Notre Dame in the NFL: Julian Love seals Seahawks win with two interceptions
Former Notre Dame and current Seattle Seahawks defensive back Julian Love tracked Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts‘ deep pass through the air, into his own end zone, with just over 8 minutes left in Monday night’s game. Love stayed with it the whole way, making the catch for his third interception of the season.
He wasn’t stuck at 3 for long.
With 13 seconds left and a 20-17 Seahawks lead, coming off an improbable go-ahead drive led by Seattle quarterback Drew Lock, Love did it again. He ran halfway across the field on a Hurts deep ball down the right sideline, snagged the football and somehow, some way, tapped his feet inbounds.
Love’s interceptions sealed a much-needed Seahawks win, bringing Seattle to 7-7. Here’s how every other former Notre Dame player in the NFL did in Week 15.
Brandon Aubrey (played for Notre Dame from 2013-16), K, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 31-10 loss to Bills
Aubrey went 1-for-1 on field goals. He remains perfect in his rookie season with three games to go.
Aaron Banks (2017-20), OL, San Francisco 49ers
Result: 45-29 win over 49ers
Banks allowed 3 pressures but wound up with a 69.5 overall PFF grade.
Miles Boykin (2015-18), WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Result: 30-13 loss to Colts
Boykin played 4 snaps but was not targeted.
Chase Claypool (2016-19), WR, Miami Dolphins
Result: 30-0 win over Jets
Claypool played on offense for the first time since Week 9. He caught 2 passes on 2 targets for 8 yards.
Sheldon Day (2012-15), DT, Minnesota Vikings
Result: 27-24 OT loss to Bengals
Day made 2 tackles, including 1 run stop.
Liam Eichenberg, (2016-20), OL, Miami Dolphins
Result: 30-0 win over Jets
Eichenberg allowed 3 pressures, including a sack. He wound up with a 35.8 PFF grade.
Isaiah Foskey (2019-22), DE, New Orleans Saints
Result: 24-6 win over Giants
Foskey missed Week 15 with a quad injury.
Alohi Gilman (2017-19), S, Los Angeles Chargers
Result: 63-21 loss to Raiders
Gilman made 3 tackles.
Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints
Result: 24-6 win over Giants
Grupe made a 50-yard field goal in his only attempt.
Robert Hainsey (2017-20), OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Result: 34-20 win over Packers
Hainsey allowed a sack. He was given a 54.8 PFF grade.
Kyle Hamilton (2019-2021), S, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 23-7 win over Jaguars
Hamilton made 4 defensive stops among his 7 tackles, including 1 tackle for loss — shown below. He also defended a pass. It was another productive week for the budding star out of Notre Dame.
Kurt Hinish (2017-21), DT, Houston Texans
Result: 19-16 OT win over Titans
Hinish made two tackles.
J.J. Jansen (2004-07), LS, Carolina Panthers
Result: 9-7 win over Falcons
Jansen snapped 8 times successfully, 5 on punts and 3 on kicks.
Cole Kmet (2017-19), TE, Chicago Bears
Result: 20-17 loss to Browns
Kmet caught 5 passes for 23 yards and this touchdown.
Zack Martin (2009-13), OL, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 31-10 loss to Bills
Martin left the game after 10 snaps with a bruised squad. He has a chance to play in Week 16, according to Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy.
Michael Mayer (2020-22), TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 63-21 win over Chargers
Mayer contributed to the Raiders’ demolition of the Chargers with this 11-yard touchdown. He finished the game with 4 receptions on 5 targets for 39 yards.
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Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants
Result: 24-6 loss to Saints
McCloud played 10 snaps but did not make the stat sheet.
Mike McGlinchey (2013-17), OL, Denver Broncos
Result: 42-17 loss to Lions
McGlinchey allowed 3 pressures but did well in the run game, earning a 77.0 run-blocking grade.
Sam Mustipher (2014-18), OL, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 23-7 win over Jaguars
Mustipher was a healthy scratch.
Quenton Nelson (2014-17), OL, Indianapolis Colts
Result: 30-13 win over Steelers
Nelson allowed only 1 pressure and earned a 73.5 PFF grade.
Julian Okwara (2016-19), EDGE, Detroit Lions
Result: 42-17 win over Broncos
Okwara was a healthy scratch.
Romeo Okwara (2012-15), DL, Detroit Lions
Result: 42-17 win over Broncos
Okwara played but did not register a statistic.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (2017-20), LB, Cleveland Browns
Result: 20-17 win over Bears
Owusu-Koramoah totaled 4 pressures in just 10 pass-rush snaps, including this sack of Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He added 2 passes defended, 2 tackles for loss, 5 defensive stops on those tackles and an interception on a Hail Mary attempt.
Owusu-Koramoah would have headlined this article had Love not done what he did on Monday night
Ben Skowronek (2020), WR, Los Angeles Rams
Result: 28-20 win over Commanders
Skowronek played 3 snaps and was not targeted.
Harrison Smith (2007-11), S, Minnesota Vikings
Result: 27-24 OT loss to Bengals
Smith made 5 tackles, defended a pass and registered a quarterback hit.
Durham Smythe (2013-17), TE, Miami Dolphins
Result: 30-0 win over Jets
Smythe caught 4 passes on 4 targets for 32 yards.
Ronnie Stanley (2012-15), OL, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 23-7 win over Jaguars
Equaniemeous St. Brown (2015-17), WR, Chicago Bears
Result: 20-17 loss to Browns
St. Brown is week-to-week with a pectoral injury. He did not play against the Browns.
Jerry Tillery (2015-18), DL, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 63-21 win over Chargers
Tillery made 3 tackles, including a tackle for loss. He picked up a sack as well and recovered a fumble, making it an all-around excellent day for Tillery.
Drue Tranquill (2014-18), LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Result: 27-17 win over Patriots
Tranquill made 2 tackles, including a tackle for loss, and tallied his fourth sack of the season. He’s been a revelation for Kansas City in his fifth year out of Notre Dame.
Tommy Tremble (2018-20), TE, Carolina Panthers
Result: 9-7 win over Falcons
Tremble caught 2 passes for 32 yards, which marked his largest receiving output of the season.
Kyren Williams (2019-21), RB, Los Angeles Rams
Result: 28-20 win over Commanders
Williams picked up his fifth-straight game with at least 100 yards from scrimmage. He ran 27 times for 152 yards, just 6 shy of his season high, and a goal-line touchdown.
Williams is 47 yards away from a 1,000-yard rushing season, and he leads the NFL in yards per game with 95.3. He’s on his way to a potential Pro Bowl season.
Brock Wright (2017-20), TE, Detroit Lions
Result: 42-17 win over Broncos
Wright was not targeted.
Former Notre Dame players on injured reserve
- Falcons EDGE Ade Ogundeji (foot/ankle)
- Lions LS Scott Daly (knee)
- Texans C Jarrett Patterson (ankle)
Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads
- Cardinals RB Tony Jones Jr.
- Panthers S Matthias Farley
- Bears DE Khalid Kareem
- Lions S Brandon Joseph
- Lions DT Chris Smith
- Raiders CB Troy Pride Jr.
- Saints OL Tommy Kraemer