick Joe Burrow calling signals.Notre Dame has again home to the first tight end off the board in this past draft, the third time that has happened in Brian Kelly’s tenure, as Cole Kmet was drafted in the second round by the Chicago Bears.Although Kmet played wonderfully for Notre Dame when finally healthy last season, the Irish very well could actually be better at the position in 2020 than they were in 2019.New tight ends coach John McNulty enters his first year with an unreal amount of talent at the position. 1.
The two-time Pro Bowl picks has more career catches (425) and touchdowns (47) than any other former Fighting Irish tight end.Mackey Award winner for the 12-1 Irish in 2012 broke MacAfee’s 35-year record for career passes caught by a Notre Dame tight end with 140 en route to a first-round selection.
This is my opinion on the greatest Notre Dame Tight Ends of all time.
Excellent tight end play is the norm at Notre Dame, and after two weeks it’s obvious that will continue in 2020. Miami has had 19 overall since then, which certainly makes them a worthy competitor.The 2020s already have continued the tradition with Kmet, who as Rivals’ No. His ability to make plays over the middle of the field, for us, puts him ahead of Wright as we enter the season.Even with the talented Michael Mayer charging hard and Brock Wright likely seeing a ton of time on the field, I’d be pretty surprised if we look up in mid-December and Tremble doesn’t lead the tight end unit in receptions, yards and touchdowns.Late last fall former Notre Dame corner back Julian Love recorded his first NFL interception against his hometown Chicago Bears on the day (…),Quick – who is responsible for the longest play so far in this young NFL season? He is still my #1 pick but it was a tough decision. Mayer put up Randy Moss-type numbers as a high school tight end, going for nearly 2000 yards on 97 receptions that resulted in 27 touchdowns over his junior and senior seasons.Mayer is seen as of good of tight end in last year’s recruiting class and figures to get targeted before very long in blue and gold.The importance of tight ends being able to block in Notre Dame’s offense can’t be understated and as much star potential as it appears Mayer has, we simply don’t know enough about his run blocking ability at the highest of collegiate levels to feel safe in saying he’s going to instantly see tons of playing time.Brock Wright is listed at number two on this list because he’s a known commodity in the run game. In six NFL seasons, he has caught 210 passes.Caught a Notre Dame freshman tight end record 28 passes as a 13-game starter and morphed into the No. Notre Dame has again home to the first tight end off the board in this past draft, the third time that has happened in Brian Kelly’s tenure, …
Casper surprisingly caught only 21 passes while at Notre Dame or he would have been an easier choice for #1 on my list.
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