BALTIMORE, Md. – The 2023 NFL Draft concluded on Saturday at Union Station in Kansas City. Mo., and almost immediately NFL teams started signing undrafted free agents and one of the free agents former Colorado State University Pueblo defensive lineman
Trey Botts signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens.
Botts, who was drafted in the eighth round as the 62nd overall pick in the 2023 USFL Draft by the Philadelphia Stars, was one of 16 undrafted free agents signed by the Ravens following the conclusion of this year's NFL Draft.
An Aurora, Colo., native, Botts earned three All-American honors during the 2022 season with the ThunderWolves as he was an Honorable Mention All-America from Don Hansen, was a First-Team AFCA Coaches All-American and was named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 First Team. He was also named a First-Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection and was tabbed the RMAC Defensive Player of the Year after recording 66 tackles, including 22 solo stops and tallied 16.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 quarterback sacks and seven quarterback hurries during the 2022 season.
During the 2022 regular season, Botts was named an RMAC Defensive Player of the Week and the D2Football.com Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in a 35-11 win over New Mexico Highlands on Oct. 15. Against the Highlanders, he recorded a career-high 15 tackles, including six solo stops and had three tackles for a loss and added three sacks for the Pack in the game.
He was named a First-Team selection to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Colorado Chapter Football team and was named the NFF Colorado Chapter Defensive Player of the Year.
Here are a list of undrafted free agents signed by the Ravens.
Ohio University defensive tackle Kaieem Caesar
CSU Pueblo defensive tackle
Trey Botts
Southern (La.) defensive end Cameron Peterson
UConn center Jake Guidone
Kentucky offensive lineman Tashawn Manning
Southern Miss offensive tackle Tykeem Doss
SMU offensive lineman Jaylon Thomas
Oregon State offensive lineman Brandon Kipper
East Carolina running back Keaton Mitchell
Monmouth running back Owen Wright
Shepard tight end Brian Walker
Nebraska tight end Travis Vokolek
Maryland wide receiver Dontay Demus, Jr.
Vanderbilt cornerback Jeremy Lucien
UTSA cornerback Corey Mayfield, Jr.
Delaware quarterback Nolan Henderson