1 Because the University of Texas failed to have a player selected in the 2014 NFL Draft, Notre Dame has the longest streak of at least one player drafted — 78 straight years since 1938. This included 1977, when Notre Dame didn’t have anyone taken in the regular draft. However, dismissed running back Al Hunter was selected in the NFL supplemental draft that summer. Oklahoma has also had a player chosen in 78 of 80 regular NFL Drafts, but the Sooners had no one chosen in 1995.

2 Notre Dame is No. 2 in most players drafted, second to archrival USC even though the Irish had only one player selected last year (tight end Ben Koyack). USC has 489 to Notre Dame’s 485, with Ohio State a distant third at 417. The NFL Draft began in 1936.

3 The Fighting Irish are third in first-round selections (64), with offensive lineman Zack Martin, already an All-Pro, the most recent in 2014. Only USC (79) and Ohio State (71) have had more.

4 Notre Dame had a total of four first-round picks in the 17 NFL Drafts from 1995-2011. In the last four drafts under head coach Brian Kelly, it has matched that four with Martin in 2014, tight end Tyler Eifert in 2013 and receiver Michael Floyd and safety Harrison Smith in 2012. Offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley is projected to be No. 5 since 2012 this season, and receiver Will Fuller could be the sixth.

Had Stanley opted to turn pro in 2015, the Irish might have had four straight years with a first-round pick, which would have tied the school record. Notre Dame had four straight first-round picks under Ara Parseghian from 1967-70, and four years in a row under Lou Holtz from 1991-94.

5 Fuller is attempting to become the fifth Notre Dame wide receiver to be selected in the first round. The others were Jack Snow (No. 8 in 1965), Jim Seymour (No. 10 in 1969), Tim Brown (No. 6 in 1988) and Michael Floyd (No. 13 in 2012). The good news is the year after those four drafts, the Fighting Irish still never finished outside the top 10, including No. 1 in 1988.

6 Notre Dame players have been projected in many mock drafts to be selected in the first three rounds: Stanley, Fuller, defensive lineman Sheldon Day, center Nick Martin, linebacker Jaylon Smith and running back C.J. Prosise. That has not happened since 1994 with seven: Bryant Young, Aaron Taylor and Jeff Burris in the first round, Tim Ruddy in the second, and Jim Flanigan, Willie Clark and Lake Dawson in the third.

The Irish came close in 2014 with five: Zack Martin in the first, Stephon Tuitt and Troy Niklas in the second and Louis Nix and Chris Watt in the third.

7 Notre Dame linebackers have been selected in the second round, but only one in the first: Bob Crable in 1982. That was expected to end in both 2013 and 2016 with Butkus Award recipients Manti Te’o and Jaylon Smith, respectively, until unforeseen events dropped their stock.

The seven second-round picks were Myron Pottios (1961), Jim Lynch (1967), Greg Collins (1975), Bob Golic (1979), Demetrius DuBose (1993), Courtney Watson (2004) and Te’o (2013). An argument can be made that Pottios as the No. 19 pick (when there were only 14 first-round selections) could be classified as such with today’s 32 first-round picks.

8 Fighting Irish players were chosen in the 2014 NFL Draft, tied with Alabama for the second most of any school. LSU led the country with nine. Ohio State is expected to be No. 1 this year after having 14 players invited to the NFL Combine, while the Irish were second with 10.

The eight selected in 2014 were the second-most at Notre Dame since the seven-round format began in 1994. That year the Irish had 10, led by aforementioned first-round picks Young, Taylor and Burris. It’s not inconceivable 10 could be selected this week.

9 Players from Notre Dame who were on 2015 NFL active rosters (not just practice squads) during and/or at the end of the season despite not getting drafted, meaning the draft isn’t the be-all and end-all. The nine were: safety Sergio Brown (Jacksonville), running back Jonas Gray (Jacksonville), long-snapper J.J. Jansen (Carolina), defensive back Cody Riggs (Tennessee), offensive lineman Trevor Robinson (San Diego), offensive guard Kona Schwenke (injured reserve for Seattle), cornerback Darrin Walls (New York Jets), defensive lineman Ian Williams (San Francisco) and running back Cierre Wood (injured reserve for Buffalo).

10 In 10 of the last 11 drafts, Notre Dame has not had a running back drafted, with sixth-round pick Theo Riddick in 2013 the exception. Prosise is expected to be chosen this year. If Tarean Folston is also selected next year, it would mark the first time since 1992-93 Notre Dame had back-to-back seasons with running backs picks. In 1992 it was Rodney Culver and Tony Brooks each in the fourth round, while in 1993 it was Jerome Bettis in the first round and Reggie Brooks in the second.