Former South Alabama safety Jeremy Reaves was not selected in the 2018 NFL draft, which concluded Saturday.
Reaves (5-foot-11, 204 pounds) will now try to latch on with some team as an undrafted free agent. He was the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 after he led the Jaguars with 104 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three interceptions and three forced fumbles as a senior.
After the draft ended, Reaves reacted immediately via Twitter:
It's on !![?]
-- Jeremy Reaves (@JR1ERA) April 28, 2018
Reaves was looking to become the first South Alabama defensive player drafted by an NFL team in the program's nine-year history.