Dean Michaels

Notre Dame is fast becoming a hotbed for NFL draft prospects boosted by the six picked.

Only Alabama's seven first rounders the past two seasons bested Notre Dame's three--Michael Floyd, Harrison Smith and Tyler Eifert.

It has been churning out draft picks at the level of an elite college program for two years now, that outside of SEC programs Alabama, Georgia, LSU and South Carolina, only Florida State and Oklahoma have had more over the past two seasons.

The ten players drafted over the past two seasons were recruited by Charlie Weis and developed by Brian Kelly.

Experts have started to look at Notre Dame Irish players as 2014 draft prospects.

Louis Nix and Stephon Tuitt may be ranked as the No. 1 and No. 2 defensive tackle and end respectively.

While he won't be ready to graduate, some teams might actually prefer the skillset Tuitt possesses over South Carolina's Jadaveon Clowney as the draft's most dangerous defensive end.

Danny Spond and Carlo Calabrese could likely work their way into the draftable conversation as well.

Notre Dame Emerging as NFL Draft Pick Hotbed