HCU’s Hunt is first Non-FBS player selected in the 2024 NFL Draft

Houston Christian EDGE defender Jalyx Hunt ended a long wait for Non-FBS players seeking a call in the 2024 NFL Draft when the Philadelphia Eagles selected him in the third round. He is the first player in the history of the HCU program selected in the NFL Draft.

Hunt was the first non-FBS player to be selected in the first two rounds of the draft, which is noteworthy considering the last time a non-FBS player was not selected in the first two rounds of the draft was 15 years ago.