{"id":3547,"date":"2025-04-27T06:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/3547\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T06:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:37:08","slug":"utah-ties-whove-signed-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/3547\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah ties who\u2019ve signed \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Editor\u2019s note: This story will be updated as more player signings are announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 2025 NFL draft has concluded following three days, seven rounds and 257 picks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Here\u2019s where every Utah connection is headed, whether via the draft, free agency or on a mini-camp invite (as designated):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745735828_573_UHKGP77IT5E3JLPDLCGEIU5ZBI.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Special Collector&#8217;s Issue: &#8220;1984: The Year BYU was Second to None&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Get an inclusive look inside BYU Football&#8217;s 1984 National Championship season.<\/p>\n<p>BYU<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Free agent signees or mini-camp invites <\/p>\n<p>Tyler Batty, DE, BYU and Payson High \u2014 Minnesota Vikings, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vikings.com\/news\/undrafted-free-agents-2025-nfl-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.vikings.com\/news\/undrafted-free-agents-2025-nfl-draft\">per the Vikings<\/a>Jakob Robinson, CB, BYU, Utah State and Orem High \u2014 San Francisco 49ers, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BYUfootball\/status\/1916279855408468310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BYUfootball\/status\/1916279855408468310\">per BYU<\/a>Caleb Etienne, OT, BYU \u2014 Cincinnati Bengals, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustinM_NFL\/status\/1916286885447532910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustinM_NFL\/status\/1916286885447532910\">per The Draft Network<\/a>Darius Lassiter, WR, BYU \u2014 Philadelphia Eagles, mini-camp invite, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BYUfootball\/status\/1916310886865567927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BYUfootball\/status\/1916310886865567927\">per BYU<\/a> Brayden Keim, OT, BYU and Alta High \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears, mini-camp invites, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BYUfootball\/status\/1916316882753273933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BYUfootball\/status\/1916316882753273933\">per BYU<\/a>Utah<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Player drafted<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Free agent signees or mini-camp invites<\/p>\n<p>Zemaiah Vaughn, CB, Utah \u2014 Minnesota Vikings, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vikings.com\/news\/undrafted-free-agents-2025-nfl-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.vikings.com\/news\/undrafted-free-agents-2025-nfl-draft\">per the Vikings<\/a> Micah Bernard, RB, Utah \u2014 Tennessee Titans, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sports_bk\/status\/1916277486918291488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sports_bk\/status\/1916277486918291488\">per Blaine Keller<\/a>Connor O\u2019Toole, DE, Utah \u2014 Seattle Seahawks, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronWilson_NFL\/status\/1916284635438321737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronWilson_NFL\/status\/1916284635438321737\">per Aaron Wilson<\/a>Karene Reid, LB, Utah and Timpview High \u2014 Denver Broncos, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BroncosAve\/status\/1916274271682252999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BroncosAve\/status\/1916274271682252999\">per Amir Farrell<\/a>Utah State<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Player drafted<\/p>\n<p>Other Utah ties<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Players drafted<\/p>\n<p>Jaxson Dart, QB, Corner Canyon High and Roy High (played college at Ole Miss and USC)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2025\/04\/24\/how-jaxson-dart-fits-in-with-new-york-giants\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2025\/04\/24\/how-jaxson-dart-fits-in-with-new-york-giants\/\">New York Giants, Round 1, No. 25 overall<\/a>Jeffrey Bassa, LB, Kearns High (played college at Oregon) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/live\/live-coverage-2025-nfl-draft-byu-utah-utah-state-jaxson-dart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/live\/live-coverage-2025-nfl-draft-byu-utah-utah-state-jaxson-dart\/\">Kansas City Chiefs, Round 5, No. 156 overall<\/a>Jackson Hawes, TE, Highland High (played college at Yale and Georgia Tech) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/live\/live-coverage-2025-nfl-draft-byu-utah-utah-state-jaxson-dart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/live\/live-coverage-2025-nfl-draft-byu-utah-utah-state-jaxson-dart\/\">Buffalo Bills, Round 5, No. 173 overall<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Free agent signees or mini-camp invites <\/p>\n<p>Xavier Carlton, DE, previously at Utah (also Juan Diego High and California) \u2014 Chicago Bears, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDiCecco\/status\/1916276994993488034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDiCecco\/status\/1916276994993488034\">per Andrew DiCecco<\/a>Ja\u2019Quinden Jackson, RB, previously at Utah (also Arkansas and Texas) \u2014 Jacksonville Jaguars, free agent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mzenitz\/status\/1916291162610028681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mzenitz\/status\/1916291162610028681\">per Matt Zenitz<\/a>Austin Riggs, LS, previously at BYU (also Rutgers) \u2014\u00a0Minnesota Vikings, mini-camp invite, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronWilson_NFL\/status\/1916293670074040559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronWilson_NFL\/status\/1916293670074040559\">per Aaron Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s note: This story will be updated as more player signings are announced. 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