Notre Dame in the NFL: Ronnie Stanley putting together vintage season
Former Notre Dame offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley was a first-team All Pro in 2019, but since a series of injuries began in 2020, he hasn’t been the same player.
Until now.
Stanley allowed zero quarterback pressures in the Ravens’ 35-10 Week 4 win over the Bills, and he also helped Baltimore rush 34 times for 271 yards (8.0 yards per carry). His Pro Football Focus pass-blocking grade of 88.3 ranks second among all NFL tackles this season, behind only Philadelphia’s Jordan Mailata.
Stanley also leads the NFL in pass-block win rate this season, according to ESPN.
Here’s how every other former Notre Dame athlete in the NFL did this week.
Joe Alt (played at Notre Dame from 2021-23), OL, Los Angeles Chargers
Result: 17-10 loss to Chiefs
Alt missed Week 4 with a knee injury, but he’s expected to return soon.
Brandon Aubrey (2013-16), K, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 20-15 win over Giants
Aubrey missed one field goal (gasp!) but also made his second 60-plus-yarder of the season. He’s 6-of-7 from 50 yards or more this year and 16-of-17 for his career.
Aaron Banks (2017-20), OL, San Francisco 49ers
Result: 30-13 win over Patriots
Banks allowed 4 pressures but posted his best PFF run-blocking grade of the season at 76.4.
JD Bertrand (2019-23), LB, Atlanta Falcons
Result: 26-24 win over Saints
Bertrand played a career-high 8 defensive snaps, picking up a pressure and a defensive stop. He finished with a 91.1 PFF defense grade, albeit in a small sample size.
Scott Daly (2012-16), LS, Chicago Bears
Result: 24-18 win over Rams
Daly snapped 9 times successfully, 5 on punts and 4 on field goals.
Liam Eichenberg (2016-20), OL, Miami Dolphins
Result: 31-12 loss to Titans
Eichenberg allowed 2 pressures, finishing with a 65.1 PFF offense grade.
Jalen Elliott (2016-19), S, Pittsburgh Steelers
Result: 27-24 loss to Colts
Elliott played 16 snaps on special teams.
Blake Fisher (2021-23), OT, Houston Texans
Result: 24-20 win over Jaguars
Fisher made his offensive debut, allowing 2 pressures in 22 snaps.
Isaiah Foskey (2019-22), DE, New Orleans Saints
Result: 26-24 loss to Falcons
Foskey played 17 snaps on special teams.
Alohi Gilman (2017-19), S, Los Angeles Chargers
Result: 17-10 loss to Chiefs
Gilman made 3 tackles.
Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints
Result: 26-24 win over Falcons
Grupe remains perfect on field goals this season, hitting his lone attempt from 43 yards.
Robert Hainsey (2017-20), OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Result: 33-16 win over Eagles
Hainsey played 6 snaps on special teams.
Kyle Hamilton (2019-2021), S, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 35-10 win over Bills
Hamilton made 7 tackles, including 2 defensive stops. He also recovered a fumble, returning it for 8 yards.
Thomas Harper (2023), DB, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 20-16 win over Browns
Harper played 18 snaps on special teams.
Cam Hart (2019-2023), CB, Los Angeles Chargers
Result: 17-10 loss to Chiefs
Hart played 16 snaps on special teams, making a solo tackle.
Sam Hartman (2023), QB, Washington Commanders
Result: 42-14 win over Cardinals
Hartman was a healthy scratch (emergency third QB designation).
J.J. Jansen (2004-07), LS, Carolina Panthers
Result: 34-24 loss to Panthers
Jansen snapped 6 times successfully, 2 on punts and 4 on field goals.
Javontae Jean-Baptiste (2023), DE, Washington Commanders
Result: 42-14 win over Cardinals
Jean-Baptiste played 17 defensive snaps but was held off the stat sheet.
Brandon Joseph (2022), S, Detroit Lions
Result: 42-29 win over Seahawks
Joseph made his first career start, finishing with 6 tackles. PFF data from Monday Night Football is not available yet, but a scan of social media indicates he held his own against a talented Seahawks offense.
Cole Kmet (2017-19), TE, Chicago Bears
Result: 24-18 win over Rams
Kmet caught 3 passes for 33 yards, including this 22-yard leaping grab over the middle that set up Chicago’s game-winning touchdown.
Marist Liufau (2019-23), LB, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 20-15 win over Giants
Liufau made 4 tackles, including a tackle for loss.
Julian Love (2016-18), DB, Seattle Seahawks
Result: 42-29 loss to Lions
Love made 4 tackles.
Zack Martin (2009-13), OL, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 20-15 win over Giants
Martin allowed zero pressures, earning a season-high PFF pass-blocking grade of 86.6. His season-long pass-blocking grade of 81.3 ranks fifth among qualified NFL guards so far this season.
Michael Mayer (2020-22), TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 20-16 win over Browns
Mayer missed Week 4 with a personal issue.
Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants
Result: 20-15 loss to Cowboys
McCloud made 3 tackles — including a TFL — but he was also credited with two missed tackles.
Quenton Nelson (2014-17), OL, Indianapolis Colts
Result: 27-24 win over Steelers
Nelson allowed 4 pressures, including a sack. He did finish with a 70.6 run-blocking grade, though.
Julian Okwara (2016-19), EDGE, Arizona Cardinals
Result: 42-14 loss to Commanders
Okwara made 1 tackle and posted a QB pressure.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (2017-20), LB, Cleveland Browns
Result: 20-16 loss to Raiders
Owusu-Koramoah made 9 tackles, including a tackle for loss and 4 defensive stops.
Jarrett Patterson (2018-22), OL, Houston Texans
Result: 24-20 win over Texans
Patterson played 4 snaps on special teams.
Harrison Smith (2007-11), S, Minnesota Vikings
Result: 31-29 win over Packers
Smith made 4 tackles.
Durham Smythe (2013-17), TE, Miami Dolphins
Result: 31-12 loss to Titans
Smythe was not targeted.
Jerry Tillery (2015-18), DL, Minnesota Vikings
Result: 31-29 win over Packers
Tillery picked up a quarterback pressure and a defensive stop.
Drue Tranquill (2014-18), LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Result: 17-10 win over Chargers
Tranquill made 10 tackles, including 1 for loss and 4 defensive stops. He also posted a QB hit.
Tommy Tremble (2018-20), TE, Carolina Panthers
Result: 34-24 loss to Bengals
Tremble was not targeted.
Kyren Williams (2019-21), RB, Los Angeles Rams
Result: 24-18 loss to Bears
Williams carried 19 times for 94 yards, and he caught 4 passes for an additional 10. The third-year back out of Notre Dame also scored yet another short-yardage touchdown, bringing his total to 6 this season.
This was also Williams’ seventh-straight game with a touchdown.
Brock Wright (2017-20), TE, Detroit Lions
Result: 42-29 win over Seahawks
Wright caught 2 passes for 13 yards.
Former Notre Dame football players on injured reserve
- Audric Estimé (2021-23), RB, Denver Broncos
- Kurt Hinish (2017-21), DT, Houston Texans
- Mike McGlinchey (2013-17), OL, Denver Broncos
- Ben Skowronek (2020), WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads
- Kevin Austin Jr. (2018-21), WR, New Orleans Saints
- Miles Boykin (2015-18), WR, Seattle Seahawks
- 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
- Chris Smith (2022), DT, Detroit Lions
- Equanimeous St. Brown (2015-17), WR, New Orleans Saints
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