How Fernando Mendoza’s Shocking NFL Draft Journey Defied All Odds
Mendoza likely would have started his college career at Yale had quarterback Justin Martin not flipped from Cal to UCLA on signing day in 2021. That sent the Golden Bears scrambling to find a last-ditch replacement and led to offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave flying to Miami to work out Mendoza in person.
The rest of Mendoza’s story is the stuff of fairytales.
At Cal, he went from two-star recruit to two-year starter.
At Indiana, he secured pretty much every attainable accolade.
Now he’s likely to join the Las Vegas Raiders, whose part owner is Mendoza’s longtime idol Brady.
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