NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/5/26
Today’s mid- to late-round rookie signings from the 2026 NFL Draft:
Denver Broncos
- LB Red Murdock (seventh round, Buffalo)
Kansas City Chiefs
- RB Emmett Johnson (fifth round, Nebraska)
The Broncos have secured the signature of Mr. Irrelevant who received a $122K signing bonus, per Parker Gabriel of the Denver Post. Johnson joins a crowded backfield in Kansas City, where he’ll work for reps behind free agent addition — and Super Bowl LX MVP — Kenneth Walker, all the time competing against another free agent signing in Emari Demercado and last year’s draft pick, Brashard Smith.
Minor NFL Transactions: 5/5/26
Here are Tuesday’s NFL minor moves:
Baltimore Ravens
- Waived: T Trevonte Sylvester
Dallas Cowboys
- Waived: G Sidney Fugar
Miami Dolphins
- Received international exemption: TE Seydou Traore
Philadelphia Eagles
- Signed: OLB Isiah King
- Reverted to IR: S Tucker Large
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Reverted to IR: S Daequan Hardy
The Ravens and Cowboys opted to cut two linemen from their recently signed undrafted free agent classes, while the Steelers and Eagles both made moves to waive their safeties with an injury designation then revert them to injured reserve. For as long as they are on IR during the offseason, they will not count against the team’s 90-man roster limit.
Traore will also not count against Miami’s 90-man limit; the team’s fifth-round pick out of Mississippi State was born in France but raised in London before moving to Florida in an attempt to play college ball. He earned a scholarship offer from Arkansas State, where he played for two years before transferring to the Bulldogs.
Replacing the UDFA they reverted to IR, the Eagles have added King, a versatile linebacker, after he went undrafted out of Idaho. A two-year starter for the Vandals, King split his time fairly evenly last year between the box, the slot, and the edge.
AFC Draft Rumors: Ravens, Dolphins, Patriots, Colts, Jets, Bengals
When the Ravens were on the clock at No. 14 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, the number of options available to the team had general manager Eric DeCosta seeking an opportunity to move back. Baltimore thought it had a deal in place, but it “fell apart,” according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic.
The top option for the Ravens was always offensive guard Vega Ioane, but surprisingly, when the team was on the clock, Miami defensive end Rueben Bain Jr. was still on the board. Not to mention, DeCosta had interest in grabbing a weapon for his star quarterback, if they were able to move back and still secure USC receiver Makai Lemon or Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq. DeCosta felt comfortable the team could trade back and still land one of those four players without leaving the teens.
Per Michael Silver, also with The Athletic, DeCosta thought he had a deal in place to do so while also returning “extra fourth-round picks in each of the next two drafts” to Baltimore. Similar to how DeCosta and the Ravens backed out of their trade agreement at the turn of the new league year, though, the team he thought would make the deal “changed their mind,” changing their half of the deal in the process and leading to the Ravens moving on without a trade and with Ioane instead.
Here are a few other recent draft rumors from across the AFC:
- The Dolphins also got hurt by the trade game during the draft. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Miami had its eye set on Notre Dame wide receiver Malachi Fields in the third round before the Giants sent three picks to Cleveland for the right to move just ahead of the Dolphins at No. 74. With Fields off the board, Miami pivoted to the next wide receiver on their board, Caleb Douglas out of Texas Tech, a pick that was generally criticized as a bit of a reach by analysts.
- Miami almost got targeted again in the fourth round, per Tony Pauline of EssentiallySports. Pauline claims the Patriots were interested in trading up on Day 3 for Texas defensive end Trey Moore, whom the Dolphins took at No. 130. New England had given up their 125th overall pick to move up three spots in the first round and would’ve had to trade up from the fifth round to land Moore. They didn’t end up selecting a pass rusher until the seventh round, when they took Boston College’s Quintayvious Hutchins just before the final compensatory picks.
- The Colts were able to land Georgia linebacker CJ Allen after trading back six spots. It was a gutsy move to delay the selection right when a run at the position had begun. General manager Chris Ballard had been eager to add more picks heading into Day 3, and the move back was a perfect opportunity to do just that. According to Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star, Ballard desired the picks enough to consider moving back again, but after playing with fire once already, he opted not to risk losing the services of the linebacker they coveted.
- One of the biggest debates leading into the 2026 NFL Draft was who the Jets were going to select at No. 2 overall. They ended up choosing Texas Tech defensive end David Bailey over Ohio State hybrid linebacker Arvell Reese. According to Jets senior reporter Eric Allen, while New York liked both prospects, Bailey’s established pass-rushing prowess and demonstrated production made him a better fit for what the team is trying to do. Per head coach Aaron Glenn, they still believe Reese will go on “to have a really good career” but felt more secure with Bailey as their pick.
- The Bengals made a bold move trading away a top 10 draft pick for former Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. A pick that high is usually considered a guarantee to land a franchise with a blue chip prospect, but this year’s draft crop was seen as thinner than usual. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero appeared on the Rich Eisen Show before the draft and claimed that the lack of blue chip prospects convinced Cincinnati to make the move for Lawrence. Per Pelissero, the Bengals only had seven players graded as blue chip prospects and didn’t foresee any of them falling to them at No. 10, so they traded for a player they knew was a blue chip prospect. It would be interesting to know if Bain had been one of those seven, and whether or not they would’ve preferred to have Bain fresh out of college, but ultimately, Lawrence is a decent consolation prize.
NFC Draft Rumors: Saints, Bain, Cowboys, Guarantees
On the eve of the 2026 NFL Draft, multiple reports came out asserting the Saints were a team to monitor for a potential draft day trade-up. Sitting already at No. 8 overall, rumors seemed to indicate that New Orleans could be looking to move up as far as the third pick in the draft, but general manager Mickey Loomis set things straight for the media (video via NewOrleans.Football) the next day.
Fully aware of the reports that had been made, Loomis told reporters, “Yeah, I never made one call to move up from pick 8.” After noting some surprise in the room, he continued, “I know it was reported by a couple of people, but that was completely untrue.”
The surprise was in part due to the existing reports of such interest, but it also stemmed from Loomis’ history of memorable moves up draft boards in years past. Dating back to his first draft with the Saints in 2003, Loomis has negotiated moves up for players like Johnathan Sullivan, Jammal Brown (2005), Sedrick Ellis (2008), Mark Ingram (2011), Brandin Cooks (2014), Stephone Anthony (2015), Marcus Davenport (2018), and Chris Olave (2022). Loomis did admit that the team was looking to make moves up on Day 2 of this year’s draft, but concerning the first round, he told reporters that the cost to move up would’ve been too high while knowing a player they really liked would fall to them at No. 8.
Here are a few other draft rumors coming out of the NFC:
- The Buccaneers were considered big winners on Day 1 of the draft after walking away with Miami defensive end Rueben Bain Jr. 15 picks into the first round. They had no clue that Bain would end up slipping just that far, but somehow, according to Greg Auman of FOX Sports, they were able to come away with a player that general manager Jason Licht told reporters was a top-five player on their board.
- The Cowboys ended up making a trade up one spot — from pick 12 to 11 — in order to ensure nobody would trade in front of them for Ohio State safety Caleb Downs. According to Jon Machota of The Athletic, they also attempted to make a move up to No. 9 overall in a deal that would’ve affected their second first-round pick, as well. Per Machota, Dallas offered Cleveland pick Nos. 12 and 20 with a fifth-rounder in exchange for Cleveland’s pick Nos. 9 and 24. The Browns were not interested. It’s unclear if Downs still would have been the target had the deal gone through. Machota also notes that, if the Cowboys hadn’t been able to move back from 20th to 23rd, they still would’ve taken UCF’s Malachi Lawrence. If Lawrence was gone by 23, though, then they would’ve pivoted to Georgia linebacker CJ Allen, who ended up going to the Colts at No. 53.
- In 2025, there was a holdout of second-round picks as players pushed for guaranteed money that hadn’t made it past the first round until only recently. There was — and still is — some anticipation about where that line might get drawn in this year’s draft, but a few team’s have moved quickly to draw the line at their own third-round picks. Last year, increased guarantees made it all the way through the second round with Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba being the latest pick to receive any. Even the first pick of the third round, Giants defensive tackle Darius Alexander, received only his signing bonus as guaranteed money. So far, only four third-rounders have signed deals this year, and Packers defensive tackle Chris McClellan is the earliest of the four. His deal’s only guaranteed money is his signing bonus. With Cardinals quarterback Carson Beck standing at the top of the third round, though, it will be interesting to see if there is any kind of push for guarantees to start making their way back into the third round.
Raiders Release DE Charles Snowden
In a flurry of moves following their second day of rookie minicamp, the Raiders released veteran defensive end Charles Snowden. Along with Snowden, the team waived offensive guards McClendon Curtis and Layden Robinson and recently signed undrafted free agent tight end Matt Lauter out of Boise State. It appears the four players were moved to make room for four undrafted players at the rookie minicamp for a tryout, Cincinnati tight end Patrick Gurd, Queens (CAN) offensive tackle Niklas Henning, UTSA offensive tackle Kamar Missouri, and Utah Tech safety Devyn Perkins.
Snowden started off as an undrafted free agent himself. In a COVID-shortened 2020 season, Snowden’s senior year was cut even shorter when he suffered a broken ankle in a cupcake game against Abilene Christian. Through only eight games, he had already recorded a career-high six sacks and 10 tackles for loss. In a normal season, his performance would’ve been on track for a breakout year, but ultimately, aside from second-team All-ACC honors, the end of his collegiate career ended up hurting his prospects for the NFL.
After going undrafted, Snowden signed with the Bears as an UDFA, landing on the practice squad after he failed to make the initial 53-man roster. He did get called up for two games but mostly played special teams with minimal snaps on defense. Over the next two years, Snowden spent offseasons with the Bears, Buccaneers, and Raiders without appearing in a single regular season game. Once landing in Vegas, though, he stopped moving around and was able to establish himself on the roster.
In 2024, Snowden made nine starts while playing in 16 contests. He didn’t prove too effective as a pass rusher but showed promise defending against the run. Given similar opportunities this past season (nine starts in 15 games), he was a bit more disruptive of a pass rusher, factoring solidly into the team’s rotation on the edge. Snowden had been playing on one-year deals for Vegas each season, so it was fairly easy to let him go from his current deal.
Robinson was a near full-time starter for the Patriots just two years ago, logging 11 starts in 13 games played with the team. After starting last year on injured reserve in New England, Robinson was waived in mid-October and signed to the Raiders practice squad after clearing waivers. He didn’t appear in any games but signed a reserve/futures deal to stay. After starting as an UDFA signing for the Raiders in 2023, Curtis spent two years in Seattle as a depth piece on the offensive line. He bounced around to taxi squads with the Cardinals and Giants before landing back with the Raiders just before Robinson.
It’s not a common move to see a team make during rookie minicamps, especially when three of the players cut are not in attendance, but clearly the Raiders felt the need to see more from Gurd, Henning, Missouri, and Perkins than they were going to be able to in just three days. Vegas may have made handshake agreements to pick up any of the other four in the near future, or their time with the team may be over. Snowden is available to sign anywhere at anytime, but the other three will have to clear waivers before getting that same free will.
Browns T Dawand Jones Agrees To Take Pay Cut
Coming into the final year of his rookie contract, Browns offensive tackle Dawand Jones has agreed to a pay cut in a restructured deal proposed by the team. Jones was originally due to receive $3.67MM in 2026, though none of it was guaranteed. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, he is now set to play for $1.5MM this year with $1.15MM guaranteed. The Browns get some cap relief, and Jones gets some guaranteed money.
As a rookie fourth-round pick in 2023, Jones was forced into a starting role very early when starting right tackle Jack Conklin went down with a season-ending injury in Week 1. As he grew more comfortable in the role, Jones showed some inspired play as a rookie starter, giving hope that Cleveland had found a diamond in the Day 3 rough, but his season ended after 13 weeks when he, too, suffered an injury that would hold him out for the remainder of the year.
Jones opened up his sophomore campaign as the starting right tackle but didn’t hold the position down nearly as well as he had in Year 1. He also fell short of full season for the second time in two years, undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a fractured ankle from the team’s Week 11 contest that year. He also underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his knee for an issue he had reportedly been playing through in 2024. Regardless, Jones opened up the 2025 season as the Browns starting left tackle, but for the third year in a row, his season ended with surgery, this time to address a knee injury suffered just three weeks into the season.
The Browns made a similar cost-cutting move with running back Jerome Ford in 2025. Ford had carried a big role in prior seasons, but the use of high draft picks on rookie rushers Quinshon Judkins and Dylan Sampson meant that Ford’s hold on a continued significant role was in jeopardy; similarly this year, the team used a first- and third-round pick on Jones’ position. Getting Ford onto a restructured deal allowed the team to reduce his cap impact while giving him some guaranteed money that he otherwise might have missed out on if cut.
ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi pointed out that Cleveland has played this card before with multiple fourth-year players who received Proven Performance Escalators, bonuses awarded to non-first-round picks to compensate them for contributions beyond the expectations assumed based on their draft status. He also notes that wide receiver Cedric Tillman and defensive end Isaiah McGuire classified for Level One PPE and will be due $3.6MM non-guaranteed salaries in 2026, as well. With the Browns utilizing first- and second-round picks on Tillman’s position, he could be the next target for such a restructured deal.
Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby’s Gambling Problem Puts Future In Jeopardy
MAY 2: According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Pete Thamel, Sorsby has retained prestigious sports lawyer Jeffrey Kessler in an effort to keep his eligibility to play for Texas Tech this year. Kessler’s work spans the gamut of sports headlines. From the landmark antitrust cases that established the concept of free agency in the NFL to the NCAA v. Alston Supreme Court case that led to the ability for college athletes to be compensated through NIL to the USWNT’s successful efforts for equal pay to successful outcomes in both the “Bountygate” and “Deflategate” controversies, Kessler has been known to blaze trails as a litigator.
Schefter initially offered that, should Kessler not be successful in preserving Sorsby’s eligibility, the former Bearcats quarterback would have a deadline of June 30 to declare for the supplemental draft. He followed this up with a clarification that Sorsby must apply to be approved for the supplemental draft based on his application and the underlying circumstances surrounding his application. He also relayed that the NFL does not have a deadline set for the supplemental draft.
APRIL 29: The NFL Draft has come and gone, and we ended up with two Day 1 quarterbacks when it was all said and done. When we were taking a look at potential first-round passers early on, former Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby‘s name was mentioned as a name to watch. Now at Texas Tech via transfer portal, Sorsby’s future could be in jeopardy due to a gambling problem that has landed him in an addiction program, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Sorsby’s entry in a treatment program came following news that the two-time transfer had made “thousands of online bets on a variety of sports via a gambling app,” putting his eligibility to play at his new school in danger. The NCAA forbids student athletes from betting on college and professional spots and are reportedly investigating Sorsby’s gambling activity. Per Thamel’s sources, that activity includes bets on a team for which Sorsby played at the time they were placed.
Sorsby began his collegiate career at Indiana, and in 2022, he was a true freshman for the Hoosiers in the process of redshirting. Thamel reports that Sorsby bet on the Hoosiers to win individual games that season, but none of those bets were placed on the singular game in which he made a brief appearance that year. Those with knowledge of the situation note that Sorsby has not been tied to any potential attempts to influence outcomes to profit off bets and that his gambling habits were not ever put on the radar of law enforcement.
As a Hoosier, Sorsby showed promise but left room for improvement with his overall accuracy. After transferring to Cincinnati, he saw big improvement in a full-time starting role and had his biggest year for the Bearcats last year as a redshirt junior, throwing for 2,800 yards, 27 touchdowns, and only five interceptions. When he entered the transfer portal a second time, he immediately became one of the hottest names on the market. Following visits to LSU and Texas Tech, he committed to the Red Raiders on a reported NIL deal worth more than $5MM.
Texas Tech could be out of luck, though, as the NCAA’s strict policy against gambling could mean his time as QB1 in Lubbock is over before it ever began. With the onset of NIL and online sports betting in recent years, the NCAA amended its guidelines in 2023. The new guidelines dictate that wagers over $800 could lead to the loss of up to 30 percent of a season of eligibility. Cumulative bets greatly exceeding $800 could lead to permanent ineligibility. A college athlete betting on another school in their own sport could lead to 50 percent of a season suspension, while wagering “on their own games or on other sports at their own schools” could result in “permanent loss of collegiate eligibility in all sports.”
According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, every college football staffer he asked seemed to believe that the NCAA would revoke Sorsby’s eligibility. In order to continue his career in Lubbock, Sorsby would then have to “file a lawsuit and seek an injunction” to play. If ruled ineligible, Breer offered up that Sorsby could then head for the NFL by way of the supplemental NFL Draft. The supplemental draft is usually reserved for players who bypass the April draft in favor of extra years of eligibility they believe will be granted before the NCAA ultimately denies them. The early-summer event hasn’t taken place in either of the past two years due to no players declaring for it.
Breer and Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports laid out opposing viewpoints on the situation for Sorsby, who would have to be approved by the NFL for the supplemental draft. Breer mentioned the cases of former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who was banned from the university’s athletic program after withdrawing following allegations of making thousands of dollars for autographs, and former Baylor wide receiver Josh Gordon who had been suspended by the team for his marijuana use. Both players were accepted into the supplemental draft and selected.
Breer believes that, based on these past cases and based on the league’s recent partnerships with gambling companies potentially altering their disposition, Sorsby may be able to move past the NCAA situation by opting for the NFL. Jones, though, is under the impression that, if the NCAA rules Sorsby ineligible by June and he’s able to apply for the supplemental draft, the NFL would not realistically approve him to enter, citing the league’s history of hard judgment of gambling players. He pointed out that, currently, players who bet on their own teams, as Sorsby has previously done, face a two-year ban as punishment.
Even if the league does allow Sorsby to enter the supplemental draft, he would need to be selected by an NFL team. Breer offered up that any of the several teams that punted on the quarterback position in the draft this year with the intention of investing in next year’s class might be willing to throw a second- or third-round pick in for Sorsby, but a source Jones has in the league reportedly called the 22-year-old “untouchable” at this point in time.
Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire and the school both expressed support for Sorsby and his decision to seek professional help through the addiction program in statements released to the media. At the time, their focus is on Sorsby “as a person” while he prioritizes his health, and any other concerns will have to wait for the future, after he receives the help he needs.
Steelers Rumors: Metcalf, Jones, Draft
As the Steelers fought down the final stretch of the season last year in a race for the AFC North, an altercation from the team’s trip to Detroit forced them to finish the regular season without leading wide receiver D.K. Metcalf. In the first half a game against the Lions, Metcalf was caught on video grabbing then releasing the shirt of a fan in the stands in an aggressive manner. According to Christian Romo of the Detroit Free Press, Metcalf will avoid any charges as a result of the incident.
No flags were thrown when the incident occurred, and the Steelers never took action to discipline Metcalf, but the veteran receiver lost an appeal of his two-game suspension. He reportedly had a history with the fan, having reported them to security the year before, when he had visited as a Seahawk. Per Romo, the Detroit prosecutor’s office relayed that “police submitted a warrant request…but didn’t confirm who the warrant was for,” adding that “no charges were filed at the onset of the investigation,” and none will be levied against Metcalf following the conclusion of the investigation.
Here are a couple other rumors coming out of the Steel City:
- The Steelers declined the fifth-year option for offensive tackle Broderick Jones at the turn of the month, and while it seemed like a likely outcome based on his struggles over the first three years of his career, ESPN’s Brooke Pryor suggested that the outcome may have been different had Jones not gotten injured at the end of the 2025 season. Jones had to undergo neck surgery after missing the final six games of the regular season, and Pryor claims Pittsburgh “would’ve been much more likely” to pick up Jones’ option had the neck injury not complicated the team’s decision.
- During the 2026 NFL Draft, the broadcast showed a moment of levity as the Steelers reportedly called USC wide receiver prospect Makai Lemon before they were on the clock just for the Eagles to trade up one spot past them and draft the receiver right in front of them. According to Jake Rosenberg, a former Eagles front office executive, Pittsburgh’s actions may have violated a rule that restricts teams from talking to prospects or their representatives while not “on the clock” if it interferes “with the discussions between a player and the club that is ‘on the clock.'” Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk reached out to the league about the rule and received a response that the NFL “reviews all aspects of the Draft the week after its conclusion.” It seemed, though, as if the incident were an innocent mistake, that is until Mike Sando of The Athletic reported yesterday that some team executives have “suggested this is not the first time Pittsburgh has called a prospect early.” There appears to be suspicion the practice could be a strategy for learning who a team is drafting when the Steelers are told they must hang up in order for the team “on the clock” to be able to reach the prospect. It will be interesting to see if the league’s review of events concludes that the Steelers operated outside the rules.
Seahawks Announce Seven UDFA Signings
After coming away from Super Bowl LX with a victory, the Seahawks were set to go into the 2026 NFL Draft with a league-low four draft picks. Ultimately, with some crafty movement back in key places, the team left the draft with eight new rookie draft picks. Seattle announced yesterday that their full rookie class had reached 15 players with the signing of these seven undrafted free agents:
- Michael Briscoe, WR (Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo)
- Devean Deal, OLB (TCU)
- Aidan Hubbard, OLB (Northwestern)
- Marvin Jones Jr., OLB (Oklahoma)
- Lance Mason, TE (Wisconsin)
- Uso Seumalo, NT (Kansas State)
- Levi Wentz, WR (Kansas)
The Seahawks were certainly very focused with what they were looking to add in the hours after the draft. One area of focus was the edge group, from which the Seahawks saw Boye Mafe depart in free agency and to which the team failed to address in the draft or free agency. Hubbard was expected to hear his name sometime late on Day 3 after accumulating 19.5 sacks over his last three years in Evanston. Short arms and a left knee injury that hampered him throughout the pre-draft process may have kept him from coming off the board in April.
Jones is a former five-star recruit out of South Florida and will complete the rest of his cross-country trip after stops at Georgia, Florida State, and OU. His father was a top five pick for the Seminoles in 1993, and the linebacker enjoyed an 11-year career for the Jets. Though, Jones has the pedigree of an NFL veteran, along with the untapped potential that his body type and natural ability displayed to earn him a five-star rating in high school, he has yet to put it all together with consistency and production.
The other group the Seahawks focused on was the pass catchers, the most promising of which might be Mason, who transferred to Madison hoping play in the FBS would provide him a runway to the NFL after three years at Missouri State. He isn’t the most imposing athlete on the field, but Mason tends to overdeliver on expectations and can impact the game as a pass catcher, blocker, and special teamer.
Cowboys Sign 11-Man UDFA Class
Though many of the Cowboys’ draft picks in recent years have been shipped off to other franchises in a series of ground-shaking trades, the team still ended up with seven picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. To their benefit, six of them came in the first four rounds, and all but one of them addressed the defensive side of the ball. By signing these 11 undrafted free agents, Dallas evened things out a bit while continuing to explore big bodies for the defensive line:
- Camden Brown, WR (Georgia Southern)
- Tommy Dunn, DT (Kansas)
- Sidney Fugar, T (Baylor)
- Kelvin Gilliam, DT (Virginia Tech)
- Jordan Hudson, WR (SMU)
- Langston Patterson, LB (Vanderbilt)
- Shiyazh Pete, T (Kentucky)
- Dominic Richardson, RB (Tulsa)
- D.J. Rogers, TE (TCU)
- Michael Trigg, TE (Baylor)
- D.J. Withers, DT (Kansas)
Tight end was a position the Cowboys had intended to address during the draft, but when the early run started on Day 2, they had bigger priorities to take care of. Still, they walk away here with two high-ceiling prospects without having to commit full drafted rookie contracts to either. Trigg was the top prospect on many “Best Available” lists at the conclusion of Day 3. One of only six FBS tight ends to eclipse 50 receptions in 2025, he was very productive and ranked highly within his position group, but major questions on his maturity and accountability were apparently enough to keep him off draft boards.
Rogers needs quite a bit of seasoning to develop into a weapon at the next level, but strong physical traits were enough to make him a coveted UDFA. Both tight ends UDFA contracts came with $200K of guaranteed money, per ESPN’s Todd Archer. Hudson was another prospect that many expected to come off the board on Day 3. In three years at SMU (after transferring from TCU), he never quite jumped off the page, but he showed consistent production averaging just around six touchdowns in each year with the Mustangs. A lot of his potential in the NFL will be dependent on the coaches and system around him, so being in a room that currently rosters weapons like CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens is a good sign.