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SALT LAKE CITY — Not every former Utah-based college and high school football star heard his name called during the 2023 NFL draft.
After three days of drafting, a number of other players are getting called up for a shot at the NFL, too. The naming of Toledo's Desjuan Johnson as Mr. Irrelevant — the final pick of the 2023 draft by the Los Angeles Rams — is not the end of the NFL road for hundreds of players around the country.
The Beehive State is no different.
.@DesjuanJ, YOU are Mr. Irrelevant! #NFLDraft@RamsNFL | @ToledoFBpic.twitter.com/uhL32SriyZ
— NFL (@NFL) April 29, 2023
Here's a look at where other players landed after the clock stopped ticking after the third day's fourth through seventh rounds. Check back later as more players sign across the league as undrafted free agents (UFA) or mini-camp invitations.
BYU
- Blake Freeland, OT — Fourth round, Indianapolis Colts
- Jaren Hall, QB — Fifth round, Minnesota Vikings
- Puka Nacua, WR — Fifth round, Los Angeles Rams
- Harris LaChance, OL — UFA, Indianapolis Colts
- Christopher Brooks, RB — UFA, Miami Dolphins
- Kaleb Hayes, CB — UFA, Jacksonville Jaguars
- D'Angelo Mandell, CB — UFA, Dallas Cowboys
- Payton Wilgar, LB — Rookie mini-camp invite, Kansas City Chiefs
Utah
- Dalton Kincaid, TE — First round, Buffalo Bills
- Clark Phillips III, CB — Fourth round, Atlanta Falcons
- Braeden Daniels, OG — Fourth round, Washington Commanders
- Mohamoud Diabate, EDGE — UFA, Cleveland Browns (per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero)
- Logan Kendall, TE (via Idaho) — Mini-camp invite, Chicago Bears
- Pita Taumoepenu, LB (via XFL) — Mini-camp invite, Cleveland Browns (per KPRC Houston's Aaron Wilson)
- R.J. Hubert, S — Mini-camp invite, Miami Dolphins
- Bryan Thompson, WR (via Arizona State) — UFA, Buffalo Bills
Utah State
- Calvin Tyler Jr., RB — UFA, Cincinnati Bengals
- Brian Cobbs, WR — Mini-camp invite, Washington Commanders (per KPRC Houston's Aaron Wilson)
- Hunter Reynolds, S — Mini-camp invite, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jason Shelley, QB (via Missouri State, Utah) — Mini-camp invite, Washington Commanders (per Springfield News-Leader's Wyatt Wheeler)
- Logan Bonner, QB (via Arkansas State) — Rookie mini-camp invite, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills
- Henry Colombi, QB (then Texas Tech, Marshall) — Mini-camp invite, the player announced
Southern Utah
- Jake Gerardi, P (via Azusa Pacific) — Mini-camp invite, Kansas City Chiefs (per his agency)
Utah Tech
- Darrius Nash, DB — Rookie mini-camp invite, New Orleans Saints
Weber State
- George Tarlas, EDGE (via Boise State) — UFA, Las Vegas Raiders (per his agency)
Utah high schools
- Siaki "Apu" Ika, DT (Baylor/East HS) — Third round, Cleveland Browns
- Cameron Latu, TE (Alabama/Olympus HS) — Third round, San Francisco 49ers
- Noah Sewell, LB (Oregon/Orem HS) — Fifth round, Chicago Bears
