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It has been a long and winding journey for Hawarden, Iowa native Hunter Dekkers.

JayVian Farr and Peyton Buckley are two of three Augustana Viking alums that recently earned NFL Minicamp invitations.

Those of us at all in tune with our South Dakota-based FCS college football programs know very well the caliber of athlete Amar Johnson is.

NFL opportunities come in many different forms, and thus far, four different South Dakota Coyote alumni have earned a shot in the league this offseason.

There are years when a few area college athletes hear their names called on draft day, and others when many of the pro opportunities may come via undrafted free agency.

Ike Boettger was undrafted, but that hasn't stopped the former Hawkeye from hanging around in the National Football League.

Kudos to knowing when it's time. Packers undrafted rookie Trente Jones has called it a career before even playing in his first preseason game.

The NFL Draft came and went in the blink of an eye over the weekend.

Each and every year, it seems there is a small continual growth of the number of USD Coyotes and SDSU Jackrabbits playing in the NFL.

There were a ton of draft eligible players that played college football in our area. Those that were drafted are well known, but what about those that didn't hear their names called over the weekend?