It might not have been the draft weekend many Irish players wanted, but there's an upside to the slight disappointments.

NFL Draft has come and gone but the action doesn’t stop there. With just 257 selections and a draft pool of over 1,000 athletes, the undrafted free agent market is almost as exciting. Which players from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to make a splash in their new homes?

Former Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans has a new football home as the Carolina Panthers have selected him in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Evans was taken with the No. 163 overall pick in this year's draft.