Notre Dame greats
128 players, ranked by what they did at Notre Dame: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Johnny Lattner1953 Heisman
Leon Hart1949 Heisman
Tim Brown1987 Heisman
Johnny Lujack1947 Heisman
Paul Hornung1956 Heisman
Angelo Bertelli1943 Heisman- John Huarte1964 Heisman
- Ross BrownerHall of Fame, 1999
Manti Te’o2012 Bronko Nagurski- Ken MacAfeeHall of Fame, 1997
George ConnorHall of Fame, 1963
Bill FischerHall of Fame, 1983
Aaron TaylorHall of Fame, 2021
Creighton MillerHall of Fame, 1976
Chris ZorichHall of Fame, 2007
Raghib IsmailHall of Fame, 2019
Emil SitkoHall of Fame, 1984
Ralph GuglielmiHall of Fame, 2001- Bob CrableHall of Fame, 2017
Jim LynchHall of Fame, 1992
Bob WilliamsHall of Fame, 1988
Jerry GroomHall of Fame, 1994
Alan PageHall of Fame, 1993- Bob DoveHall of Fame, 2000
Terry HanrattyHall of Fame, 2025
Frank CarideoHall of Fame, 1954
Marchmont SchwartzHall of Fame, 1974- William ShakespeareHall of Fame, 1983
- Michael StonebreakerHall of Fame, 2023
Dave CasperHall of Fame, 2012
Joe TheismannHall of Fame, 2003- Tom GatewoodHall of Fame, 2015
Jack CannonHall of Fame, 1965
Elmer LaydenHall of Fame, 1951
George GippHall of Fame, 1951
Jim CrowleyHall of Fame, 1966
Jeremiyah Love2025 Doak Walker- Tommy YarrHall of Fame, 1987
- Wayne MillnerHall of Fame, 1990
- Harry StuhldreherHall of Fame, 1958
Brady Quinn2006 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm
Jim MartinHall of Fame, 1995
Xavier Watts2023 Bronko Nagurski- Walt Patulski1971 Lombardi
Fred MillerHall of Fame, 1985
Adam WalshHall of Fame, 1968
John SmithHall of Fame, 1975
Ray EichenlaubHall of Fame, 1972
Zygmont CzarobskiHall of Fame, 1977
Don MillerHall of Fame, 1970- Hunk AndersonHall of Fame, 1974
- Bert MetzgerHall of Fame, 1982
- Edgar MillerHall of Fame, 1966
- Louis SalmonHall of Fame, 1971
- Frank “Nordy” HoffmanHall of Fame, 1978
- Todd LyghtConsensus All-American, 1989–90
Golden Tate2009 Biletnikoff
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah2020 Butkus
Jaylon Smith2015 Butkus
Mike McCoyConsensus All-American, 1969
Art HunterConsensus All-American, 1953
Joe AltConsensus All-American, 2023
Ronnie StanleyConsensus All-American, 2015
Quenton NelsonConsensus All-American, 2017
Tyler Eifert2012 John Mackey- Jack SnowConsensus All-American, 1964
Mike McGlincheyConsensus All-American, 2017- George KunzConsensus All-American, 1968
- Steve NiehausConsensus All-American, 1975
Monty SticklesConsensus All-American, 1959
Kyle HamiltonConsensus All-American, 2021- John YonakorConsensus All-American, 1943
- Luther BradleyConsensus All-American, 1977
- Vagas FergusonConsensus All-American, 1979
- Clarence EllisConsensus All-American, 1971
- Nick EddyConsensus All-American, 1966
- Tom RegnerConsensus All-American, 1966
- Jeff BurrisConsensus All-American, 1993
Drue Tranquill2018 Wuerffel- Tony Rice1989 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm
Liam EichenbergConsensus All-American, 2020
Isaiah FoskeyConsensus All-American, 2022
Michael MayerConsensus All-American, 2022
Frank DancewiczNo. 1 pick, 1946
Bob GolicConsensus All-American, 1978
Nick PietrosanteNo. 6 pick, 1959
Julian LoveConsensus All-American, 2018- Aaron BanksConsensus All-American, 2020
- Greg MarxConsensus All-American, 1972
- Frank StamsConsensus All-American, 1988
- Nick RassasConsensus All-American, 1965
- Bobby TaylorConsensus All-American, 1994
- Dave HuffmanConsensus All-American, 1978
Michael FloydNo. 13 pick, 2012- Mike TownsendConsensus All-American, 1973
- John ScullyConsensus All-American, 1980
Zack MartinNo. 16 pick, 2014- Chuck SweeneyConsensus All-American, 1937
- Shane WaltonConsensus All-American, 2002
Will FullerNo. 21 pick, 2016- Ed BeinorConsensus All-American, 1938
- Larry DiNardoConsensus All-American, 1970
Jeff SamardzijaConsensus All-American, 2005
Tom SchoenConsensus All-American, 1967
Gus DoraisConsensus All-American, 1913
Eddie AndersonConsensus All-American, 1921
Clipper SmithConsensus All-American, 1927
Bud BoeringerConsensus All-American, 1926
Jim WhiteConsensus All-American, 1943
Jerry TilleryNo. 28 pick, 2019
Harrison SmithNo. 29 pick, 2012
Jadarian PriceNo. 32 pick, 2026- Leonard MooreConsensus All-American, 2025
- Jack RobinsonConsensus All-American, 1934
- Peter DemmerleConsensus All-American, 1974
- Joe KurthConsensus All-American, 1932
- Pat FilleyConsensus All-American, 1943
- Al EcuyerConsensus All-American, 1957
- Gerry DiNardoConsensus All-American, 1974
- Mirko JurkovicConsensus All-American, 1991
- Frank RydzewskiConsensus All-American, 1917
- Dick ArringtonConsensus All-American, 1965
- Reggie BrooksFifth in the 1992 Heisman vote
Ian BookNinth in the 2020 Heisman vote
Tom ClementsFourth in the 1974 Heisman vote- Allen PinkettEighth in the 1985 Heisman vote
Bob KellySixth in the 1944 Heisman vote- Whitey BeinorNinth in the 1938 Heisman vote
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