There was talk of the Las Vegas Raiders trying to reunite No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza with some of his Indiana teammates in the draft. The team didn’t end up drafting any other players from Indiana, but they did find one as an undrafted free agent.
Equity Sports announced that former Indiana running back Roman Hemby has signed with the Raiders.
After rushing for 1,120 yards and winning a National Championship with the Hoosiers, it was expected that Hemby would get drafted, but he ended up slipping. He was a priority free agent, and the Raiders were able to scoop him up.
With Ashton Jeanty already on the roster and Las Vegas drafting former Arkansas running back Mike Washington Jr., Hemby is going to have to really stand out in training camp to earn a roster spot. It’ll help him that Mendoza knows him well. He’ll be comfortable handing the ball to the young running back.
One thing that will help Hemby is that he can catch the ball out of the backfield. He had 129 career catches in college. The Raiders running back room has a chance to be very balanced and deep this season if some of these young players hit.
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