The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have three players that ESPN put in one of its way-too-early mock drafts for 2027.
Those players are quarterback CJ Carr, cornerback Leonard Moore and safety Tae Johnson.
The mock has CJ Carr going fourth to the Cleveland Browns, based on Carr continuing the growth he showed as a freshman in 2025. Carr would be the third quarterback taken, behind Arch Manning and Dante Moore.
It also has Leonard Moore going eighth to the Carolina Panthers, which would make him the first defensive player taken.
Finally, the mock has Johnson going to the San Francisco 49ers at 27th.
All three players are underclassmen, and Notre Dame fans worried that talent like Carr might leave after this season have to remember that this is just a mock draft set up a year out. No one knows how the NFL teams will finish in the standings, thus changing the draft order, and players might choose to remain in college anyway. So there’s no reason to take this too seriously — although you can get a sense of what pundits and analysts think of key Notre Dame players.
Already looking ahead to the 2027 NFL draft? đ@Jordan_Reid has you covered with a way too early mock draft: https://t.co/Yd226ILMcQpic.twitter.com/6kFITbRoRF
â ESPN (@espn) April 30, 2026
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