Five Undrafted Hoosiers Join NFL Organizations

Micah McFadden – a fifth spherical decide by the New York Giants – was the one Hoosier chosen within the 2022 NFL Draft, however 5 of his teammates will now have the possibility to play professionally, too.

Broad receiver Ty Fryfogle and tight finish Peyton Hendershot signed undrafted free agent offers with the Dallas Cowboys. The pass-catching duo will group up for the sixth-straight season collectively after main Indiana in receiving in 2021.

Defensive again Raheem Layne signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent. Offensive lineman Caleb Jones and defensive finish Ryder Anderson are headed to Inexperienced Bay. Jones signed and undrafted free agent deal and Anderson accepted a minicamp invite from the Packers.

Fryfogle was the Massive Ten Receiver of the Yr in 2020 after catching 37 passes for 721 yards and 7 touchdowns in eight video games. His profession as a Hoosier is highlighted by a three-game stretch in 2020 in opposition to Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State the place he caught 25 passes for 560 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Fryfogle selected to return to Indiana in 2021 as an alternative of leaving for the draft, however he did not make the identical impression. In his fifth yr in Bloomington, he caught 46 passes for 512 yards and one landing in 12 video games.

The Cowboys took South Alabama broad receiver Jalen Tolbert with the 88t total decide, however CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup are the one broad receivers on the Cowboys’ roster with important NFL expertise. There might be a path for Fryfogle to make the week one roster and doubtlessly contribute if he makes a robust impression at coaching camp. 

In 5 seasons as a Hoosier, Hendershot was a three-time All-Massive Ten choice and broke the Indiana tight finish receptions and receiving yards document. He additionally completed second amongst Indiana tight ends with 14 touchdowns. As a senior, Hendershot was tied for first on the group with 46 receptions and led all Hoosiers with 543 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns.

This record-setting season led to Hendershot incomes Indiana’s Anthony Thompson Most Worthwhile Participant Award and the group’s Most Excellent Offensive Participant of the Yr Award. 

Tight finish Dalton Schultz has back-to-back seasons with over 600 yards and 4 touchdowns, and the Cowboys additionally drafted Jake Ferguson from Wisconsin within the fourth spherical, so the trail to enjoying time in Dallas might have extra obstacles for Hendershot.

Layne joins the Chargers after 5 seasons as a Hoosier, enjoying in 38 video games at cornerback and 12 at security. He was the primary Indiana soccer participant to put on No. 0, and completed his profession with 147 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one interception, seven move breakups, two compelled fumbles, and one fumble restoration.

After main Indiana cornerbacks in solo tackles and profitable IU’s Particular Groups Participant of the Yr Award in 2019, Layne missed the entire 2020 season with harm. He moved to security in 2021 and was second on the group with 65 tackles, beginning each sport. 

Layne will doubtless get an opportunity to show his price at each cornerback and security on a group that allowed the twelfth fewest passing yards within the NFL final season. The Chargers had been center of the pack in receiving touchdowns allowed. Los Angeles additionally has a pair of studs within the defensive backfield – cornerback J.C. Jackson, who the Chargers signed to a five-year, $82.5 million deal this offseason and Derwin James, who was first-team all-pro as a rookie in 2018. 

Jones joins the Packers on an undrafted free agent contract after 5 seasons on the Indiana soccer group. After redshirting in 2017, Jones began in 30 video games at and appeared in 11 others, transferring between proper and left sort out. In 2020, Jones  was a part of an offensive line that led the Massive Ten in fewest sacks per sport at 1.25. He was named Indiana’s Offensive Participant of the Week in Indiana’s win over Michigan.

Standing at 6-foot-8, 362 kilos, Jones definitely has the construct of an NFL offensive lineman. He joins a Packers group that’s led by veteran left sort out David Bakhtiari, who was named first-team all-pro in 2018 and 2020.

Anderson obtained a coaching camp invite from the Packers after one season in Bloomington in 2021. He transferred to Indiana after enjoying 4 seasons at Ole Miss. Beginning all 12 video games at defensive finish as a Hoosier, Anderson stepped in and made a direct impression.

Anderson was first amongst defensive lineman with 48 tackles in 2021. He was additionally named to the honorable-mention All-Massive Ten group by the coaches and received the Indiana’s Chris Dal Sasso Award, given to the group’s excellent lineman.

Dean Lowry, who has began Inexperienced Bay’s final 39 video games at left defensive finish, and Jarran Reed, who has began 80 video games within the final six seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, venture to be Inexperienced Bay’s beginning ends subsequent season.