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Three Tulsa Players Get NFL Free Agent Invites

5/1/2016 3:50:00 PM

The NCAA's 2015 leader for receiving yards, Tulsa's Keyarris Garrett, has agreed to join the defending NFC Champion Carolina Panthers as a free agent. Defensive end Derrick Alexander has a free agent tryout with the Washington Redskins, and on Sunday tight end/H-back Mandel Dixon was invited to the Dallas Cowboys mini-camp.

As a senior, Garrett caught 96 passes for 1,588 yards, a 16.5 average and eight touchdowns in 2015. He finished the season ranked first nationally for receiving yards (1,588) and receiving yards per game (122.2 ypg) and eighth for receptions per game (7.