UMD Football's Brent Laing has signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets and Zach Ojile has received an invite to the rookie mini-camp for the Minnesota Vikings. 

The last UMD Bulldog to be signed as an undrafted free agent was Jeremy Reierson in 2014 who was signed to the Vikings. 

Laing, a 2022 UMD football team captain from Lakeville, Minn., was the first Bulldog to be invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. Laing recently played in the East-West Shrine Bowl in Las Vegas. Prior to the 2022 season, Laing was named to the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list for a second time. In both 2022 and 2021 he earned first team All-NSIC honors as well as being named to the 2022 AFCA All-American First Team.

Minnesota native, Ojile, was a two-time captain for UMD Football where he received an honorable mention on the Don Hansen All-American Team after the 2022 season. Additionally, Ojile was named to the 2022 NSIC First-Team All-Conference and CCA All-Super Region Four Second Team.