Elon, N.C.- Elon standouts, Chandler Brayboy and Rushawn Baker, both signed undrafted free agent deals with NFL teams Saturday after the conclusion of the 2025 NFL Draft. Brayboy signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars while Baker, a New York native, signed a contract with the New York Giants.
 
The pair of signings become the seventh and eighth players under head coach Tony Trisciani to sign undrafted free agent contracts with NFL clubs. Brayboy and Daughtery joins the likes of: Marcus Willoughby, Davis Cheek, Cole Coleman, Bryson Daughtry, Skyler Davis and Matthew McKay to sign UDFA contracts.
 
Chandler Brayboy was named CAA Special Teams Player of the Year after his redshirt-senior season in 2024. Brayboy ranked No. 2 nationally in kick return average at 35.3 yards per return. He had two kickoff returns for touchdowns this year as well. He led the CAA (and No. 5 nationally) in all-purpose yards (151.4 per game) and was third in receiving yards per game at 89.0. He also ranked in the top five in the CAA in receiving touchdowns (8), receptions per game (5.4) and yards per reception (16.6).
 
In CAA only play, he ranked first in the league with 826 receiving yards and second with 47 receptions. He also had 174.9 all-purpose yards per game, more than 25 yards per game more than anyone else in the conference. Pro Football Focus (PFF) ranked him tied for first in all of FCS in return rating and third in kick return rating.

Baker earned All-CAA honorable mention status at running back after rushing for 859 yards and a 4.7 yard per carry average in 2024. Over the final four games of the season, he totaled 583 yards, going over 100 yards in each of them and over 150 three times. He carried the ball at least 22 times in each of those games and his 5.4 yards per carry average in CAA play was the highest among backs with at least 130 carries.