Many former UCF football alumni are beginning to make their presence known in the National Football League.
When looking at the leading NFL quarterback, wide receiver, and running back represented by each school, UCF’s trio of Blake Bortles (30 passing), Brandon Marhall (11 receiving), and Latavius Murray (5 rushing) has the most touchdowns of any institution in the country with 46.
Bortles has thrown 30 passing touchdowns this year through just 13 games. The only other quarterbacks who have accomplished this in their first or second season are Kurt Warner and Dan Marino.
Bortles is also the youngest quarterback to have 3500 passing yards and 30 passing touchdowns in a season since Dan Marino in 1984. Those 30 passing touchdowns are a Jaguars’ record, and his 10 passing touchdowns in the past three games are the most in a three-game span in Jaguars’ franchise history.
UCF has had 21 players with NFL clubs during the 2015 regular season.
After former UCF football alumnus J.J. Worton signed with the St. Louis Rams last week, five of those 21 former UCF football players are wide receivers in the NFL.
20 of the 21 players are still playing with their respective NFL teams are the end of the season is approaching.
Former UCF football players whose team has a chance to make the NFL postseason are listed below.
Brandon Marshall (New York Jets)
Legar Douzable (New York Jets)
Clayton Geathers (Indianapolis Colts)
A.J. Bouye (Houston Texans)
Blake Bortles (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Jah Reid (Kansas City Chiefs)
Josh Sitton (Green Bay Packers)
Josh Robinson (Minnesota Vikings)
Terrance Plummer (Minnesota Vikings)
