We live in a wonderful world where there are numerous Notre Dame players catching the eye of NFL scouts. This isn’t like the mid-aughts where maybe two players were getting some hype about maybe getting picked in the 2nd round. Things are much different these days with the proliferation of social media and hot takes that can come to our phones and lap tops instantaneously.

One of the country’s most visible talent scouts is Matt Miller from Bleacher Report. Over the last 12 to 18 months Miller has been all aboard the Notre Dame talent hype train, including mocking Jaylon Smith first overall in this past spring’s NFL Draft prior to his devastating injury.

Here’s a sampling in recent months, for example:

There’s a lot to digest in there. Miller is a self-professed Texas fan although it seems as though the Fighting Irish have their hooks in him, too. Last season, he sat in the press box for the USC game and enjoyed himself. With his allegiances this Sunday night is sure to be interesting!

The latest tweet to make the rounds of comparing Kizer to Cam Newton is pretty fun. I mean, I’m personally not buying that at all but it’s crazy that a year ago virtually no one knew who Kizer was, or if he could come in and even be a respectable backup, and here we are with these pretty crazy but not super outrageous comparisons.

I wonder what Miller liked about Redfield, to be honest. If the need ever arises to break down Max’s film I’ve done the leg work and put together his highlights:

Redfield

Okay, that was mean. But seriously, the future of Redfield will be interesting to watch. Notre Dame has washed its hands of him in the football sense but that doesn’t have to be the end of his playing days. We don’t know if he intends on playing college football somewhere else down the road or if he has an eye to try and play in the NFL. I always thought his athleticism was overrated but he wouldn’t be the first Notre Dame player to seemingly have multiple lights go on after a year or two of professional football.

It’s hard to believe now but there was a time when Joe Schmidt was really well respected, and especially really well liked among the national media–the latter has always remained steady. Miller’s tweet came in late September last season and from there it was an up-hill climb in Schmidt’s final season. As an aside, has there ever been a prominent player at Notre Dame whose injuries were talked about less? How many Irish fans could explain what Schmidt played through in 2015?

I’m still not over Jaylon’s injury. I love that Miller had him going No. 1 overall.

You may have heard that Nick Martin has been lost for the year with an ankle injury. That’s too bad he was really turning heads down in Houston. It would have been amazing if he was truly the Texans’ best lineman, although that can’t say much about the talent in Houston, right?

Back in 2012 I might have picked Louis Nix as the most sure-fire NFL prospect on the team at the time. He’s now heading into his third year with 0 career tackles and has struggled mightily with injuries. By the time you read this he could be cut by the New York Giants.

Who’s your pick for the next hyped Matt Miller player tweet?