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UNLV Rebels in the NFL: Past, Present, Future Includes All-Pro QB

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
September 26, 2017

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels football program is not known for producing NFL talent. You may be surprised at some of the names in their past and present, and they're not without future talent.

 

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UNLV NFL Alumni

PLAYER POS DRAFT YEAR
Randall Cunningham QB 1985
Kennan McCardell WR 1991
Mike Thomas RB 1975
Charles Dimry DB 1988
Eric Wright DB 2007
Wymon Henderson DB 1994
Ickey Woods RB 1988
Keith Washington DE 2004
Talance Sawyer DE 1999
Lonnie Palelei OL 1993

Yeah, you remember Randal Cunningham, at least if you're older enough to be president. He was a star in the NFL — four-time Pro Bowl pick and 1st-Team All-Pro in 1998 — and by far the best UNLV player to play in the NFL. He's the football equivalent to Larry Johnson.  You know, GrandMama.

The rest of the above group pales in comparison but Keenan McCardell was a very good receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Ickey Woods is best known for the shuffle.

UNLV in the NFL

PLAYER POS DRAFT YEAR
Joe Hawley C 2010
Torry McTyer CB 2017
Josh Shirley LB 2016
Jeremiah Valoaga DE 2017

Joe Hawley has had a solid career and the other three are just getting started. Hawley has started 52 games in seven seasons with Atlanta and Tampa Bay.

NFL Prospects

PLAYER POS DRAFT YEAR
Devonte Boyd WR 2018
Nathan Jacobson OT 2019
Justin Polu OG 2020
Mike Hughes Jr. DT 2018

Boyd is the Rebels' top '18 prospect, per NFLDraftScout.com.

HT: 6-1
WT: 185
40: 4.48
POS RNK: 12 
PROJ: 5th Rd.

Jacobson (6-5/292) and Polu (6-3/320) each figure to be late-round picks down the road.

Final Notes

Cunningham was the first QB selected in the 1985 draft… the other QBs selected that year were Frank Reich, Steve Bono, Joe Shield, Doug Flutie, Rusty Hilger, Scott Barry, Steve Calabria, Paul Berner, Buddy Funck and John Conner… the '85 class also includes Hall of Fame inductees Jerry Rice (No. 16 overall), Chris Doleman (No. 4), Bruce Smith (No. 1), Andre Reed (No. 86) and Kevin Greene (No. 113), as well as Herschel Walker, Jack Del Rio and Refrigerator Perry.

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