LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's
Dax Raymond will play in the 2019 Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., this weekend on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 12:30 p.m. (MT). The game will be nationally televised on the NFL Network (Comcast Ch. 270, Dish Network Ch. 154, DirecTV Ch. 212).
Raymond, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound junior tight end, is the 21st Utah State player selected to the Senior Bowl since 1962 and the first since linebacker Kyler Fackrell in 2016. Raymond earlier announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.
Despite missing four games this year with a broken hand, Raymond earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors after catching 27 passes for 345 yards (12.8 ypc) and two touchdowns. For his career, he has caught 72 passes for 873 yards (12.1 ypc) and three TDs.
Previously, Raymond garnered honorable mention all-MW and academic all-conference honors following the 2017 campaign.
The Senior Bowl is college football's premier senior showcase event, annually featuring the nation's best senior collegiate football stars and top NFL draft prospects on teams coached by NFL coaching staffs.
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