Current:Home > StocksNo HBCU players picked in 2024 NFL draft, marking second shutout in four years-InfoLens
No HBCU players picked in 2024 NFL draft, marking second shutout in four years
View Date:2024-12-23 16:28:09
For the second time in four years, no prospects from a Historically Black College or University heard his name during the NFL draft as the 2024 edition of the event wrapped up Saturday.
The shutout also happened in 2021, and the overall lack of HBCU draftees in recent years prompted the creation of initiatives such as the creation of the HBCU Legacy Bowl (2021) – sponsored by the Black College Hall of Fame – for draft-eligible prospects and the NFL-backed HBCU Combine (2022).
Following the 2021 draft, then-Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders – now at Colorado – sounded off on social media, writing: "I witnessed a multitude of kids that we played against that were more than qualified to be drafted. My prayers are that This won’t EVER happen again.”
In 2022, four players from HBCUs were taken. That number decreased to one last year, as Jackson State’s Isaiah Bolden, a cornerback, was taken by the New England Patriots with one of the final selections (245th overall) of the draft. Including the lone player selected in 2020, HBCUs have accounted for eight draftees in the last five drafts.
Virginia State cornerback Willie Reed and Howard’s Anim Dankwah, a 6-foot-8 left tackle, were considered the most likely HBCU prospects to be drafted this year.
NFL DRAFT HUB: Latest NFL Draft mock drafts, news, live picks, grades and analysis.
veryGood! (872)
Related
- Certifying this year’s presidential results begins quietly, in contrast to the 2020 election
- Travis Kelce to star in 'Grotesquerie.' It's not his first time onscreen
- A vandal’s rampage at a Maine car dealership causes thousands in damage to 75 vehicles
- 'Kind of like Uber': Arizona Christian football players caught in migrant smuggling scheme
- Halle Berry surprises crowd in iconic 2002 Elie Saab gown from her historic Oscar win
- Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
- Why Kristen Bell's Marriage to Polar Opposite Dax Shepard Works Despite Arguing Over Everything
- For home shoppers, the Fed’s big cut is likely just a small step towards affording a home
- Week 10 fantasy football rankings: PPR, half-PPR and standard leagues
- What to know about cortisol, the hormone TikTokers say you need to balance
Ranking
- Jason Statham Shares Rare Family Photos of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Their Kids on Vacation
- Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
- Week 3 fantasy football rankings: PPR, half-PPR and standard leagues
- Feds: Man accused in apparent assassination attempt wrote note indicating he intended to kill Trump
- My Little Pony finally hits the Toy Hall of Fame, alongside Phase 10 and Transformers
- Montgomery Keane: Vietnam's Market Crisis of 2024 Are Hedge Funds Really the Culprits Behind the Fourfold Crash?
- 'I like when the deals are spread out': Why holiday shoppers are starting early this year
- Mama June Shannon Is Granted Custody of Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s Daughter Kaitlyn
Recommendation
-
Giuliani’s lawyers after $148M defamation judgment seek to withdraw from his case
-
Erik Menendez slams Ryan Murphy, Netflix for 'dishonest portrayal' of his parent's murders
-
Colorado, Deion Sanders party after freak win vs. Baylor: `There's nothing like it'
-
Target's new 'Cuddle Collab' line has matching Stanley cups for your pet and much more
-
RHOBH's Kyle Richards Addresses PK Kemsley Cheating Rumors in the Best Way Possible
-
Antonio Pierce calls out Raiders players for making 'business decisions' in blowout loss
-
Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis
-
Jamie Foxx's Daughter Corinne Foxx Marries Joe Hooten