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Notre Dame in the NFL: Kyren Williams scores 3 touchdowns in Rams comeback win

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•about 11 hours•

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Former Notre Dame and current Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)

Former Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams believed he could fly.

In his third season with the Los Angeles Rams, Williams had scored 2 touchdowns in his first two games. In his third, he trailed 14-0 to the San Francisco 49ers when he decided to take matters into his own hands.

One front-flip over 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga later, it was 14-7.

San Francisco would build the lead back to 21-7, but Williams scored twice more, including a 4-yard touchdown that tied the game at 24. Los Angeles would later win on a 27-yard field goal with 2 seconds left on the clock.

Williams finished with 114 total yards and 3 touchdowns. Here’s how every other former Notre Dame football player in the NFL did in Week 3.

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

Result: 20-10 loss to Steelers

Alt allowed a sack but finished with a 75.1 Pro Football Focus run-blocking grade.

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

Result: 28-25 loss to Ravens

Aubrey made two 50-plus-yard field goals, including one from 65 yards out (the NFL record is 66).

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

Result: 27-24 loss to Rams

Banks allowed 2 pressures but posted a 76.5 PFF pass-blocking grade.

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

Result: 22-17 loss to Chiefs

Bertrand played a snap on defense, in addition to his typical special teams workload (21 snaps).

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

Result: 21-16 loss to Colts

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

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

Result: 24-3 loss to Seahawks

Eichenberg allowed a quarterback hit but ultimately finished with a 50.6 PFF offense grade.

Jalen Elliott (2016-19), S, Pittsburgh Steelers

Result: 20-10 win over Chargers

Elliott played 17 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 34-7 loss to Vikings

Fisher played 2 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 15-12 loss to Eagles

Foskey played 15 snaps on special teams, making an assisted tackle.

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

Result: 20-10 loss to Steelers

Gilman made 6 tackles.

Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints

Result: 15-12 loss to Eagles

Grupe made both his field-goal attempts.

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

Result: 26-7 loss to Broncos

Hainsey subbed in for 1 offensive snap.

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

Result: 28-25 win over Cowboys

Hamilton made 12 tackles, including 4 defensive stops. He also registered a QB hit.

Thomas Harper (2023), DB, Las Vegas Raiders

Result: 36-22 loss to Panthers

Harper made his NFL debut, playing 11 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 20-10 loss to Steelers

Hart played 17 snaps on special teams.

Sam Hartman (2023), QB, Washington Commanders

Result: Monday night — will be updated Tuesday morning

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

Result: 36-22 win over Raiders

Jansen snapped 10 times successfully, 4 on punts and 6 on field goals.

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

Result: Monday night — will be updated Tuesday morning

Brandon Joseph (2022), S, Detroit Lions

Result: 20-13 win over Cardinals

Joseph played 5 snaps on defense.

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

Result: 21-16 loss to Colts

Kmet finally broke through after a slow start to the 2024 season, catching 10 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. He’s caught 15 of his 17 targets so far this season, indicating the Bears need to target the Notre Dame product more.

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

Result: 28-25 loss to Ravens

Liufau made 1 tackle, which was a defensive stop.

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

Result: 24-3 win over Dolphins

Love made 5 tackles, including 2 defensive stops and a tackle for loss.

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

Result: 28-25 loss to Ravens

Martin allowed 3 pressures but finished with an 80.5 pass-blocking grade.

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

Result: 36-22 loss to Panthers

Mayer caught 1 pass for 7 yards on 3 targets.

Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants

Result: 21-15 win over Browns

McCloud missed his second-straight game with a knee injury.

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

Result: 21-16 win over Bears

Nelson allowed nothing in pass protection, and the future Hall of Famer out of Notre Dame looks like he’s having a vintage season. He finished with an 82.5 PFF offense grade.

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

Result: 20-13 loss to Lions

Okwara made an assisted tackle.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (2017-20), LB, Cleveland Browns

Result: 21-15 loss to Giants

Owusu-Koramoah made 9 tackles, including 2 stops and a TFL.

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

Result: 34-7 loss to Vikings

Patterson allowed 2 hurries and posted a 58.9 PFF offense grade.

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

Result: 34-7 win over Texans

Smith made 6 tackles, including 2 defensive stops.

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

Result: 24-3 loss to Seahawks

Smythe caught a pass for 3 yards.

Ronnie Stanley (2012-15), OL, Baltimore Ravens

Result: 28-25 win over Cowboys

Stanley allowed 1 pressure and finished with a 62.9 PFF offense grade.

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

Result: 34-7 win over Texans

Tillery registered 2 pressures, including a QB hit.

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

Result: 22-17 win over Falcons

Tranquill made 3 tackles and totaled 3 pressures, including a QB hit.

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

Result: 36-22 win over Raiders

Tremble caught 3 passes for 29 yards.

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

Result: 20-13 win over Cardinals

Wright caught a season-high 4 passes for 34 yards.

Former Notre Dame football players on injured reserve

McGlinchey (knee) and Skowronek (shoulder) were both put on IR last week. They can return in Week 7.

Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads

The Seahawks signed Boykin to their practice squad last week. He had been cut by the Giants after training camp.

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