Last April, in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected an offensive tackle from Southern Utah University by the name of Braxton Jones. Southern Utah is not known as a school that produces many NFL players. In fact, during my 30-year career as a scout in the NFL, it is one of the few schools I never made a school call to, and I have been to several “small” schools.
Southern Utah, at the time, played in the Big Sky Conference with schools such as Montana, Idaho, Idaho State, and Northern Arizona. The Conference is an FCS level conference, so it can’t be confused with the SEC and Big Ten.