UNDER THE DOME
1
This will be the first year of The Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line unit in
college football. The former Notre Dame assistant coached 52 players who went on to the NFL dur-
ing his time at Pittsburgh (1977-85), Temple (1986-87) and Notre Dame (1988-96). The voting panel will
include the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision offensive line coaches,
former colleagues and friends of Moore, and select media
members who have played offensive line. The award was
the brainchild of Notre Dame 1993 Lombardi Award
winner Aaron Taylor. Moore died from lung cancer
in 2003 at age 71.
2
Notre Dame players listed in the top 15
on the "Big Boards" of ESPN draft ana-
lysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay for
the 2016 NFL Draft. Senior left tackle Ronnie Stan-
ley is No. 6 on Kiper's board and No. 8 on
McShay's. Junior Will linebacker
JAYLON SMITH is the No. 15
overall selection for Kiper
and No. 12 by McShay.
Notre Dame hasn't had
t w o p l ay e rs s e l e c t e d
among the top 15 in the
NFL Draft since 1993, when
quarterback Rick Mirer
was taken at No. 2 and
junior fullback Je-
rome Bettis No. 10.
PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND
BY THE NUMBERS
