Following the conclusion of the 2014 NFL Draft, seven OVC players have signed undrafted free agents contracts while several other players have been invited to team mini-camps this weekend.
Those seven players signed followed an FCS-best four OVC players being selected in the Draft (Jimmy Garoppolo, Kadeem Edwards, Walter Powell and Demetrius Rhaney); the four draft selections were the most for the OVC since 1996.
The seven players who signed undrafted free agents contacts were UT Martin wide receiver
Jeremy Butler (Baltimore Ravens), UT Martin linebacker
Ben Johnson (Kansas City Chiefs), Tennessee State tight end
A.C. Leonard (Minnesota Vikings), Eastern Illinois wide receiver
Erik Lora (Minnesota Vikings), Tennessee State defensive back
David Van Dyke (Kansas City Chiefs), Jacksonville State defensive back
Pierre Warren (New Orleans Saints) and Tennessee Tech punter
Chad Zinchini (Jacksonville Jaguars).
In addition Southeast Missouri State wide receiver
D.J Foster (Chicago Bears), UT Martin defensive lineman
D.J. Roberts (Baltimore Ravens) and Austin Peay defensive lineman
Iosua Siliva (Indianapolis Colts) have been invited to mini-camps. Several other former OVC players might end up in mini-camps this weekend, but no official confirmation has been given.
OVC Players Signing Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) NFL Contracts
Jeremy Butler, UT Martin (Baltimore Ravens)
Ben Johnson, UT Martin (Kansas City Chiefs)
A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State (Minnesota Vikings)
Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois (Minnesota Vikings)
David Van Dyke, Tennessee State (Kansas City Chiefs)
Pierre Warren, Jacksonville State (New Orleans Saints)
Chad Zinchini, Tennessee Tech (Jacksonville Jaguars)