Non-Drafted Notre Dame Football Players

As you might have gathered from the blogs we’ve written in the past week or so, there were four Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players who were drafted to play for NFL teams in the 2008 NFL Draft. John Carlson was picked up by Seattle in the second round. Trevor laws also went in the second round, picked by the Philadelphia Eagles as the No. 47th overall selection. Tom Zbikowski was taken in the third round by the Baltimore Ravens. John Sullivan was taken in the sixth round by the Minnesota Vikings. But there were a few other graduated seniors who were on the board as possible selections. Let’s take a look at them, shall we?

Joseph Brockington, Geoff Price and Ambrose Wooden all had an outside shot at getting to the next level. You can look at their draft bios at ESPN to get an idea of their relative strengths and weaknesses. Not making it to the NFL doesn’t mean that their football careers are over, though. There are indoor leagues, Canadian teams, and even the possibility that they could make a roster by trying out next year. Regardless of the fact that they were not drafted, let’s take a moment to honor them for their careers at Notre Dame. Congratulations on graduation, boys. Good luck in your future endeavors! Thanks for some great Notre Dame memories.
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