{"id":724413,"date":"2026-02-02T19:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724413\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:31:13","slug":"notre-dame-is-now-projected-to-have-two-nfl-draft-first-round-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724413\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame is now projected to have two NFL draft first-round picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s pretty obvious that Notre Dame football was going to have at least one NFL draft first-round pick in running back Jeremiyah Love<\/a>, but that looks to have changed.<\/p>\n

Another has emerged after a huge Senior Bowl week in wide receiver Malachi Fields. He impressed during practices<\/a> and then on Monday, ESPN\u2019s Matt Miller has him<\/a> as the last pick of his first-round mock, No. 32, going to the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

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He called Fields \u201cone of the biggest winners at the Senior bowl\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cthreat in the run and passing game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s mock spans the first two rounds, and he\u2019s got running back Jadarian Price going No. 59 overall to the Houston Texans. He noted that he\u2019s got \u201cstarting NFL traits\u201d which means we could see him having an early impact.<\/p>\n

Early on it very much looked like Notre Dame would see just one player getting their name called during the draft\u2019s first-round, but with Fields recent emergence, it\u2019s looking like the Irish will have a pair taken early and a third coming off in the second-round.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Notre Dame is now projected to have two NFL first-round picks by ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n