It’s pretty obvious that Notre Dame football was going to have at least one NFL draft first-round pick in running back Jeremiyah Love, but that looks to have changed.
Another has emerged after a huge Senior Bowl week in wide receiver Malachi Fields. He impressed during practices and then on Monday, ESPN’s Matt Miller has him as the last pick of his first-round mock, No. 32, going to the Seattle Seahawks.
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He called Fields “one of the biggest winners at the Senior bowl” noting that his time in South Bend coupled with the last week pushed in up draft boards. Miller believes that Seattle would love to pair him with superstar Jaxon Smith-Njigba, giving them a big outside threat alongside their top offensive player.
Love is expected to go higher according to Miller, at pick No. 8 to the New Orleans Saints. Most of the previous rumors had him going a pick lower to the Kansas City Chiefs, but his No. 1 player on the board would land in a great spot with either team. Love is compared to star Bijan Robinson, as he can be a “threat in the run and passing game.”
Miller’s mock spans the first two rounds, and he’s got running back Jadarian Price going No. 59 overall to the Houston Texans. He noted that he’s got “starting NFL traits” which means we could see him having an early impact.
Early on it very much looked like Notre Dame would see just one player getting their name called during the draft’s first-round, but with Fields recent emergence, it’s looking like the Irish will have a pair taken early and a third coming off in the second-round.
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