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Notre Dame in the NFL: Ronnie Stanley putting together vintage season

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•about 20 hours•

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Former Notre Dame and current Baltimore Ravens OT Ronnie Stanley. (Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images)

Former Notre Dame offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley was a first-team All Pro in 2019, but since a series of injuries began in 2020, he hasn’t been the same player.

Until now.

Stanley allowed zero quarterback pressures in the Ravens’ 35-10 Week 4 win over the Bills, and he also helped Baltimore rush 34 times for 271 yards (8.0 yards per carry). His Pro Football Focus pass-blocking grade of 88.3 ranks second among all NFL tackles this season, behind only Philadelphia’s Jordan Mailata.

Stanley also leads the NFL in pass-block win rate this season, according to ESPN.

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

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

Result: 17-10 loss to Chiefs

Alt missed Week 4 with a knee injury, but he’s expected to return soon.

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

Result: 20-15 win over Giants

Aubrey missed one field goal (gasp!) but also made his second 60-plus-yarder of the season. He’s 6-of-7 from 50 yards or more this year and 16-of-17 for his career.

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

Result: 30-13 win over Patriots

Banks allowed 4 pressures but posted his best PFF run-blocking grade of the season at 76.4.

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

Result: 26-24 win over Saints

Bertrand played a career-high 8 defensive snaps, picking up a pressure and a defensive stop. He finished with a 91.1 PFF defense grade, albeit in a small sample size.

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

Result: 24-18 win over Rams

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

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

Result: 31-12 loss to Titans

Eichenberg allowed 2 pressures, finishing with a 65.1 PFF offense grade.

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

Result: 27-24 loss to Colts

Elliott played 16 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 24-20 win over Jaguars

Fisher made his offensive debut, allowing 2 pressures in 22 snaps.

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

Result: 26-24 loss to Falcons

Foskey played 17 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 17-10 loss to Chiefs

Gilman made 3 tackles.

Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints

Result: 26-24 win over Falcons

Grupe remains perfect on field goals this season, hitting his lone attempt from 43 yards.

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

Result: 33-16 win over Eagles

Hainsey played 6 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 35-10 win over Bills

Hamilton made 7 tackles, including 2 defensive stops. He also recovered a fumble, returning it for 8 yards.

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Thomas Harper (2023), DB, Las Vegas Raiders

Result: 20-16 win over Browns

Harper played 18 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 17-10 loss to Chiefs

Hart played 16 snaps on special teams, making a solo tackle.

Sam Hartman (2023), QB, Washington Commanders

Result: 42-14 win over Cardinals

Hartman was a healthy scratch (emergency third QB designation).

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

Result: 34-24 loss to Panthers

Jansen snapped 6 times successfully, 2 on punts and 4 on field goals.

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

Result: 42-14 win over Cardinals

Jean-Baptiste played 17 defensive snaps but was held off the stat sheet.

Brandon Joseph (2022), S, Detroit Lions

Result: 42-29 win over Seahawks

Joseph made his first career start, finishing with 6 tackles. PFF data from Monday Night Football is not available yet, but a scan of social media indicates he held his own against a talented Seahawks offense.

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

Result: 24-18 win over Rams

Kmet caught 3 passes for 33 yards, including this 22-yard leaping grab over the middle that set up Chicago’s game-winning touchdown.

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

Result: 20-15 win over Giants

Liufau made 4 tackles, including a tackle for loss.

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

Result: 42-29 loss to Lions

Love made 4 tackles.

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

Result: 20-15 win over Giants

Martin allowed zero pressures, earning a season-high PFF pass-blocking grade of 86.6. His season-long pass-blocking grade of 81.3 ranks fifth among qualified NFL guards so far this season.

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

Result: 20-16 win over Browns

Mayer missed Week 4 with a personal issue.

Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants

Result: 20-15 loss to Cowboys

McCloud made 3 tackles — including a TFL — but he was also credited with two missed tackles.

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

Result: 27-24 win over Steelers

Nelson allowed 4 pressures, including a sack. He did finish with a 70.6 run-blocking grade, though.

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

Result: 42-14 loss to Commanders

Okwara made 1 tackle and posted a QB pressure.

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

Result: 20-16 loss to Raiders

Owusu-Koramoah made 9 tackles, including a tackle for loss and 4 defensive stops.

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

Result: 24-20 win over Texans

Patterson played 4 snaps on special teams.

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

Result: 31-29 win over Packers

Smith made 4 tackles.

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

Result: 31-12 loss to Titans

Smythe was not targeted.

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

Result: 31-29 win over Packers

Tillery picked up a quarterback pressure and a defensive stop.

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

Result: 17-10 win over Chargers

Tranquill made 10 tackles, including 1 for loss and 4 defensive stops. He also posted a QB hit.

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

Result: 34-24 loss to Bengals

Tremble was not targeted.

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

Result: 24-18 loss to Bears

Williams carried 19 times for 94 yards, and he caught 4 passes for an additional 10. The third-year back out of Notre Dame also scored yet another short-yardage touchdown, bringing his total to 6 this season.

This was also Williams’ seventh-straight game with a touchdown.

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

Result: 42-29 win over Seahawks

Wright caught 2 passes for 13 yards.

Former Notre Dame football players on injured reserve

Former Notre Dame players on NFL practice squads

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