How Fernando Mendoza’s Shocking NFL Draft Journey Defied All Odds

How Fernando Mendoza's Shocking NFL Draft Journey Defied All Odds

Offers from top-tier colleges famously proved more elusive for Mendoza. The presumptive No. 1 overall pick in this week’s NFL draft largely went under-recruited during high school.

After running the run-oriented Wing-T offense at Belen Jesuit as a ninth grader, Mendoza made the mature decision to leave a school he loved and transfer to a Christopher Columbus program that favored a pro-style attack. Mendoza started out as the fourth-string quarterback at Columbus but worked his way up the depth chart, becoming the starter as a junior and leading his team to a 9-0 record during a COVID-shortened season.

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