Notre Dame in the NFL: Joe Alt becoming one of league’s best OTs
A rookie led the NFL in Pro Football Focus offense grade by an offensive tackle this week: Former Notre Dame and current Los Angeles Chargers right tackle Joe Alt.
Alt finished the Chargers’ 26-3 Week 2 win over the Carolina Panthers with an 87.2 PFF grade; he was credited with allowing a sack, but nothing else. The second-highest graded OT in Week 2 was Alt’s teammate, Rashawn Slater (82.7), giving the Chargers the pair of bookends head coach Jim Harbaugh dreamed of when he drafted Alt at No. 5 overall in April’s NFL Draft.
Alt also had a strong Week 1, blanking Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby when they matched up against each other. He’s earning himself a nickname, too: Control Alt Delete, after the keyboard command.
Alt is quickly becoming one of the top offensive tackles in professional football, just two weeks in his career.
Here’s how every other former Notre Dame athlete did in the NFL this week.
Brandon Aubrey (2013-16), K, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 44-19 loss to Saints
Aubrey made all four of his field-goal attempts, including one from 52 yards out.
Aaron Banks (2017-20), OL, San Francisco 49ers
Result: 23-17 loss to Vikings
Banks allowed 2 pressures, including a sack, but he posted an above-average 66.9 PFF offense grade.
JD Bertrand (2019-23), LB, Atlanta Falcons
Result: 22-21 win over Eagles
Bertrand played 18 snaps on special teams.
Scott Daly (2012-16), LS, Chicago Bears
Result: 19-13 loss to Texans
Daly snapped 9 times successfully, 6 on punts and 3 on field goals.
Liam Eichenberg (2016-20), OL, Miami Dolphins
Result: 31-10 loss to Bills
Eichenberg allowed 1 quarterback pressure but finished with a 77.3 PFF run-blocking grade.
Jalen Elliott (2016-19), S, Pittsburgh Steelers
Result: 13-6 win over Broncos
Elliott was a healthy scratch.
Blake Fisher (2021-23), OT, Houston Texans
Result: 19-13 win over Bears
Fisher, the second-highest 2024 Notre Dame draft pick after Alt played 5 snaps on the field-goal unit.
Isaiah Foskey (2019-22), DE, New Orleans Saints
Result: 44-19 win over Cowboys
Foskey played only 3 defensive snaps, but he was credited with 2 tackles.
Alohi Gilman (2017-19), S, Los Angeles Chargers
Result: 26-3 win over Panthers
Happy birthday to Gilman, who turns 27 on Wednesday. However, he missed Week 2 with a knee injury.
Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints
Result: 44-19 win over Cowboys
Grupe made his only field-goal attempt and went 5-of-6 on extra points.
Robert Hainsey (2017-20), OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Result: 20-16 win over Lions
Hainsey played 4 snaps on the field-goal unit.
Kyle Hamilton (2019-2021), S, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 26-23 loss to Raiders
Hamilton made 6 tackles, including 3 defensive stops (tackles that result in a failure for the offense). He allowed 7 receptions on 7 targets in coverage… for only 26 yards (3.7 yards per attempt).
Thomas Harper (2023), DB, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 26-23 win over Ravens
Harper was a healthy scratch.
Cam Hart (2019-2023), CB, Los Angeles Chargers
Result: 26-3 win over Panthers
Hart played 4 defensive snaps, making a tackle for a 1-yard gain.
Sam Hartman (2023), QB, Washington Commanders
Result: 21-18 win over Giants
Hartman was a healthy scratch (emergency third QB designation)
J.J. Jansen (2004-07), LS, Carolina Panthers
Result: 26-3 loss to Chargers
Jansen snapped 8 times successfully, 7 on punts and 1 on a field goal.
Javontae Jean-Baptiste (2023), DE, Washington Commanders
Result: 21-18 win over Giants
Jean-Baptiste made 1 tackle, which was a defensive stop.
Brandon Joseph (2022), S, Detroit Lions
Result: 20-16 loss to Buccaneers
Joseph played 10 snaps on special teams.
Cole Kmet (2017-19), TE, Chicago Bears
Result: 19-13 loss to Texans
Kmet caught 4 passes for 27 yards.
Marist Liufau (2019-23), LB, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 44-19 loss to Saints
Liufau made his first career start, totaling 3 tackles, all of which were defensive stops.
Julian Love (2016-18), DB, Seattle Seahawks
Result: 23-20 OT win over Patriots
Love made 7 tackles and broke up a pass.
Zack Martin (2009-13), OL, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 44-19 loss to Saints
Martin, the future Hall of Famer out of Notre Dame, allowed 2 pressures but posted a 74.9 PFF offense grade.
Michael Mayer (2020-22), TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 26-23 win over Ravens
Mayer caught his lone target for 11 yards.
Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants
Result: 21-18 loss to Commanders
McCloud missed Week 2 with a knee injury.
Mike McGlinchey (2013-17), OL, Denver Broncos
Result: 13-6 loss to Steelers
McGlinchey allowed 2 pressures, including a sack.
Quenton Nelson (2014-17), OL, Indianapolis Colts
Result: 16-10 loss to Packers
Nelson allowed nothing in pass protection, finishing with an 84.1 pass-blocking grade.
Julian Okwara (2016-19), EDGE, Arizona Cardinals
Result: 41-10 win over Rams
Okwara was elevated to the active roster this week. He made 2 tackles in his Cardinals debut.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (2017-20), LB, Cleveland Browns
Result: 18-13 win over Jaguars
Osusu-Koramoah made 7 tackles, including 2 for loss.
Jarrett Patterson (2018-22), OL, Houston Texans
Result: 19-13 win over Bears
Patterson made his first start of the season at center, allowing 2 pressures.
Harrison Smith (2007-11), S, Minnesota Vikings
Result: 23-17 win over 49ers
Smith made 5 tackles and defended a pass.
Durham Smythe (2013-17), TE, Miami Dolphins
Result: 31-10 loss to Bills
Smythe caught his lone target for 8 yards.
Ronnie Stanley (2012-15), OL, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 26-23 loss to Ravens
Stanley allowed only 1 pressure, notching an 81.6 overall grade and an 89.0 pass-blocking grade.
Jerry Tillery (2015-18), DL, Minnesota Vikings
Result: 23-17 win over 49ers
Tillery totaled 2 pressures, and he made 1 tackle.
Drue Tranquill (2014-18), LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Result: 26-25 win over Bengals
Tranquill made 4 tackles.
Tommy Tremble (2018-20), TE, Carolina Panthers
Result: 26-3 loss to Chargers
Tremble caught 3 passes and led the Panthers with 23 receiving yards.
Kyren Williams (2019-21), RB, Los Angeles Rams
Result: 41-10 loss to Cardinals
Williams carried 12 times for 25 yards, although he did find the end zone for the second time this season.
Brock Wright (2017-20), TE, Detroit Lions
Result: 20-16 loss to Buccaneers
Wright was not targeted.
Former Notre Dame football players on injured reserve
- Audric Estimé (2021-23), RB, Denver Broncos
- Kurt Hinish (2017-21), DT, Houston Texans
Estimé was placed on IR last week with an ankle injury. He’ll miss a minimum of four weeks.
Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads
- Kevin Austin Jr. (2018-21), WR, New Orleans Saints
- Sheldon Day (2012-15), DT, Washington Commanders
- Khalid Kareem (2016-19), DE, Atlanta Falcons
- Sam Mustipher (2014-18), OL, Los Angeles Chargers
- Adekunbo Ogundeji (2016-20), EDGE, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Troy Pride Jr. (2016-19), CB, Houston Texans
- Spencer Shrader (2023), K, Indianapolis Colts
- Ben Skowronek (2020), WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Chris Smith (2022), DT, Detroit Lions
- Equanimeous St. Brown (2015-17), WR, New Orleans Saints
After being elevated to the active roster due to injury at his position, Smith was released and re-signed to the Lions’ practice squad last week.
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