Temple University Athletics
Former Owls Join the NFL Ranks
4.29.24 | Football
PHILADELPHIA – This past weekend the National Football League held its 2024 Draft. Three members of last year's Temple Football team, and one other, Re'Mahn Davis, who began his college career at Temple but transferred to play his final seasons elsewhere, are now chasing their dreams of playing in the NFL.
Davis was selected by Buffalo in the fourth round with the 128th pick. The running back earned All-Freshman honors as an Owl in 2019 before transferring to Vanderbilt and then Kentucky to finish out his collegiate career.
Jordan Magee was next to have his name called when the Washington Commanders selected the linebacker in the fifth round with the 139th overall selection.
Following the Draft, tight end David Martin-Robinson signed as undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans and linebacker Yvandy Rigby signed with the Baltimore Ravens.
Martin-Robinson led the way for Temple's offense in 2023, earning a spot on the All-AAC and All-ECAC teams. He was a staple for the Owls' offense last season, tallying 40 receptions and 537 receiving yards. The Landisville, Pa., native reached the 1,000-yard mark in receiving for his career, becoming just the third Temple tight end to accomplish the feat.
Rigby has been among the Owls leading tacklers for the last three seasons, surpassing the 200-plateau in career stops. In 2023 he was leading all FBS players in tackles in mid-September before and injury sidelined him for four games. The Turks and Caicos native, who played his high school football in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., finished third in the AAC with 8.4 tackles per game.
This gives Temple 16 active players participating in NFL camps this summer (the numbers include all players who earned their degree from Temple such as Braswell and Ebiketie; Davis is not counted).
Magee, Martin-Robinson, and Rigby join the following former 13 Owls currently in the NFL:
Atlanta Falcons – Arnold Ebiketie
Buffalo Bills – Dion Dawkins
Carolina Panthers – Sam Franklin
Chicago Bears - Jacob Martin
Detroit Lions – Michael Niese
Jacksonville Jaguars – Christian Braswell
Miami Dolphins – Chosen Anderson
New Orleans Saints – Keith Kirkwood
New York Jets – Haason Reddick, Kenny Yeboah
Philadelphia Eagles – Matt Hennessy
San Francisco 49ers - Rock Ya-Sin
Washington Commanders –Brandon McManus
Free Agents who were active NFL players in 2023 – Shaun Bradley (Eagles), Sean Chandler (Panthers), Michael Dogbe (Jaguars), William Kwenkeu (Vikings), Tyler Matakevich (Bills), Chris Myarick (Giants), Quincy Roche (Vikings), Chapelle Russell (Steelers), P.J. Walker (Browns).
Draft Notes:
Davis was selected by Buffalo in the fourth round with the 128th pick. The running back earned All-Freshman honors as an Owl in 2019 before transferring to Vanderbilt and then Kentucky to finish out his collegiate career.
Jordan Magee was next to have his name called when the Washington Commanders selected the linebacker in the fifth round with the 139th overall selection.
Magee led Temple last season with 80 tackles and 14 tackles for loss. He ranked second in the AAC with 1.39 tackles for loss per game and third in the AAC with 7.89 tackles per game. The Dover, Del., native was a two-time team captain and earned All-AAC and All-ECAC recognition. An Advertising major with a 3.24 GPA, Magee also earned the prestigious recognition of earning a single digit jersey number, which is awarded to the toughest players who represent the program to the best ability on and off the field.
Following the Draft, tight end David Martin-Robinson signed as undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans and linebacker Yvandy Rigby signed with the Baltimore Ravens.
Martin-Robinson led the way for Temple's offense in 2023, earning a spot on the All-AAC and All-ECAC teams. He was a staple for the Owls' offense last season, tallying 40 receptions and 537 receiving yards. The Landisville, Pa., native reached the 1,000-yard mark in receiving for his career, becoming just the third Temple tight end to accomplish the feat.
Rigby has been among the Owls leading tacklers for the last three seasons, surpassing the 200-plateau in career stops. In 2023 he was leading all FBS players in tackles in mid-September before and injury sidelined him for four games. The Turks and Caicos native, who played his high school football in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., finished third in the AAC with 8.4 tackles per game.
This gives Temple 16 active players participating in NFL camps this summer (the numbers include all players who earned their degree from Temple such as Braswell and Ebiketie; Davis is not counted).
Magee, Martin-Robinson, and Rigby join the following former 13 Owls currently in the NFL:
Atlanta Falcons – Arnold Ebiketie
Buffalo Bills – Dion Dawkins
Carolina Panthers – Sam Franklin
Chicago Bears - Jacob Martin
Detroit Lions – Michael Niese
Jacksonville Jaguars – Christian Braswell
Miami Dolphins – Chosen Anderson
New Orleans Saints – Keith Kirkwood
New York Jets – Haason Reddick, Kenny Yeboah
Philadelphia Eagles – Matt Hennessy
San Francisco 49ers - Rock Ya-Sin
Washington Commanders –Brandon McManus
Free Agents who were active NFL players in 2023 – Shaun Bradley (Eagles), Sean Chandler (Panthers), Michael Dogbe (Jaguars), William Kwenkeu (Vikings), Tyler Matakevich (Bills), Chris Myarick (Giants), Quincy Roche (Vikings), Chapelle Russell (Steelers), P.J. Walker (Browns).
Draft Notes:
- This is the ninth straight year that Temple has sent at least one player to the NFL. That marks the second longest streak in school history – Temple sent players to the NFL in every year from 1979-89.
- Former Temple players are represented on 14 of the 32 NFL teams.
- The 2019 Temple Linebacker room had seven NFL players on its unit. Besides freshmen Magee and Rigby, the starters were Shaun Bradley (Eagles), Sam Franklin (Panthers), and Chapelle Russell (Buccaneers). Backups included Isaiah Graham Mobley (Panthers) and William Kwenkeu (Vikings). Bradley and Russell were drafted and the others signed as undrafted free agents.
- The American Athletic Conference had five players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. Magee was the second of the five selected – Rice's Luke McCaffery was selected ahead of Magee, also by Washington.
- Temple's 16 NFL players are second to Memphis' 17 among AAC schools.
Players Mentioned
Peter Clarke, 11/24/25
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Curly Ordonez, 11/24/25
Monday, November 24
K.C. Keeler, 11/24/25
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Allan Haye and Evan Simon, 11/22/25
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