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In the 4th round with the 107th overall pick in the NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Notre Dame linebacker, Jack Kiser.
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From the ND press release:
Jack Kiser Selected 107th Overall In NFL Draft By Jacksonville
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Linebacker Jack Kiser was selected in the fourth round with the 107th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday. Kiser is the sixth Notre Dame player all-time to be drafted to Jacksonville and the first since 2016 (Sheldon Day). He joins former Irish OL Robert Hainsey on the Jaguars roster.
Kiser, a team captain, was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and the Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award, and was named to the 2024 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team. He was a 2025 CSC Academic All-American and earned Notre Dame’s team award for the program Man of the Year.
One of the most tenured players on Notre Dame’s roster, Kiser completed his sixth season playing for the Irish in 2024 and led the team to wins in the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl, as well as a National Championship appearance. He holds the record for most games ever played at Notre Dame (70).
Kiser notched 275 career tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks, four interceptions (two pick-sixes), 11 passes defended, six forced fumbles and a blocked kick over his career.
He led the Irish in 2024 in tackles with 90 as a mainstay on defense and 16-game starter for Notre Dame. Notre Dame’s defense finished the season first in pass efficiency defense (104.4), first in turnovers gained (33), first in defensive touchdowns (6), first in blocked kicks (6), second in fumbles recovered (14), second in blocked punts (3), fourth in passing yards allowed (169.4), fourth in scoring defense (15.5), fifth in passes intercepted (19) and 11th in total defense (307.4).
His 65 tackles in 2023 placed him third among Irish defenders and his 58 tackles in 2022 ranked him second on the team.
Owning two Notre Dame degrees, Kiser was a force in the classroom. A 2025 CSC Academic All-American, he was named to the 2024 and 2025 National Football Foundation Honor Society. He earned the top GPA in the Master’s of Accountancy program among all students in the program.
Kiser led and participated in several community-facing initiatives during his time at Notre Dame. He twice served as the player committee chairman for the program’s Cleats For a Cause initiative, and he served as the Fighting Irish Fight for Life football team lead for the past three years. Additionally, Kiser worked with local low-income families to perform tax returns this past spring on a weekly basis leading up to Tax Day. He has also made an impact in his home community, as he visited his former youth football team to surprise local kids from his area, spend time with the team, and give them tickets to a Notre Dame Football game.