By the Numbers: The NIKE, Inc., 2019 NFL Rookie Class

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Nike, Inc. 2019 Football Rookies 0

Former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray

Prior to the 2019 NFL draft, NIKE, Inc., officially welcomes a new rookie class to its Football roster. Here’s a look at some notable numbers behind this year’s players:

27 rookies have signed with NIKE, Inc.
The class spans 8 collegiate conferences and includes 7 consensus All-Americans

9 positions are represented
Wide receivers tally the highest count for position at 7

10 players come from teams who won their conference championships
2 of those teams (Alabama and Clemson) went undefeated during the regular season

4 players competed in the national title game
Damien Harris (RB), Josh Jacobs (RB) and Jonah Williams (OL) from Alabama; Hunter Renfrow (WR) from Clemson

2 players are international
Spain’s JJ Arcega-Whiteside (WR) and Liberia’s Kevin Harmon (WR) came to the U.S. and completed their collegiate careers

Nike, Inc. Rookie Class 2019
J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, WR
Ryquell Armstead, RB
A.J. Brown, WR
Parris Campbell, WR
Andre Dillard, OL
Keelan Doss, WR
Clellin Ferrell, DL
Kelvin Harmon, WR
Damien Harris, RB
Dwayne Haskins, QB (Jordan Brand)
Darrell Henderson, RB
T.J. Hockenson, TE
Josh Jacobs, RB
Lonnie Johnson, CB
Daniel Jones, QB
Drew Lock, QB
Bryce Love, RB
Kyler Murray, QB
Taylor Rapp, S
Hunter Renfrow, WR
Deebo Samuel, WR
Miles Sanders, RB
Devin Singletary, RB
Devin White, LB
JoeJuan Williams, CB
Jonah Williams, OL
Christian Wilkins, DL

1 player started as a walk-on in college
As a redshirt freshman out of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Clemson’s Hunter Renfrow (WR) started 10 games and caught 33 passes for 492 yards and 5 touchdowns

1 player was the winner of the nation’s most prestigious award
Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray (QB) ranked in the top-5 nationally in 2018 for passing efficiency (199.2), passing yardage (4,361), passing touchdowns (42) and rushing yardage by a quarterback (123-1,001-7.3, 12 TD)

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