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UConn’s Joe Fagnano heading to this NFL team’s training camp; other CT players sign
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UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano didn't get a call during the NFL Draft, but it didn't take long for teams to contact him.
Immediately following the seventh round, Fagnano accepted an invitation to compete at the Baltimore Ravens rookie camp next weekend, according to multiple reports.
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After gaining national attention in leading UConn to nine wins and a second consecutive bowl berth, Fagnano began appearing on draft analysts' lists as a late-round pick, or undrafted free agent. Though after seven years in college he is older than a typical NFL draft pick, his game experience at that position and his mature decision interested scouts, and he was invited to the NFL Combine in February.
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Fagnano completed 69.2 percent of his passes for 3,448 passes, 28 touchdowns and only one interception. The MVP of the Huskies' victory over North Carolina in the 2024 Fenway Bowl, he opted out of UConn's return trip in December.
Ten quarterbacks were drafted , including No.1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza by the Raiders, most in the later rounds, some with higher profiles and scouting grades than Fagnano (6.31) on NFL.com also went undrafted, others with lower grades were picked.
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As an undrafted free agent, Fagnano had the option of joining a team where he might have the best opportunity to compete for a roster spot. The Ravens have an undisputed starter in Lamar Jackson , but newly acquired Tyler Huntley is the only other quarterback on their roster at the moment. Rookie camp begins May 2 in Owings Mills, Md.
The only UConn player drafted was Faganano's favorite target, wide receiver Skyler Bell, chosen by Buffalo in the fourth round. Fagnano is one of several Huskies and Connecticut players to hook on as free agents so far, with more figuring to come Sunday.
Linebacker Donovan Branch , punter Connor Stutz, and tight end Louis Hansen will all get opportunities with the Kansas City Chiefs , kicker Chris Freeman will be at the Texans camp, defensive back Devin Pringle with the Bears. Former Huskies edge rusher Nathan Voorhis, who finished at Ball State, will try to make it with the Jets, and former UConn receiver Keelan Marion, who played for Miami in the national championship game, signed with the Falcons.
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Yale captain and running back Josh Pitsenberger signed with the Texas, and Bulldogs teammates Ben Mann, long-snapper, with the Giants and linebacker Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye with the Ravens.
Noe Ruelas of West Hartford, who began his college kicking career at UConn and ended at Central Florida, is going to Colts minicamp.
Former Husky tight end Justin Joly, who finished at NC State, was drafted by the Broncos in the fifth round, center Matt Gulbin, from Wilton High, who played at Wake Forest and Michigan State, was picked by the Commanders in the sixth.
