San Diego State quarterback Jordon Brookshire (4) runs away from Utah State defensive end Nick Heninger (42) in the first half during an NCAA college football game for the Mountain West Conference Championship, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy) LOGAN, Utah – Four of Utah State’s former football players received invitations to NFL Rookie Mini Camps following the conclusion of the 2022 NFL Draft this past weekend. Jaylin Bannerman will attend the New York Giants camp, Brandon Bowling will attend the Chicago Bears camp, Nick Heninger will attend the Tampa Bay Buccaneers camp and Carson Terrell will attend the Green Bay Packers camp. Utah State also had three former players ink NFL free agent contracts Saturday night as Savon Scarver signed with the Chicago Bears, Deven Thompkins signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Derek Wright signed with the Carolina Panthers. Bannerman, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defensive end from Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington HS/Arizona Western JC), played in 22 games with two starts during his two years at Utah State as he recorded 29 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups. As a senior in 2021, Bannerman had 22

Utah State wide receiver Savon Scarver (11) stiff-arms San Jose State linebacker Elijah Wood (14) as he scores a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) LOGAN, Utah – Utah State had three of its former football players sign NFL free agent contracts Saturday night following the conclusion of the 2022 NFL Draft. Savon Scarver signed with the Chicago Bears, while Deven Thompkins signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Derek Wright signed with the Carolina Panthers. Scarver, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound wide receiver/kickoff returner from Las Vegas, Nevada (Centennial HS), was a consensus All-American as a sophomore in 2018. He was also a first-team all-Mountain West performer in 2018 and 2019, a second-team all-MW player in 2021 and an honorable mention all-MW player in 2020. For his career, Scarver tied the NCAA and Mountain West record with seven-career kickoff returns for touchdown, which is also a school record. He finished his career second all-time in school history in kickoff return yards and third all-time in kickoff return average as he returned 107 kicks for 2,935 yards (27.4 ypr). He is also second all-time in MW history in