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Notre Dame in the NFL: Julian Love seals Seahawks win with two interceptions

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•12/19/23•

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Former Notre Dame and current Seattle Seahawks defensive back Julian Love. (Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports)

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.

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

Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads

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