A quartet of Gators signed undrafted free agent contracts with NFL teams late Saturday following three days where five Gators were drafted into the league.

Florida place kicker Eddy Pineiro announced that he reached an agreement with the Oakland Raiders Saturday, joining punter Johnny Townsend who was drafted by new coach Jon Gruden in the fifth round on the same day. Pineiro, who declared early for his chance at the NFL, was an instant success as the kicker for the Gators when he arrived on campus two years ago.

Pineiro made 29 of his last 30 field goal attempts dating back to last season. His 88.4% field goal conversion ranks tops in school history among kickers with 35 attempts or more. Pineiro has a booming leg and feeds off the fans attention. He seems a perfect fit for Oakland and a new coach that understands the importance of special teams.

Later in the evening it was announced that senior safety Nick Washington had also signed with the Raiders. A heady player, Washington couldn’t stay away from injury issues in his last two years on campus when it was finally his chance to get on the field and play a lot. He was going to be a leader in the Gator secondary before a shoulder injury set him back and ended his final season in his fifth game of the year, He started all five games he played in 2017 and finished with 29 tackles including a career high nine tackles in the season opener versus Michigan.

Senior receiver Brandon Powell announced that he was signing with the Detroit Lions. Powell, was the hardest working Gator on offense and found himself in an offense that wasn’t able to utilize his skills. The consummate team player, he was always making huge down field blocks for his teammates and never quit until the whistle sounded. Joining last year’s first round pick in Jarrad Davis who signed with Detroit, Powell will bring a Florida best 42 receptions to go along with 406 receiving yards and three touchdowns from the 2017 season.

DeAndre Goolsby also signed with the Lions. The senior tight end fell off a bit as a senior only notching 13 catches for 105 yards, but enjoyed a pretty good season as a junior in 2016 where he had 38 catches for 342 yards and three touchdowns. He has shown in the past that he can get down field, but his drop off in 2017 was noticeable, but in an offense that struggled quite a bit overall.

Senior Joseph Putu was seldom used in his two years out of junior college at Florida. The prototype sized and skill corner could never really catch on to the scheme at Florida and did most of his work on special teams. The Atlanta Falcons and former Gator defensive coordinator Dan Quinn have signed Putu and he will join former Gators Brian Poole and Keani neal in the secndary. Poole is another former undrafted free agent that starts for the Falcons.

Conditions of the contracts have not been released at this time.