Football Sees Seven Sign NFL Rookie Free Agent Contracts
May 9, 2025 | Football
New Orleans – Following the conclusion of the 2025 NFL Draft, Tulane's football team saw seven of its former players sign rookie free agent contracts.
Reggie Brown (Chicago Bears), Johnathan Edwards (Indianapolis Colts), Dontae Fleming (Minnesota Vikings), Adin Huntington (Cleveland Browns), Patrick Jenkins (New Orleans Saints), Vincent Murphy (Chicago Bears) and Mario Williams (Los Angeles Rams) all signed with NFL teams prior to the start of rookie camp for all the clubs.
On Friday, April 25, Tulane's football team saw defensive back Caleb Ransaw selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ransaw was selected with the 88th pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars. His selection is the first time that a Tulane player has ever been selected by the Jaguars in the history of the franchise. He is the highest drafted Tulane player since the 2023 draft when running back Tyjae Spears was chosen 81st. He is the highest drafted defensive player from Tulane since 1987 when defensive back Eric Thomas was selected 49th overall (second round).
On Saturday, April 26, fellow defensive back Micah Robinson was selected in the seventh round by the Green Bay Packers with the 237th pick. This marks the second consecutive season that Tulane has had a player selected by the Packers in the seventh round (Michael Pratt – 2024 – 245th selection). Overall, Robinson is the 16th player that the Packers have ever chosen from Tulane. The 16 selections over the years are the most of any NFL team.
Robinson is the 26th Tulane player that has been chosen in the NFL Draft since 2000. He is the second Tulane defensive back that has been chosen this year.
This marks the third straight year that Tulane has had multiple players drafted in the same draft (Jha'Quan Jackson and Michael Pratt – 2024 & Tyjae Spears and Dorian Williams – 2023). It is also the fifth time in the last six years that the program has turned the feat. This is also the seventh time since 2004 that Tulane has had multiple players selected in a draft and the 39th time overall since 1937.
Overall, Ransaw and Robinson are the 151st and 152nd players that have ever been chosen in the NFL Draft from Tulane. The two being selected marks the first time since 2021 that Tulane has had multiple defensive players selected in a draft (Cameron Sample – Cincinnati Bengals and Patrick Johnson – Philadelphia Eagles). The selection of two Tulane defensive backs in a draft was a first for the program since 2015 when defensive backs Lorenzo Doss and Taurean Nixon were both chosen by the Denver Broncos.
Updated bios for each of the seven rookie free agent signees are featured below:
Reggie Brown, Tight End
Tulane Career: Played in 46 games…Totaled 12 catches for 101 yards and three touchdowns.
2004: Played in 13 games with six starts at tight end…Had a breakout performance with a career-high four catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns...Recorded touchdown catches against Oklahoma (9/14) and Louisiana (9/21) in back-to-back weeks.
Johnathan Edwards, Defensive Back
Tulane Career/2024: Played in all 14 games with three starts at cornerback…Totaled 24 tackles and a stop for loss
Dontae Fleming, Wide Receiver
Tulane Career: Played in 26 games in his career and totaled three rushes for 21 yards…Hauled in 37 passes for 692 yards and a touchdown.
2024: Started all 14 games for the team at wide receiver…Recorded three rushes for 21 yards with a long of 19…Placed second on the team with 598 receiving yards and ranked third with 31 catches…Had a touchdown catch against South Florida (9/28)…Against the Bulls he totaled seven catches for 128 yards…Had three games with 90 or more yards receiving on the season.
Adin Huntington, Defensive Line
Tulane Career/2024: Played in 13 games with six starts…A Third Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team College Football Network All-AAC selection…A Second Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…Totaled 30 tackles and five stops for loss…Also forced a pair of fumbles and had four sacks…Recorded sacks against Rice (10/19), Charlotte (10/31), Temple (11/9) and Florida (12/20).
Patrick Jenkins, Defensive Line
Tulane Career: Played three years at Tulane and in 41 games…Totaled 107 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, a pair of pass breakups, a forced fumble, two fumbles recovered and 13 sacks.
2024: Played in 13 games with as many starts…A First Team All-AAC selection…A First Team College Football Network All-AAC selection…A First Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…Recorded 33 tackles, 6.5 stops for loss, two pass breakups and 4.5 sacks…Recorded sacks against Oklahoma (9/14), South Florida (9/28), UAB (10/5) and Temple (11/9)…Had half a sack against Memphis (11/28).
Vincent Murphy, Offensive Line
Tulane Career/2024: Played in all 14 games with as many starts at center…A Second Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team College Football Network All-AAC selection…A Second Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…A CSC Academic All-District selection…Helped the offense rank among the top five in the league in seven categories including third down conversions (1st – 50.3), completion percentage (3rd – 62.9), scoring offense (2nd – 35.1), interceptions thrown (4th – 9), passing efficiency (1st – 157.6), rushing (3rd – 195.6), time of possession (3rd – 32:13), first downs (3rd – 291) and passing yards per completions (4th – 14.16)…The offense scored 20+ points in 11 of the team's 14 games.
Mario Williams, Wide Receiver
Tulane Career/2024: Played in all 14 games with 10 starts…A Second Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team College Football Network Second Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…Named as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Newcomer of the Year….A Second Team All-State selection…Led the team in both catches (60) and receiving yards (1,031) this season…Became just the eighth different Tulane receiver with 1000+ or more yards in a single season this year… Led the league in receiving yards and placed second in the AAC in receiving yards per game….Six receiving touchdowns ranked him seventh in the conference…Topped 100 yards receiving in four games Southeastern Louisiana (8/29), Kansas State (9/7), Memphis (11/28) and Army (12/6)…Had two receiving touchdowns against South Florida (9/28)…Totaled a receiving touchdown against North Texas (10/26), Memphis (11/28) and Army (12/6).
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The Tulane football team (9-5) ended the 2024 season playing in the program's third consecutive bowl game. It was also the sixth time in the last seven years that Tulane had been selected to play in a bowl game (2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 – Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl). Overall, it was Tulane's 17th bowl appearance (1932 – Rose Bowl, 1935 – Sugar Bowl, 1939 – Sugar Bowl, 1970 – Liberty Bowl, 1973 – Astro Bluebonnet Bowl, 1979 – Liberty Bowl, 1980 – Hall of Fame Bowl, 1987 – Independence Bowl, 1998 – Liberty Bowl, 2002 – Hawaii Bowl, 2013 – New Orleans, 2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 -Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl) with the program sporting an all-time record of 7-10 in bowl games.
Tulane also made the team's third straight AAC Championship Game appearance. The program sports a 32-10 record over the last three seasons. The team's 32 wins is the fourth-most nationally. The team placed first or second in the AAC in 10 different categories including leading the league in third down conversions (52.5), defensive touchdowns (6), completion percentage (65.6), scoring offense (37.2) and passing efficiency defense (111.65). The team was the national leader in defensive touchdowns with six.
The team had a league-high 18 players selected All-AAC this season including 2025 returners Derrick Graham (First Team – offensive tackle), Shadre Hurst (First Team – offensive guard), Sam Howard (Second Team – linebacker), Bailey Despanie (Second Team – defensive back) and Kameron Hamilton (Third Team – defensive line)
The team announced the 2025 schedule in late February. The program starts the season on Saturday, Aug. 30, hosting Northwestern from the Big 10 Conference. The team hosts Duke on Saturday, Sept. 13. Other home opponents on the schedule this season include East Carolina (Oct. 9), Army (Oct. 18), Florida Atlantic (Nov. 15) and Charlotte (Nov. 29). The Green Wave are also scheduled to visit South Alabama (Sept. 6), Ole Miss (Sept. 20), Tulsa (Sept. 27), UTSA (Oct. 30), Memphis (Nov. 7) and Temple (Nov. 22).
2025 Tulane Football Schedule
Saturday, August 30 – Northwestern
Saturday, September 6 - at South Alabama
Saturday, September 13 – Duke (Hall of Fame)
Saturday, September 20 – at Ole Miss
Saturday, September 27 – at Tulsa
Thursday, October 9 – East Carolina
Saturday, October 18 – Army
Thursday, October 30 – at UTSA
Friday, November 7 – at Memphis
Saturday, November 15 – Florida Atlantic (Homecoming)
Saturday, November 22 – at Temple
Saturday, November 29 - Charlotte
Bold = Home Games
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2025 baseball season and the upcoming football season can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
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Reggie Brown (Chicago Bears), Johnathan Edwards (Indianapolis Colts), Dontae Fleming (Minnesota Vikings), Adin Huntington (Cleveland Browns), Patrick Jenkins (New Orleans Saints), Vincent Murphy (Chicago Bears) and Mario Williams (Los Angeles Rams) all signed with NFL teams prior to the start of rookie camp for all the clubs.
On Friday, April 25, Tulane's football team saw defensive back Caleb Ransaw selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ransaw was selected with the 88th pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars. His selection is the first time that a Tulane player has ever been selected by the Jaguars in the history of the franchise. He is the highest drafted Tulane player since the 2023 draft when running back Tyjae Spears was chosen 81st. He is the highest drafted defensive player from Tulane since 1987 when defensive back Eric Thomas was selected 49th overall (second round).
On Saturday, April 26, fellow defensive back Micah Robinson was selected in the seventh round by the Green Bay Packers with the 237th pick. This marks the second consecutive season that Tulane has had a player selected by the Packers in the seventh round (Michael Pratt – 2024 – 245th selection). Overall, Robinson is the 16th player that the Packers have ever chosen from Tulane. The 16 selections over the years are the most of any NFL team.
Robinson is the 26th Tulane player that has been chosen in the NFL Draft since 2000. He is the second Tulane defensive back that has been chosen this year.
This marks the third straight year that Tulane has had multiple players drafted in the same draft (Jha'Quan Jackson and Michael Pratt – 2024 & Tyjae Spears and Dorian Williams – 2023). It is also the fifth time in the last six years that the program has turned the feat. This is also the seventh time since 2004 that Tulane has had multiple players selected in a draft and the 39th time overall since 1937.
Overall, Ransaw and Robinson are the 151st and 152nd players that have ever been chosen in the NFL Draft from Tulane. The two being selected marks the first time since 2021 that Tulane has had multiple defensive players selected in a draft (Cameron Sample – Cincinnati Bengals and Patrick Johnson – Philadelphia Eagles). The selection of two Tulane defensive backs in a draft was a first for the program since 2015 when defensive backs Lorenzo Doss and Taurean Nixon were both chosen by the Denver Broncos.
Updated bios for each of the seven rookie free agent signees are featured below:
Reggie Brown, Tight End
Tulane Career: Played in 46 games…Totaled 12 catches for 101 yards and three touchdowns.
2004: Played in 13 games with six starts at tight end…Had a breakout performance with a career-high four catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns...Recorded touchdown catches against Oklahoma (9/14) and Louisiana (9/21) in back-to-back weeks.
Johnathan Edwards, Defensive Back
Tulane Career/2024: Played in all 14 games with three starts at cornerback…Totaled 24 tackles and a stop for loss
Dontae Fleming, Wide Receiver
Tulane Career: Played in 26 games in his career and totaled three rushes for 21 yards…Hauled in 37 passes for 692 yards and a touchdown.
2024: Started all 14 games for the team at wide receiver…Recorded three rushes for 21 yards with a long of 19…Placed second on the team with 598 receiving yards and ranked third with 31 catches…Had a touchdown catch against South Florida (9/28)…Against the Bulls he totaled seven catches for 128 yards…Had three games with 90 or more yards receiving on the season.
Adin Huntington, Defensive Line
Tulane Career/2024: Played in 13 games with six starts…A Third Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team College Football Network All-AAC selection…A Second Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…Totaled 30 tackles and five stops for loss…Also forced a pair of fumbles and had four sacks…Recorded sacks against Rice (10/19), Charlotte (10/31), Temple (11/9) and Florida (12/20).
Patrick Jenkins, Defensive Line
Tulane Career: Played three years at Tulane and in 41 games…Totaled 107 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, a pair of pass breakups, a forced fumble, two fumbles recovered and 13 sacks.
2024: Played in 13 games with as many starts…A First Team All-AAC selection…A First Team College Football Network All-AAC selection…A First Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…Recorded 33 tackles, 6.5 stops for loss, two pass breakups and 4.5 sacks…Recorded sacks against Oklahoma (9/14), South Florida (9/28), UAB (10/5) and Temple (11/9)…Had half a sack against Memphis (11/28).
Vincent Murphy, Offensive Line
Tulane Career/2024: Played in all 14 games with as many starts at center…A Second Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team College Football Network All-AAC selection…A Second Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…A CSC Academic All-District selection…Helped the offense rank among the top five in the league in seven categories including third down conversions (1st – 50.3), completion percentage (3rd – 62.9), scoring offense (2nd – 35.1), interceptions thrown (4th – 9), passing efficiency (1st – 157.6), rushing (3rd – 195.6), time of possession (3rd – 32:13), first downs (3rd – 291) and passing yards per completions (4th – 14.16)…The offense scored 20+ points in 11 of the team's 14 games.
Mario Williams, Wide Receiver
Tulane Career/2024: Played in all 14 games with 10 starts…A Second Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team College Football Network Second Team All-AAC selection…A Second Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…Named as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Newcomer of the Year….A Second Team All-State selection…Led the team in both catches (60) and receiving yards (1,031) this season…Became just the eighth different Tulane receiver with 1000+ or more yards in a single season this year… Led the league in receiving yards and placed second in the AAC in receiving yards per game….Six receiving touchdowns ranked him seventh in the conference…Topped 100 yards receiving in four games Southeastern Louisiana (8/29), Kansas State (9/7), Memphis (11/28) and Army (12/6)…Had two receiving touchdowns against South Florida (9/28)…Totaled a receiving touchdown against North Texas (10/26), Memphis (11/28) and Army (12/6).
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The Tulane football team (9-5) ended the 2024 season playing in the program's third consecutive bowl game. It was also the sixth time in the last seven years that Tulane had been selected to play in a bowl game (2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 – Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl). Overall, it was Tulane's 17th bowl appearance (1932 – Rose Bowl, 1935 – Sugar Bowl, 1939 – Sugar Bowl, 1970 – Liberty Bowl, 1973 – Astro Bluebonnet Bowl, 1979 – Liberty Bowl, 1980 – Hall of Fame Bowl, 1987 – Independence Bowl, 1998 – Liberty Bowl, 2002 – Hawaii Bowl, 2013 – New Orleans, 2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 -Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl) with the program sporting an all-time record of 7-10 in bowl games.
Tulane also made the team's third straight AAC Championship Game appearance. The program sports a 32-10 record over the last three seasons. The team's 32 wins is the fourth-most nationally. The team placed first or second in the AAC in 10 different categories including leading the league in third down conversions (52.5), defensive touchdowns (6), completion percentage (65.6), scoring offense (37.2) and passing efficiency defense (111.65). The team was the national leader in defensive touchdowns with six.
The team had a league-high 18 players selected All-AAC this season including 2025 returners Derrick Graham (First Team – offensive tackle), Shadre Hurst (First Team – offensive guard), Sam Howard (Second Team – linebacker), Bailey Despanie (Second Team – defensive back) and Kameron Hamilton (Third Team – defensive line)
The team announced the 2025 schedule in late February. The program starts the season on Saturday, Aug. 30, hosting Northwestern from the Big 10 Conference. The team hosts Duke on Saturday, Sept. 13. Other home opponents on the schedule this season include East Carolina (Oct. 9), Army (Oct. 18), Florida Atlantic (Nov. 15) and Charlotte (Nov. 29). The Green Wave are also scheduled to visit South Alabama (Sept. 6), Ole Miss (Sept. 20), Tulsa (Sept. 27), UTSA (Oct. 30), Memphis (Nov. 7) and Temple (Nov. 22).
2025 Tulane Football Schedule
Saturday, August 30 – Northwestern
Saturday, September 6 - at South Alabama
Saturday, September 13 – Duke (Hall of Fame)
Saturday, September 20 – at Ole Miss
Saturday, September 27 – at Tulsa
Thursday, October 9 – East Carolina
Saturday, October 18 – Army
Thursday, October 30 – at UTSA
Friday, November 7 – at Memphis
Saturday, November 15 – Florida Atlantic (Homecoming)
Saturday, November 22 – at Temple
Saturday, November 29 - Charlotte
Bold = Home Games
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2025 baseball season and the upcoming football season can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Tulane football on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram. Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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