PUEBLO, Colo. – Two former Colorado State Pueblo football players have been invited to tryout in NFL rookie minicamps, while another former Pack player was drafted on Tuesday by the Edmonton Elks in its 2023 Canadian Football League (CFL) Global Draft.
The Pack players invited to tryout in NFL rookie minicamps were senior defensive lineman
Momar Fall (Denver, Colo./Denver East), who was invited to attend both the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos rookie minicamps and senior offensive lineman
Elijah Reed (Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak Prep) was invited to attend the Jacksonville Jaguars rookie minicamp.
Along with two players invited to attend NFL rookie minicamps, former Pack football player Dean Faithfull, who was a kicker for the Pack during the 2021 season, was the second overall pick in the first round of Tuesday's 2023 CFL Global Draft by Edmonton.
In addition to Fall and Reed being invited to attend NFL rookie minicamps, senior defensive lineman
Trey Botts (Aurora, Colo./Lutheran) signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens following the conclusion of the NFL Draft this past Saturday.
Fall was named to the All-NFF Colorado Chapter Second-Team Defense and was also a Second-Team All-RMAC selection as a senior in 2022 after totaling 56 tackles, including 21 solo stops in 12 games for the Pack. He also tallied 9.5 tackles for loss, added 6.5 sacks and had three quarterback hurries. Fall also had one pass break-up and picked up his first career interception in the NCAA Playoff game against Colorado School of Mines.
Reed was a four-year starter at right tackle for the ThunderWolves and capped his senior season in 2022 by being named a Second-Team All-RMAC selection. He earned All-RMAC honor four times in his career as he was first team selection in both 2019 and 2021 and earned second team honors in 2018 and 2022 and was the Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2018. Was also an All-NFF Colorado Chapter First-Team honoree on offense in 2021 and 2019.
Faithfull was a kicker for the Pack during the 2021 season as in his one season of playing collegiate football, Faithfull, who is a native of Great Britain, made 7-of-12 field goals and converted 20 extra points for the Pack in 2021. Additionally, he averaged 58.5 yards on 44 kickoffs and had 24 touchbacks. Prior to playing collegiate football, Faithfull played four years of NCAA Division II men's soccer at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla.
