Notre Dame in the NFL: Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton terrorizes Colts
When Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew closed his eyes and went to sleep Sunday night, he might still have seen Baltimore Ravens and former Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton blitzing off the edge on the offense’s right side.
Winning the game 22-19 in overtime probably helped Minshew sleep better. But Hamilton terrorized him throughout the first half, sacking Minshew 3 times and forcing a fumble on the last one.
The 2022 first-round pick finished the game with 9 tackles bringing his season total to 16. Six of his tackles Sunday were defensive stops, meaning a tackle that results in a failure for the offense, according to Pro Football Focus. He also allowed 3 receptions on 5 targets for only 11 yards, standing out in coverage as well.
No matter how you slice it, Hamilton was a stud for the Ravens this week. Baltimore believed the second-year safety was set for a breakout season, and that might have been the game that sparked it.
Here’s how every other former Notre Dame player in the NFL did in Week 3.
Brandon Aubrey (played for Notre Dame from 2013-16), K, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 28-16 loss to Cardinals
Aubrey remains perfect (10/10) on field goals this season, going 3/3 and making his lone extra point.
Aaron Banks (2017-20), OL, San Francisco 49ers
Result: 30-12 win over Giants
Banks turned in a 19.9 PFF pass blocking grade against the Giants, bringing overall his season-long grade down to 48.0. He allowed 2 quarterback hits and 1 hurry.
Miles Boykin (2015-18), WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Result: 23-18 win over Raiders
Boykin was not targeted this week, playing only 8 snaps. He has 1 reception for 5 yards this season.
Chase Claypool (2016-19), WR, Chicago Bears
Result: 41-10 loss to Chiefs
Claypool brought in 1 reception for 15 yards on 4 targets. He has 4 for 51 on 14 targets this year.
Scott Daly (2012-16), LS, Detroit Lions
Result: 20-6 win over Falcons
Daly snapped successfully 10 times, 6 on punts and 4 on field goals and PATs. He has 24 successful snaps this season.
Liam Eichenberg (2016-20), OL, Miami Dolphins
Result: 70-20 win over Broncos
Eichenberg played 30 snaps, mostly in garbage time, for his first extended offensive action this season. He registered a 28.1 PFF run blocking grade and a 77.9 pass blocking grade.
Isaiah Foskey (2019-22), DE, New Orleans Saints
Result: 18-17 loss to Packers
Foskey played 11 snaps, but he made 4 tackles and 3 defensive stops, the first of his career in both categories.
Alohi Gilman (2017-19), S, Los Angeles Chargers
Result: 28-24 win over Vikings
Gilman totaled 5 tackles, but he made a huge play early in the win. He forced and recovered a fumble in Chargers territory on the Vikings’ first drive of the game. He now has 22 tackles this season.
Blake Grupe (2022), K, New Orleans Saints
Result: 18-17 loss to Packers
Grupe’s first missed field goal of the season came at the worst possible time, as he missed a 46-yard field goal that would have given the Saints the lead with 1:10 to play in the game. Multiple reporters said Grupe handled his first miss very well, taking accountability and vowing to be better.
Robert Hainsey (2017-20), OL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Result: 25-11 loss to the Eagles
Hainsey was part of a Buccaneers offensive line that allowed 2 sacks and 4 tackles for loss to the Eagles on Monday night.
Kurt Hinish (2017-21), DT, Houston Texans
Result: 37-17 win over Jaguars
Hinish played 36 snaps, totaling 4 tackles to give him 5 this season. He and fellow Notre Dame alum Jarrett Patterson apparently also lost a bet with Texans and former Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud.
J.J. Jansen (2004-07), LS, Carolina Panthers
Result: 37-27 loss to Seahawks
Jansen snapped successfully 11 times, 5 on punts and 6 on field goals and PATs. He has 26 successful snaps this season.
Tony Jones Jr. (2016-19), RB, New Orleans Saints
Result: 18-17 loss to Packers
Jones carried 8 times for 31 yards and caught his first 4 passes of the season for 21 receiving yards. He has 21 carries for 70 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns this season.
Khalid Kareem (2017-19), DE, Chicago Bears
Result: 41-10 loss to Chiefs
The Bears placed Kareem on injured reserve on Saturday. He suffered a hip injury in practice last week.
Cole Kmet (2017-19), TE, Chicago Bears
Result: 41-10 loss to the Chiefs
Kmet caught both his targets for 22 yards, bringing him to 11 receptions for 104 yards through 3 games.
Julian Love (2015-18), DB, Seattle Seahawks
Result: 37-27 win over Panthers
Love made 5 tackles and broke up 2 passes, giving him 3 this season. He has 27 tackles and a fumble recovered so far with Seattle.
Zack Martin (2009-13), OL, Dallas Cowboys
Result: 28-16 loss to Cardinals
Martin missed Sunday’s game with an ankle injury.
Michael Mayer (2020-22), TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 23-18 loss to Steelers
Mayer did not catch his lone target. He did convert a 2-point conversion. Not including that (there are no stats on 2-point conversions; you either convert it or you don’t), Mayer has 1 catch for 2 yards in his rookie season.
Nick McCloud (2020), CB, New York Giants
Result: 30-12 loss to 49ers
McCloud did not play on defense. He played 26 special teams snaps across all five units.
Mike McGlinchey (2013-17), OL, Denver Broncos
Result: 70-20 loss to Dolphins
McGlinchey had his best game of the season, particularly as a pass blocker. He only allowed 1 pressure and he registered an 81.3 PFF pass blocking grade. He has a 56.2 overall grade this season and has allowed 9 hurries, 2 hits and 2 sacks.
Sam Mustipher (2014-18), OL, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 22-19 OT loss to Colts
Mustipher allowed no pressures for the third consecutive game this week. He has a 69.5 PFF grade this season.
Quenton Nelson (2014-17), OL, Indianapolis Colts
Result: 22-19 OT win over Ravens
Nelson allowed 1 pressure and 1 quarterback hit, but his PFF passing grade was 86.7 and is 76.5 this season. His overall grade is only 60.4 in 2023, though.
Romeo Okwara (2012-15), DL, Detroit Lions
Result: 20-6 win over Falcons
Okwara played 20 snaps, picking up 2 tackles, both of which were defensive stops. He has also had 1 QB hurry. Okwara has 3 tackles, 3 stops and 3 hurries this year.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (2017-20), LB, Cleveland Browns
Result: 27-3 win over Titans
Owusu-Koramoah made 6 tackles and 3 stops, giving him 13 and 7 this year.
Jarrett Patterson (2018-22), OL, Houston Texans
Result: 37-17 win over Jaguars
Patterson graded very well this week, with an 83.7 mark in pass blocking and no pressures allowed. His season-long grades are in the low 60s across the board.
Isaac Rochell (2013-16), DE, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 23-18 loss to Steelers
Rochell started, but he only played 17 snaps and made 1 tackle, which was a defensive stop. He has 2 of both stats this season.
Ben Skowronek (2020), WR, Los Angeles Rams
Result: 19-16 loss to Bengals
Skowronek caught his only target for 3 yards. He has 2 receptions for 13 yards this year.
Harrison Smith (2007-11), S, Minnesota Vikings
Result: 28-24 loss to Chargers
Smith made 4 tackles and forced his first fumble of the season. He has 14 tackles so far.
Durham Smythe (2013-17), TE, Miami Dolphins
Result: 70-20 win over Broncos
Smythe caught 1 pass for 15 yards, giving him 7 for 82 this season.
Equanimeous St. Brown (2015-17), WR, Chicago Bears
Result: 41-10 loss to Chiefs
Brown was a healthy scratch this week. He has not played yet this season.
Ronnie Stanley (2012-15), OT, Baltimore Ravens
Result: 22-19 OT loss to Colts
Stanley’s ankle injury is not believed to be serious, hence staying off IR, but he missed his second-straight game this week.
It’s been a rough few seasons for the former Notre Dame offensive tackle, who just can’t avoid the injury bug. The 2019 All-Pro has missed 34 out of 53 possible games since the start of the 2020 season.
Jerry Tillery (2015-18), DL, Las Vegas Raiders
Result: 23-18 loss to Steelers
Tillery started and registered 2 pressures, including a QB hit. He has 1 hurry, 1 hit and 1 sack this season, along with 7 tackles. He has 3 stops as well.
Drue Tranquill (2014-18), LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Result: 41-10 win over Bears
Tranquill made his first start with the Chiefs, making 8 tackles, 3 stops and registering a half-sack. He has 7 stops this season.
Tommy Tremble (2018-20), TE, Carolina Panthers
Result: 37-27 loss to Seahawks
Tremble caught his first pass of the season this week, for 15 yards.
Kyren Williams (2019-21), RB, Los Angeles Rams
Result: 19-16 loss to Bengals
Williams was held out of the end zone for the first time this season, rushing for 38 yards on 10 carries and catching 2 passes for 27 yards. In total, Notre Dame’s 2021 leading rusher has 29 carries for 104 yards (3.6 yards per carry) and 3 touchdowns, as well as 6 receptions for 50 yards and 1 touchdown.
Brock Wright (2017-20), TE, Detroit Lions
Result: 20-6 win over Falcons
Wright was not targeted in 29 snaps, blocking on all but 6. He has 2 catches for 17 yards this season.
