From April 27-29, Northwestern football achieved a watershed moment — and one occurring off the field of play at that.
In the 2023 NFL Draft, four Wildcats — Peter Skoronski, Adetomiwa Adebawore, Cameron Mitchell and Evan Hull — heard their names called, all before the end of the fifth round. That marked the first time since 1985 that NU had four players taken in one year’s draft.
However, the positive energy emanating out of Evanston was not stopped there.
Following the conclusion of the draft, three ‘Cats — receiver Donny Navarro III, running back Andrew Clair and defensive lineman Taishan Holmes — did not receive offers to sign as undrafted free agents, yet were still granted invites to NFL teams’ rookie minicamps.