FRISCO BOWL ALUMNI HEADING TO THE NFL (2026)

In 2026, a total of 15 players who competed in the Frisco Bowl were either selected in the NFL Draft or signed as free agents with National Football League teams. Since 2020, that brings the total number of Frisco Bowl participants who have been drafted or signed as free agents to 147 players.

This speaks to the level of talent that comes through the Frisco Bowl, with players who have taken the field at Toyota Stadium and Ford Center at The Star continuing to the National Football League.

The 15 players moving onto the NFL in 2026 having played in the Frisco Bowl include:

NFL Draft (3):

Round 4 | Pick 106 – Febechi Nwaiwu (OL – UNT/Oklahoma) – Houston Texans

Round 4 | Pick 111 – Kage Casey (OL – San Diego State/Ohio State) – Kansas City Chiefs

Round 6 | Pick 182 – Taylen Green (DL – Marshall) – Baltimore Ravens

NFL Free Agent Signings (12):

UNLV

Jaden Bradley (WR) – Washington Commanders

Aamaris Brown (DB) – Detroit Lions

Memphis

Greg Desrosiers (RB) – Los Angeles Chargers

Xavier Hill (OL) – New York Jets

West Virginia

CJ Donaldson (RB) – New Orleans Saints

Tomas Rimac (OL) – Minnesota Vikings

UTSA

Robert Henry Jr. (RB) – Washington Commanders

Boise State

Matt Lauter (TE) – Las Vegas Raiders

Zion Washington (DB) – Cleveland Browns

UNT

Ja’Mori Maclin (WR) – Buffalo Bills

SDSU

Noah Avinger (DB) – Los Angeles Chargers

Christian Jones (OL) – Cincinnati Bengals

*Additionally, a number of former Frisco Bowl alumni were invited to NFL Rookie Camps including:

Rookie Minicamp Invites (9)

Ohio

Sieh Bangura (RB) – Tennessee Titans

Adonis Williams (S) – New York Jets

West Virginia

Reid Carrico (LB) – Cleveland Browns

Kekoura Tarnue (DB) – Denver Broncos

Edward Vesterinen (DL) – Minnesota Vikings

Boise State

Braxton Fely (DL) – Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers

Herbert Gums (DL) – Seattle Seahawks

Mason Randolph (OL) – Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints

SDSU

DJ Herman (LB) – Miami Dolphins