(Pittsburgh) — Indiana is known for its basketball. Thursday, the Hoosier state showed it can churn out some football talent, too.

Highlighted by Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza of Indiana and Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Indiana college and high school football talent were all over Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft.

As expected, Mendoza was selected with the first pick of the draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. The quarterback became the first Indiana University player taken with the first pick of the draft since fullback Corbett Davis in 1938.  He goes to a Las Vegas team with a new coach in Klint Kubiak, who was the offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks last season.

Love was the third player selected in the draft, chosen by the Arizona Cardinals. The explosive Notre Dame star hugged his parents and head coach Marcus Freeman before emerging on the stage.  He is the highest draft pick for a Fighting Irish player since quarterback Rick Mirer was selected at #2 in the 1993 draft.

Both Indiana and Notre Dame wound up with two selections in the first round. Hoosier wide receiver Omar Cooper, Jr. was taken by the New York Jets with the 30th pick of the draft. Cooper, a graduate of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, had 72 receptions for 1011 yards and 14 touchdowns last season.  It marks the first time IU has had two first-round selections in the same NFL Draft.

Love’s backfield mate, Jadarian Price, was taken with the final pick of round one by Seattle. Price stayed at Notre Dame despite lucrative NIL offers elsewhere and built his draft stock with 674 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns and dynamic special teams play, including a 100-yard kickoff return against USC.  It marks the first time the first two running backs taken in the draft were from the same school since Doak Walker and Paul Page from SMU in 1949.

The Chicago Bears added one more Indiana touch, drafting safety Dillon Thieneman. The Westfield High School alum began his career at Purdue, making six interceptions his freshman year, before transferring to Oregon for his final season.  Thieneman finished his three-year college career with 306 tackles and should help shore up the Bears secondary.

Round two of the draft is scheduled for Friday evening.