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Saylors signs with New York Giants

All-American alum Jacob Saylors signed a contract with the New York Giants, which was reported on Tuesday.  Saylors, who rushed for 460 yards and five touchdowns this season for the St. Louis Battlehawks, ranked second in the UFL in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. Saylors also finished with 151 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

Saylors is joining his third NFL team; after the 2023 NFL Draft, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals and later became a practice squad member of the Atlanta Falcons.Saylors played for the Bucs from 2018 to 2022 and concluded his ETSU career with 3,851 rushing yards, 6,058 all-purpose yards, and 33 rushing touchdowns. Saylors leads the Buccaneers in lifetime yards per carry (6.3) and is third overall in career running yards by a player.After the 2022 season, Stats Perform FCS named Saylors an All-American.

In 2022, Saylors earned first-team all-Southern Conference honors after totaling 1,307 rushing yards on 225 carries and 15 rushing touchdowns. The Jasper, Tenn. native started all 11 games for the Blue and Gold in 2022 and registered 1,701 all-purpose yards as he also recorded 162 receiving yards and 232 kickoff return yards. Saylors finished the regular season ranking seventh nationally in all-purpose yards, rushing yards, rushing yards per game and rushing touchdowns, while ranking eighth in total touchdowns.