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Notre Dame Nabs Six Spots on Early NFL Draft Board

ESPN draft analyst Jordan Reid published an early board for the 2027 professional football selection event, placing six players from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish inside his top fifty prospects. Junior cornerback Leonard Moore led the group at number two overall, praised by the analyst for his exceptional physical length, speed, and technique after not giving up a single completed pass through late September.

Teammate CJ Carr followed at twenty-two after accumulating 963 passing yards and nine scores, earning recognition as a highly polished pocket passer whose mechanics remain consistently aligned. Four additional members of the program rounded out the top fifty board, including safety Brauntae Johnson at twenty-six, edge defender Boubacar Traore at forty-seven with 2.5 autumn sacks, linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa at forty-eight, and offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp at forty-nine following a stellar 0.9 percent pressure rate surrendered across 230 snaps.

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