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The prospect of Max Redfield transferring got me wondering: What's the success rate for players who leave our program early? Because it seems to be very very low.
In the Kelly era, between undergrad transfers, 5Y transfers, and players who declare for the draft before they've graduated, I can only think of a few guys who've really improved their situation. And a lot of people who really haven't done much of anything.
Off the top of my head (and a bit of googling)...
Among people who transferred early:
I guess Gunner Kiel is doing OK. Though he could've been our starting QB this year after Zaire went down.
And Davonte Neal appears to be a decent if unspectacular corner at Arizona. (I realize leaving maybe wasn't his idea.)
Aaron Lynch eventually made it to the NFL but it's hard to see how transferring helped him.
For the rest it's crickets...
Anyone else I'm not thinking of who's doing anything?
5Ys have done better, mainly because most weren't going to play here anyway:
Andrew Hendrix and Dayne Crist got their shots to start, then moved on to careers in things other than football.
Hegarty has done well by himself at Oregon. Maybe gets drafted.
Then there's Golson. Sad.
And for the handful who've jumped early to the pros, it's hard to argue any of them would not have benefited from more time in college. Maybe Stephon Tuitt struck at the right time, but he fell in the draft. Niklas certainly should have come back. And what's GAIII doing now? Or Davaris Daniels?
I realize Notre Dame isn't for everybody, and the temptation of the NFL can be great. But it's something to consider as a whole bunch of our guys mull jumping early and/or transferring. The grass at Notre Dame is pretty damn green, relatively speaking.
In the Kelly era, between undergrad transfers, 5Y transfers, and players who declare for the draft before they've graduated, I can only think of a few guys who've really improved their situation. And a lot of people who really haven't done much of anything.
Off the top of my head (and a bit of googling)...
Among people who transferred early:
I guess Gunner Kiel is doing OK. Though he could've been our starting QB this year after Zaire went down.
And Davonte Neal appears to be a decent if unspectacular corner at Arizona. (I realize leaving maybe wasn't his idea.)
Aaron Lynch eventually made it to the NFL but it's hard to see how transferring helped him.
For the rest it's crickets...
Anyone else I'm not thinking of who's doing anything?
5Ys have done better, mainly because most weren't going to play here anyway:
Andrew Hendrix and Dayne Crist got their shots to start, then moved on to careers in things other than football.
Hegarty has done well by himself at Oregon. Maybe gets drafted.
Then there's Golson. Sad.
And for the handful who've jumped early to the pros, it's hard to argue any of them would not have benefited from more time in college. Maybe Stephon Tuitt struck at the right time, but he fell in the draft. Niklas certainly should have come back. And what's GAIII doing now? Or Davaris Daniels?
I realize Notre Dame isn't for everybody, and the temptation of the NFL can be great. But it's something to consider as a whole bunch of our guys mull jumping early and/or transferring. The grass at Notre Dame is pretty damn green, relatively speaking.
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