With the 231st pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Saints selected tight end Alizé Mack from Notre Dame.
From NFL.com, Mack came to the Irish with great expectations after starring at Las Vegas powerhouse Bishop Gorman, which had won six straight state high school titles as well as the mythical national championship in one of the seasons he was there. He started five games as a true freshman at Notre Dame, catching 13 passes for 190 yards (14.6 average) in 13 games played. Mack was academically ineligible in 2016 and did not play. He practiced with the team that fall, and then worked through the summer to become eligible in 2017. He started six games as a junior, grabbing 19 passes for 166 yards (8.7 average) and a touchdown on a team that lacked consistency in the passing game. Mack started 12 games in 2018 for the College Football Playoff participants, receiving 36 passes for 360 yards (10.0 per) and three scores.
With the 231st pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Notre Dame tight end Alizé Mack
Notre Dame's Alize Mack (86) runs after a catch against Wake Forest in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack makes a reception for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack (86) tries to avoid Florida State defensive back Asante Samuel Jr. (26) after a catch in the second half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Notre Dame's Alize Mack (86) reaches for a pass as Notre Dame's Drue Tranquill (23) defends in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. The pass was incomplete. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack, right, is tackled by Vanderbilt linebacker Jordan Griffin during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack (86) celebrates his touchdown catch against Florida State in the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack (86) salutes the fans after his 35-yard reception for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack smiles as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Syracuse linebacker Ryan Guthrie (41) tackles Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack (86)during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Howard Simmons)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack (86) tries to avoid Florida State defensive back Asante Samuel Jr. (26) after a catch in the second half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind.,Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Notre Dame's Alize Mack (86) runs after a catch against Wake Forest in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack (86) runs after a catch against Florida State in the second half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind.,Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack runs the 40-yard dash during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
