After a six-year career at Miami, Zach McCloud is headed to the NFL.
The former Hurricanes captain and Santaluces High alumnus was signed by the Minnesota Vikings after the NFL draft on Saturday.
McCloud, who will look to be the fourth Santaluces alum to play in the NFL (joining NT Vince Wilfork and LBs Sherrod Coates and Carlos Jenkins), played a mix of defensive end and linebacker for the Hurricanes. He said he wants to be versatile so he can make an NFL roster.
“Most teams seem to like me as an outside linebacker, like a rush type,” McCloud said at UM’s Pro Day on March 30.