Space U Brew 4/30: 2 Knights Drafted

See which former Knights were drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft and who signed free agent contracts.

Good morning. We’ve got a handful of former Knights who got selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. A total of seven Knights are going to six different teams. See where they are headed off to below!

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏈 Javon Baker to the Patriots
🏈 Tylan Grable to the Bills
🚀 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Patriot Incoming. The New England Patriots selected Javon Baker in round four of the NFL Draft. Baker is a wide receiver who led the Big 12 Conference in receiving yards with 1,139, which also ranked 16th in the NCAA. The Atlanta native ranked second in the nation in yards per catch with 21.9, also leading the conference. Baker was the 49th UCF player to be drafted in program history.

🔼 Big Grab. The Buffalo Bills had a good grab selecting our former UCF Knight, Tylan Grable! Grable is an offensive lineman who was picked in round six of the 2024 NFL Draft. He started all 13 games last season and did not allow a sack. He played 841 offensive snaps, the second most on the team. Grable was the 50th UCF player to be drafted in program history.

🔼 Brash to Bolts. Tre’Mon Morris-Brash signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2024 NFL Draft. Morris-Brash is a defensive end who is from Richmond, Virginia. He played at UCF from 2019-24 in 61 games and started in 31. The former Knight had 182 total tackles and 114 solo tackles.

🔼 Pittsburgh Plumlee. John Rhys Plumlee signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2024 NFL Draft. Plumlee is a quarterback who played at UCF from 2022-24 and Ole Miss from 2019-22. In his collegiate years, he played 52 games and started in 33. He had a total of 5838 yards and 34 touchdowns.

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🤔 TRIVIA FOR YOU

Duo in Dallas. Following the 2024 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys signed two UCF Knights. One is a linebacker, and the other is a tight end.

Which two Knights were selected by the Dallas Cowboys?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🚀 ONE BIG THING

To Tampa We Go. Shaun Peterson Jr. signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2024 NFL Draft. Peterson played at FIU from 2018-2023 and UCF from 2023-24. Overall, he played in 50 games and started in eight. He registered 24 solo tackles and assisted in 17.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday 4/30

⚾️ Baseball at North Florida @ 6pm ET | Watch | Live Stats

Friday 5/3

🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA First/Second Round vs. TBA @ TBA
🥎 Softball at Iowa State @ 5pm ET | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Houston @ 7:30pm ET | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday 5/4

🥎 Softball at Iowa State @ 2pm ET | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Houston @ 7:30pm ET | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday 5/5

🥎 Softball at Iowa State @ 1pm ET | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Houston @ 2pm ET | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Jason Johnson and Alec Holler!

🚀 Have a great Tuesday, y’all!