Malcolm Koonce, a native of Peeksill, New York, will make his professional home in Sin City, as the Buffalo edge rusher was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 79th overall seelction in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Koonce is the second Mid-American Conference player off the board, following D’wayne Eskridge’s selection earlier Friday night. Koonce also becomes the first Buffalo Bull drafted since tight end Mason Schreck (251st overall) in 2017.
Koonce was a prolific pass rusher in his Bulls career, picking up eight sacks in 2019 and five sacks in the abbreviated 2020 season, finishing his career with 109 total tackles (62 solo, 47 assisted), 22.