Patrick Onwuasor (with football) and Sadat Sulleyman celebrate an interception in last season's win over Montana State.

Following the 2016 NFL Draft, four Portland State football players signed free agent contracts with professional teams.

National Defensive Player of the Year finalist Patrick Onwuasor , a safety for the Vikings, has signed with the Baltimore Ravens. Onwuasor had 85 tackles, nine interceptions and finished second in the balloting for the Stats Defensive Player of the Year. He was a consensus first team All-American in 2015.

Long Snapper Kameron Canaday has signed with the Arizona Cardinals after being a four-year starter for the Vikings. Canaday was named a third team All-American by Stats Inc. in 2015.

Running back David Jones signed with the Washington Redskins. Jones, a second team All-Big Sky Conference performer, led the Vikings with 1,127 yards and nine touchdowns as the feature back in 2015.

Defensive end Sadat Sulleyman has signed with the Denver Broncos. Sulleyman had 42 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks in 2015, earning second team All-Big Sky Conference.

Those four join five other Vikings currently in the NFL: DeShawn Shead (Seattle Seahawks), Julius Thomas (Jacksonville Jaguars), Adam Hayward (Washington Redskins), Mitchell Van Dyk (Indianapolis Colts), and Cornelius Edison (Chicago Bears).