leaders:
- Tim Brown, 7th all-time in receptions, 7th all-time in yards.
- Golden Tate, 59th all time in receiving
- Jerome Bettis, 8th all time in rushing
- Ricky Watters, 24th all time in rushing
- Montana, 20th all-time passing yards (though that's not how you measure his greatness).
Granted, recent grads don't have a chance to make a mark in the all-time lists. But for the past decade, other than O-linemen, we haven't had players at this level. Our running backs, if they make an NFL team, are down the depth chart. Same with receivers. The last ND quarterback to succeed in the NFL would be either Bueurlein or Rick Mirer if you look only at his "Rookie of the Year" season.
Holtz's teams had enough talent to bench an all-timer like Watters for disciplinary reasons and not miss a beat against top flight competition. We just ain't there.