Months turned have now turned into days until the 2018 NFL Draft.
The 83rd annual NFL will be held in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, which will be the first time in league history that the draft will be held at a stadium. It will kick off with the first round on Thursday, April 26, and run until Saturday, April 28.
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Former standout UTEP guard Will Hernandez is on pace to becoming the first Miner drafted during the first round in 50 years.
The 1968 NFL draft featured UTEP standout linebacker Fred Carr picked up fifth overall to Green Bay and guard George Daney get selected 22nd to Kansas City...
This year’s draft class is loaded on the offensive side of the ball as we could see five quarterbacks along with a possible six to seven offensive lineman selected in the first round.
In front of a lively crowd on Friday evening, the UTEP football team packed their bags and traveled out to the east side to scrimmage for the first time this spring at the Socorro Student Activities Center.
But before the team practiced for the first time with pads, athletic director Jim Senter hosted a town hall for the east side Miner fans...
In front of a lively Sun Bowl stadium, different former Miners joined on Wednesday afternoon to showcase their talents for NFL pro day. But there was one man who rose above the others.
Former UTEP standout guard and current NFL hopeful Will Hernandez returned to his alma mater to sharpen his skills and display his talents in front of fans, former teammates and most importantly, NFL scouts
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Hernandez is the first Miner to receive consecutive all-conference first team honors since Quintin Demps, and the first-ever offensive lineman to do so.