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Where Iowa, Iowa State’s 2025 NFL undrafted free agents have signed
Baltimore Ravens quickly pick up unanimous All-American linebacker Jay Higgins
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IOWA CITY — With all 257 picks of the 2025 NFL draft complete, this year’s batch of undrafted free agents include some Iowa and Iowa State players with impressive resumes.
Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins, for example, was a unanimous All-American in 2024. His teammate Luke Elkin was a first-team All-American at long snapper.
As Higgins, Elkin and others find their NFL homes, here is a running list of the undrafted free agents from Iowa and Iowa State:
Iowa undrafted free agents
- Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins has agreed to a contract with the Baltimore Ravens.
- Iowa defensive back Sebastian Castro has agreed to a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Iowa long snapper Luke Elkin has agreed to a contract with the Chicago Bears.
- Iowa defensive back Jermari Harris has signed with the Tennessee Titans.
- Iowa linebacker Nick Jackson has signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Iowa offensive lineman Tyler Elsbury has been invited to the Seattle Seahawks’ mini-camp.
- Iowa safety Quinn Schulte will attend the Las Vegas Raiders’ mini-camp, a source told The Gazette.
- Ex-Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras will attend mini-camps with the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers.
Iowa State undrafted free agents
- Iowa State defensive back Malik Verdon has signed with the Atlanta Falcons.
- Iowa State defensive back Myles Purchase has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.
- Iowa State defensive lineman J.R. Singleton has signed with the Seattle Seahawks.
- Iowa State offensive lineman Jarrod Hufford has signed the Las Vegas Raiders.
- Iowa State tight end Stevo Klotz has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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