Buffalo Bills select former South linebacker Ulofoshio in 2024 NFL Draft
Ulofoshio was drafted at the 160th spot
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska will have a new professional athlete to root for starting this August.
On day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft, former South Anchorage Wolverine and national champion runner-up Edefuan Ulofoshio was selected 160th overall by the Buffalo Bills.
“Buffalo has been a team I was studying all the time in college,” Ulofoshio said in an interview with media. “We literally took a lot of calls from their defense throughout the year, so when I heard Buffalo it brought a smile to my face. It’s a whole full circle moment.”
Born in Anchorage, Ulofoshio played his freshman year of high school football at South Anchorage before his family moved to Las Vegas, Nev., where he attended Bishop Gorman High School.
Starting as a walk-on at the University of Washington, Ulofoshio earned both First Team All-Pac-12 and Second Team All-American Honors by his senior year. He was also listed as a finalist for the Butkus Award, given to the top linebacker at the collegiate level each year. He also aided the Huskies in their run to the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship.
In the title game, Washington fell to the Michigan Wolverines, 34-13.
And though his true development in the game occurred outside of Alaska, he hasn’t forgotten about the 49th state.
“That state ... that is where I got the love of the game from, so I wouldn’t be there today if it weren’t for the state of Alaska,” Ulofoshio said in an interview earlier this year. “So it means the world to me that you guys are still cheering me on and watching me, I don’t take any of that lightly.”
The player known as “Eddy” now joins a linebacker room alongside former First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl pick Matt Milano. The team’s Rookie Camp will be held in May.
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