Tag: Terrance Lang

Brady Russell among former Buffs signing NFL deals

Brady Russell was among a few former #cubuffs who were able to sign NFL deals post-draft

The 2023 NFL draft has come to an end, and the Colorado Buffaloes were one of just seven Power Five football teams to not have a player selected in the seven-round draft. However, a few Buffs did earn undrafted free agent contracts and minicamp invites, so there is some hope that one of these players can crack a spot on a 53-man roster.

Plus, former Colorado cornerbacks Mekhi Blackmon and Christian Gonzalez were both drafted.

Tight end Brady Russell was perhaps the most notable former Buff who heard his phone ring after the draft concluded.

Here’s a quick rundown of which recent Buffs standouts were able to crack a deal with an NFL team:

Chargers sign 18 undrafted free agents after 2023 NFL draft

After drafting seven players, the Los Angeles Chargers signed 18 who went undrafted.

The Chargers wasted little time in filling out their roster after their haul in the 2023 NFL draft, signing 18 undrafted free agents.

Below are the members that Los Angeles signed Saturday night.

EDGE Brevin Allen, Campbell

S Tyler Baker-Williams, North Carolina State

OL Johari Branch, Maryland

CB Cameron Brown, Ohio State

WR Terrell Bynum, USC

DL Jerrod Clark, Coastal Carolina

RB Elijah Dotson, Northern Colorado

LB Nathan East, Samford

TE Michael Ezeike, UCLA

EDGE Andrew Farmer, Lane College

S AJ Finley, Mississippi

RB Tyler Hoosman, North Dakota

LB Mikel Jones, Syracuse

DL Terrance Lang, Colorado

OT Nicolas Meslop, Delta State

CB Tiawan Mullen, Indiana

CB AJ Uzodinma, Ball State

WR Pokey Wilson, Florida State

How did CU’s pro day compare to NFL combine numbers?

A few pro day Buffs compared well to NFL combine players

The Colorado Buffaloes held their 31st annual pro day on Wednesday with nine players participating. Pro days are held across the country for college players hoping to make the NFL. Scouts from 16 different NFL teams were in attendance to watch the Buffaloes’ talent showcase their skills.

College pro days are a great way for anyone who may not have been invited to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis to get in front of scouts. No CU player was able to snag an invite to the NFL combine, but that doesn’t mean the NFL is not in their future. A breakout performance at a college pro day can propel you into a tryout, or even better, becoming a draft pick. But how did this year’s CU group stack up against the players who were at the combine?

Thanks to Horton Barbell, we can compare each pro day Buff to the average NFL combine numbers for their position:

Five Buffaloes receive preseason All-Pac-12 honorable mention

Five Buffs were given All-Pac-12 preseason recognition

Five members of the 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team received an honorable mention on the All-Pac-12 preseason team: Frank Fillip, Terrance Lang, Jalen Sami, Isaiah Lewis and Nikko Reed.

No Buffs were named to the first or second team.

Fillip is looking to rebound from a down year after an impressive 2020 season. Fillip will likely get the nod as the starting RT for the Buffs and is coming off an offseason in which he was able to fully participate.

Lang and Sami will both lead the defensive line in hopes of recapturing the success it had against Texas A&M for almost a full game last season.

Lewis and Reed should help to shore up a defensive backfield that has been hit with a lot of turnover this offseason. Lewis will be entering his final year at CU, while Reed, who was named an honorable mention as a return specialist, is entering his second season.

Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

Let us know your thoughts, comment on this story below. Join the conversation today.

[listicle id=8197]

Injury updates heading into Week 3

Injury updates ahead of Saturday’s game against Minnesota

Fortunately for the Buffaloes, there’s not much to report in terms of injuries (knock on wood) going into Minnesota week.

Tailback Jarek Broussard left the Texas A&M game after suffering a fairly big hit to his lower body in the third quarter. On Tuesday, Karl Dorrell said Broussard was “fine” and a participant in practice. Defensive end Terrance Lang, who limped off the field in the second half of the Texas A&M game with an apparent lower leg injury, is also back practicing.

[lawrence-related id=188]

Saftey Chris Miller missed the entirety of Saturday’s game but just like Lang and Broussard, returned to practice. Dorrell said his two defensive assets are dealing with soft tissue injuries and he expects them to be available against Minnesota.

“(Lang) is a little knicked up, but we expect he’s going to be ready to go,” Dorrell said. “Chris, he had a little bit of a soft tissue injury. In his position, he needs to be able to run fast so it’s hard for him to play in a game like that when he’s not full speed, but he made a lot of progress this week. He practiced today so we expect him to be back and ready this week.”