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Backup Offensive Lineman’s Epic Draft Announcement Is Best Thing You’ll See Today

A perfectly chosen Bible verse capped a sendoff to remember.

Patrick Andres

Backup Offensive Lineman’s Epic Draft Announcement Is Best Thing You’ll See Today
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Right around Thanksgiving, NFL and college football fans' wandering eyeballs usually begin to turn toward the draft. Top prospects are isolated and dissected; bowl games are forgone and used as stock-boosters alike.

This year's biggest draft names are coming into focus: USC quarterback Caleb Williams, North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.

However, fans have yet to account for Davidson offensive lineman Barclay Briggs.

Briggs may have played only sparingly for the Wildcats from 2021-23, but that didn't stop him from making the NFL draft declaration announcement of the century Tuesday morning.

"Many of you may ask yourselves, 'If he barely saw any playing time at a non-scholarship FCS program, why does this guy think he has any chance in the NFL?'" Briggs wrote at the end of a social media post that went viral on Wednesday.

"This is an entirely reasonable reaction, and I don't blame any of you for thinking this. I will provide roughly zero on-field value for an NFL franchise, but I'd probably be pretty fun to have around."

Fans, writers and NFL players were quick to praise Briggs's announcement. Many pointed to the Bible verse he cited, Acts 2:15: "These people are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning."

The 11th pick of the 2011 draft, future Hall of Fame defensive end J.J. Watt, weighed in as well.

With Davidson's season in the books after a 45-14 loss to Dayton on Saturday, Briggs provided fans with the perfect Thanksgiving gift.

NFL draft analysts rushed to add him to their annual guides, while fans moved Briggs to the top of their big boards.

The Wildcats have produced seven NFL players all-time, per Pro Football Reference. Surely there's room for one more?

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PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .

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