There were several players selected in the NFL Draft from teams that will share a conference with Rice football next season and more have signed since.
Even without considering selections from outgoing members, AAC football was well represented in the 2023 NFL Draft, earning five selections from its 2023 membership through seven rounds. Once the draft ended, many other players latched on with NFL teams, signing as undrafted free agents. Those players will report to training camp and compete for a spot on rosters just the same.
2023 AAC Football NFL Draft Picks
2nd Round (No. 55) – WR Rashee Rice, SMU – Chiefs
3rd Round (No. 81) – RB Tyjae Spears, Tulane – Titans
3rd Round (No. 91) – LB Dorian Williams, Tulane – Bills
7th Round (No. 222) – RB Dwayne McBride, UAB – Vikings
7th Round (No. 255) – WR Grant DuBose, Charlotte – Packers
Undrafted Free Agents
Charlotte
None
East Carolina
- RB Keaton Mitchell – Ravens
- OT Noah Henderson – Bills
- TE Ryan Jones – Giants
- QB Holton Ahlers – Seahawks
- WR CJ Johnson – Seahawks
FAU
None
Memphis
- P Joe Dyle – Texans
- SAF Quindell Johnson – Rams
Navy
None
North Texas
None
Rice
- DE Ikenna Enechukwu – Falcons
UAB
- CB Starling Thomas V – Lions
- OT Kadeem Telfort – Packers
USF
- OL Brad Cecil – Lions
UTSA
- CB Corey Mayfield Jr. – Ravens
SMU
- OG Jaylon Thomas – Ravens
- LB Jimmy Phillips – Packers
Temple
- WR Jose Barbon – Cowboys
Tulane
- SAF Macon Clark – Bears
- SAF Larry Brooks III – Bengals
- WR Duece Watts – Packers
- TE Trick James – Chiefs
- LB Nick Anderson – Saints
- WR Shae Wyatt – 49ers
Tulsa
- RB Deneric Prince – Chiefs
Additional signings could continue to trickle in over the next few days. Training camps are still weeks away. For now, it’s safe to say there will be a new crop of AAC football players off to make their mark on the league. We’ll find out soon enough who will stick.
