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Notre Dame in the NFL: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah does it all for Browns

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•10/08/24•

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Former Notre Dame and current Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. (Peter Casey-Imagn Images)

Former Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah‘s Cleveland Browns fell to 1-4 with a 34-13 loss to the Washington Commanders. But it wasn’t for Owusu-Koramoah’s lack of trying.

The former Irish star totaled 4 quarterback pressures, 5 defensive stops (tackles that result in a failure for the offense), 2 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a diving interception near the goal line in Week 5.

So far this season, Owusu-Koramoah is on pace for a career high in pressures (he has 9 so far; the mark is 18) and close to it in stops (17; 61). His passer rating when targeted of 72.9 is also a career best for the man who revolutionized the rover position at Notre Dame.

Here’s how every other former Notre Dame player in the NFL did this week.

Joe Alt (played at Notre Dame from 2021-23), OL, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: BYE

Brandon Aubrey (2013-16), K, Dallas Cowboys

Result: 20-17 win over Steelers

Aubrey missed a field goal for the second-straight week — which was blocked — but he also made a 50-plus-yard field goal for the seventh-straight week (NFL record). Overall, he went 2-of-3.

Aaron Banks (2017-20), OL, San Francisco 49ers

Result: 24-23 loss to Cardinals

Banks had his best game of the season so far, posting an 81.5 PFF offense grade. He allowed 2 pressures.

JD Bertrand (2019-23), LB, Atlanta Falcons

Result: 36-30 OT win over Buccaneers

Bertrand made 5 tackles in his first extended look (38 defensive snaps).

Scott Daly (2012-16), LS, Chicago Bears

Result: 36-10 win over Panthers

Daly snapped 9 times successfully, 4 on punts and 5 on field goals.

Liam Eichenberg (2016-20), OL, Miami Dolphins

Result: 15-10 win over Patriots

Eichenberg allowed 3 pressures, including a sack.

Blake Fisher (2021-23), OT, Houston Texans

Result: 23-20 win over Bills

Making his first career start, Fisher allowed 5 pressures, including a sack.

Isaiah Foskey (2019-22), DE, New Orleans Saints

Result: 26-13 loss to Chiefs

Foskey made 4 tackles.

Alohi Gilman (2017-19), S, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: BYE

Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints

Result: 26-13 loss to Chiefs

Grupe did not attempt a field goal and went 1-of-2 on PATs.

Robert Hainsey (2017-20), OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Result: 36-30 OT loss to Falcons

Hainsey played 6 snaps on special teams.

Kyle Hamilton (2019-2021), S, Baltimore Ravens

Result: 41-38 OT win over Bengals

Hamilton, much like his former Notre Dame teammate Owusu-Koramoah did a little bit of everything. He made 4 tackles, including 3 defensive stops (tackles that constitute failures for the offense). He allowed only 1 catch on 3 targets for 3 yards. And he picked up 2 pressures in 5 pass-rush snaps, including this sack.

Thomas Harper (2023), DB, Las Vegas Raiders

Result: 34-18 loss to Broncos

Harper saw his first defensive action, making 3 tackles.

Cam Hart (2019-2023), CB, Los Angeles Chargers

Result: BYE

Sam Hartman (2023), QB, Washington Commanders

Result: 34-13 win over Browns

Hartman was a healthy scratch.

J.J. Jansen (2004-07), LS, Carolina Panthers

Result: 36-10 loss to Bears

Jansen snapped 7 times successfully, 4 on punts and 3 on field goals.

Javontae Jean-Baptiste (2023), DE, Washington Commanders

Result: 34-13 win over Browns

Jean-Baptiste made 1 tackle.

Brandon Joseph (2022), S, Detroit Lions

Result: BYE

Cole Kmet (2017-19), TE, Chicago Bears

Result: 36-10 win over Panthers

Kmet caught 3 passes for 57 yards.

Marist Liufau (2019-23), LB, Dallas Cowboys

Result: 20-17 win over Steelers

Liufau made 1 tackle, but he made a massive play in the fourth quarter with a pass breakup on third-and-1 to give the Cowboys the ball back for their eventual game-winning drive.

Julian Love (2016-18), DB, Seattle Seahawks

Result: 29-20 loss to Giants

Love made 10 tackles, 6 solo and 4 assisted.

Zack Martin (2009-13), OL, Dallas Cowboys

Result: 20-17 win over Steelers

Martin allowed 1 pressure and finished with an 82.6 PFF offense grade.

Michael Mayer (2020-22), TE, Las Vegas Raiders

Result: 34-18 loss to Broncos

Mayer remains out with personal reasons. Neither he nor the team have revealed anything more specific than that, and there is no timetable for his return.

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Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants

Result: 29-20 win over Seahawks

McCloud made 2 tackles.

Quenton Nelson (2014-17), OL, Indianapolis Colts

Result: 37-34 loss to Jaguars

Nelson posted a PFF run-blocking grade of 91.0, and his season-long run blocking grade of 88.8 is tied for sixth among all qualified NFL offensive linemen. Watch what Nelson does to a poor Jaguars defensive back here.

Julian Okwara (2016-19), EDGE, Arizona Cardinals

Result: 24-23 win over 49ers

Okwara played 25 defensive snaps but did not make the stat sheet.

Jarrett Patterson (2018-22), OL, Houston Texans

Result: 23-20 win over Bills

Patterson played 5 snaps on special teams.

Harrison Smith (2007-11), S, Minnesota Vikings

Result: 23-17 win over Jets

Smith made 6 tackles, including a tackle for loss. The 13-year veteran out of Notre Dame also posted a QB hit.

Durham Smythe (2013-17), TE, Miami Dolphins

Result: 15-10 win over Patriots

Smythe did not catch his lone target.

Jerry Tillery (2015-18), DL, Minnesota Vikings

Result: 23-17 win over Jets

Tillery made 2 tackles.

Drue Tranquill (2014-18), LB, Kansas City Chiefs

Result: 26-13 win over Saints

Tranquill made 5 tackles.

Tommy Tremble (2018-20), TE, Carolina Panthers 

Result: 36-10 loss to Bears

Tremble caught 1 pass for 7 yards, but he lost a fumble at the end of it. He also suffered an apparent concussion and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Kyren Williams (2019-21), RB, Los Angeles Rams

Result: 24-19 loss to Packers

Williams rushed 22 times for 102 yards, and he caught a pass for 3 yards. He also scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown, finding pay dirt in his eighth-straight regular-season game.

Brock Wright (2017-20), TE, Detroit Lions

Result: BYE

Former Notre Dame football players on injured reserve

Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads

The Steelers released former Notre Dame safety Jalen Elliott (2016-19), and as of Tuesday afternoon he has not been picked up by another team.

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