The New York Jets have signed HBCU graduate Brandon Codrington

No HBCU players were chosen on this yr’s NFL draft. However, after participating in a mini-camp for rookies, he managed to get a contract with the New York Jets.

The Jets announced that they and other players did signed former North Carolina Central defensive back/kicker returning Brandon Codrington to contract. The soon-to-be rookie posted the excellent news on his X account after a successful minicamp with the NFL team.

The current Jets player played his 4-year profession in the educational team at North Carolina Central, where he played 41 games. He had 93 tackles, ten pass defenses and two tackles for loss, earning third-team All-MEAC honors as a return specialist in 2022, averaging 6.8 yards per punt return and 19.3 yards per kick return. He earned the dignity a yr after being named to the Phil Steeler FCS All-MEAC teams as a returning and defensive back.

Last yr, he returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown against Winston-Salem State.

reported that Codrington returned three punts for touchdowns within the last three seasons before signing an NFL contract with the Jets. As a freshman in 2019, he finished third within the MEAC with punt return averages of seven.8 yards and 18.8 yards per kickoff return.

In 2021, he earned All-MEAC First Team honors because the third-leading punt returner within the NCAA I-FCS with a MEAC average of 15.0 yards.

reported that there have been not less than 21 undrafted HBCU players invited this summer by multiple teams with minicamp invites or as undrafted free agents. Players invited as undrafted free agents can negotiate and sign a contract with any team that’s enthusiastic about them. Players invited to mini-camps can attend with their teams, and it also provides team staff with a chance to guage player attendance.