Quenton Nelson and Mike McGlinchey were captains and the All-American rocks of Notre Dame's offensive line in 2017.
Thursday, the two went in the top 10 of the NFL draft.
The Colts selected Nelson with the sixth pick while the 49ers took McGlinchey with the ninth pick.
"I'm jacked up," Nelson said. "My parents bought a house in Indiana when I committed to Notre Dame. Now they don't have to move. They're going to go to every Notre Dame game on Saturday and my NFL games on Sundays. They're jacked up. I'm super excited and I can't wait to stay in Indianapolis and play in Lucas Oil Stadium."
Nelson earned unanimous All-American honors while starting all 13 games at left guard for the Irish in 2017. He allowed zero sacks, one quarterback hit and three quarterback hurries in 883 offensive snaps. In his career, he allowed three sacks and four quarterback hits in 2,474 offensive snaps.
"I was surprised and ecstatic and really happy that I get to play for this organization and this team," Nelson said. "I really had no idea when I was going to be picked, to be honest. I knew I was going to be a Colt when I felt my phone buzzing in my hand and saw an Indianapolis area code and everyone went nuts."
He's the highest guard selected in the draft since the Falcons took Bill Fralic with the second pick in 1985.
"The Colts just picked the best player on the board," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly tweeted.
McGlinchey was a consensus All-American while starting all 13 games at left tackle in 2017. McGlinchey allowed three sacks, two quarterback hits and 11 quarterback hurries in 889 offensive snaps in 2017. He was a two-time captain for the Irish.
"Mike is the epitome of what we look for here at Notre Dame along the offensive line," Kelly tweeted.
It's just the third time in the last 60 years that the top two offensive linemen selected in the draft were from the same school. It's the third time in the last 50 years that two offensive linemen from the same school went in the top 10.
Since 2014, Notre Dame has had four offensive linemen go in the first round. The Cowboys selected Zack Martin with the 16th pick in 2014 and the Ravens made Ronnie Stanley the sixth pick in 2016.
The Big Ten also had a big start to the draft, as two players from the conference went in the top five.
The Giants selected Penn State running back Saquon Barkley with the second pick and the Browns picked Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward fourth.
