Allen Bonshaca Lamont Rossum is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft.
Justin Lee Tuck is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, and was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft, winning two Super Bowl titles with the team, both against the New England Patriots. He also played for the Oakland Raiders. Tuck graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business with an MBA in 2018. He is now an employee of Goldman Sachs.
Dan Klecko is a former American football defensive tackle and fullback. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple.
Gabriel Pierre Kim Watson is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan.
Todd William Lyght is a former professional American football player and former defensive backs coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Ross Dean Browner was an American football defensive end who played for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Bengals in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft.
James Richard Laurinaitis is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the linebackers coach at the Ohio State University. He played as a linebacker for the St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he was a three-time consensus All-American and won numerous awards. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.
Christopher Robert Zorich is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Zorich was the athletic director at Chicago State University from May 2018 to July 2019.
Victor Ikechukwu Abiamiri is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. He is of Nigerian descent.
Frank Joseph Varrichione was an American athlete. Varrichione was best remembered for being part of the 1953 University of Notre Dame football team that shared the collegiate national championship with a 9-0-1 record and for having played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Ryan Emerson Wilcox Harris is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft and was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Broncos, he won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Notre Dame.
John Sullivan is a former American football center. He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft, later playing for the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams.
Matthew Francis Kalil is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings fourth overall in the 2012 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans.
Barrett A. Jones is an American former football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a center for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he won the Rimington Trophy as the best center in college football. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Michael Brendan Martin is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 2008 to 2011. At Michigan, Martin recorded 172 tackles and appeared in 49 games, including 37 games as the Wolverines' starting nose tackle. He was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten Conference player by both the coaches and media in 2011 and received the same recognition from the coaches in 2010. In high school, he was the state Gatorade Player of the Year in football. He was also a two-time Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state wrestling champion as well as a two-time MHSAA state shot put champion.
George Leo Connor was an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1948 to 1955. He played offensive tackle on offense, and on defense was recognized as one of the sport's first linebackers. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and of the College Football Hall of Fame. He attended both the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Notre Dame. He won the first Outland Trophy as the best college lineman in 1946. Sportswriter Grantland Rice once observed Connor was "the closest thing to a Greek God since Apollo".
Zachary Edward Martin is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. Named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, Martin has made nine Pro Bowl and nine All-Pro teams.
Troy Niklas is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Jerry Dewayne Tillery Jr. is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
Julian Okwara is an English-born Nigerian gridiron football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
