The 2024 NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan and will be televised on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network. The first round will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, followed by the second and third rounds on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, then rounds four through seven on Saturday starting at noon ET.
Twelve former Irish players from the 2023-24 team are hoping to hear their names called during the draft, including Joe Alt and Cam Hart. Notre Dame is expected to have multiple players selected for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons.
Continue to return to this page over the course of the NFL Draft to stay updated on Notre Dame Football news in the draft.
Joe Alt was selected as the fifth overall pick by the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday, April 25, becoming the highest selection for a Notre Dame player since Rick Mirer was selected second by the Chicago Bears in 1993 and the highest Irish offensive lineman since Art Hunter in 1954, who was the third-overall selection by the Green Bay Packers in 1954.
Joe Alt is a Charger ⚡️
With the 5th overall pick in the #NFLDraft, the @chargers select @JoeAlt7, tackle, Notre Dame.#NFLDraft | #GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/JiKQ9967vH
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) April 26, 2024
He is the fourth offensive lineman from Notre Dame selected among the top nine picks in the NFL draft since 2016 (2016 Ronnie Stanley, sixth; 2018, Quenton Nelson, sixth; 2018, Mike McGlinchey ninth).
Alt, who was a finalist for the 2023 Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy, served as the bedrock of Notre Dame’s offensive line from the left tackle position. The North Oaks, Minnesota, native helped the Irish offense finish the regular season ranked ninth in the FBS for scoring offense (39.1 points per game), 12th in team passing efficiency (161.49) and 16th in passing yards per completion (14.02).
Notre Dame’s 39.1 points per game this season is the best average for the program since 1912, and would rank second all-time in the school record book. The Irish were in goal-line situations of five yards or less 18 times this season and converted each time, including 12 rushing touchdowns, four passing touchdowns and two field goals (one of which was forced by the end of a half).
Notre Dame held seven of 12 opponents to their lowest sack totals of the year, including sixth-ranked Ohio State and 10th-ranked Southern Cal. The Irish offensive line helped their side of the ball rank eighth in the nation in tackles for loss allowed (3.75/game) and 13th in sacks allowed (1.17).
According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Alt allowed just five pressures and a single sack in 368 pass block sets this season. PFF ranked Alt as the second overall offensive tackle in the nation and is the only offensive tackle rated by the service in the top-eight in run blocking and pass blocking. He started all 13 games for the Irish in 2023 and since assuming the starting left tackle position during the 2021 season made 33 consecutive starts.
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