Re: 2026 Recruiting Updates

Originally Posted by
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Much more than Zabel going in the 1st round
Billy Turner (3rd round), Dillon Radunz (2nd round), Cody Mauch (2nd), Cordell Volson (4th) Joe Haeg (5th round) were drafted and have had good careers
Jalen Sundell and Jake Kubas are on current NFL rosters
Nash Jensen is a free agent and in the UFL, but started a year for Carolina. Zack Johnson and Paul Cornick had recent stints in the NFL
Joe Haeg played 7 years in the NFL and almost caught a TD from Tom Brady in the Super Bowl. Billy Turner retired after earning 31 million.
Even going back to the Division 2 days, Pete Campion (7th round) and Rob Hunt 5th round
The NDSU pro day had reps from every NFL team
If you earn a starting job at NDSU and have the NFL measurables, you have a better than average chance of having an NFL career than most teams. Even some players we as fans viewed as average are having good careers
And were ONLY talking about offensive lineman. Not the 3 current NFL QBs, a 2nd round Wide Receiver, and a Dallas Cowboy Running Back. Or Chris Board who has managed to stay in the NFL for his 8th year
Steve Nelson 2cnd round 1974 New England
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