West Virginia didn’t have a participant chosen within the 2022 NFL Draft, although a pair of Mountaineers signed as undrafted free brokers after the three-day occasion in Las Vegas wrapped up Saturday.
Tailback Leddie Brown could have a possibility with the Los Angeles Chargers, whereas security Sean Mahone will get his with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Brown completed his faculty profession because the sixth all-time main rusher in West Virginia historical past with 2,888 yards. He rushed for 1,065 yards and 13 touchdowns over 12 video games in his closing season as a Mountaineer earlier than opting to not play in a Assured Charge Bowl loss to Minnesota to start getting ready for a profession after faculty.
Brown, a Philadelphia native, ran a 4.64 40-yard sprint on the NFL Scouting Mix in Indianapolis in March. He participated in West Virginia’s Professional Day later that month, however didn’t run the 40 and selected to partake in different drills as a substitute.
Mahone inked with the Jaguars and the protection will head south after displaying sufficient enchancment all through the course of his faculty profession to warrant a possibility on the highest degree.
Together with intercepting a pair of passes in 2021, Mahone was second on the Mountaineers with 81 tackles. He was additionally an achieved scholar with a 3.7 GPA and have become the twenty ninth West Virginia participant to be named to the Educational All-America second-team introduced by the School Sports activities Info Administrators of America.
Moreover, West Virginia security Alonzo Addae has been invited by the Arizona Cardinals to take part in rookie minicamp. Addae hasd 73 tackles in 2021 and was beforehand chosen by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Soccer League in Could 2021.
It was the primary time since 2007 that West Virginia didn’t have a participant drafted and simply the second time since 2003.