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Christion, Pupungatoa receive NFL offers
4/28/2019 9:17:00 PM | Football
Former South Dakota State quarterback Taryn Christion signed a free agent offer from the Seattle Seahawks and offensive lineman Sepesitiano Pupungatoa received an invitation to attend rookie mini camp with the Minnesota Vikings following the conclusion of the National Football League Draft on Saturday.
A Sioux Falls native, Christion put together a record-setting career for the Jackrabbits, highlighted by establishing both SDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference career marks for passing yards (11,535), total offense yards (13,050) and passing touchdowns (104). In all, Christion set 17 SDSU single-game, single-season and career records. He compiled a 33-11 record as a starter, which included starting at least one Football Championship Subdivision playoff game each of his four seasons.
Christion was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and also earned first-team all-conference honors in 2018. He was a three-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the FCS's top offensive player and was selected during his senior season as a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is awarded to the top scholar-athlete in all of college football.Â
Pupungatoa, originally from River Falls, Wisconsin, started three seasons at left guard for the Jackrabbits. He was a third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press in 2018, helping anchor an offensive line that helped pave the way for a unit that averaged 42.5 points and 480.5 yards of total offense per game.
Christion and Pupungatoa join Jordan Brown as pro hopefuls from the 2018 Jackrabbit squad that finished with a 10-3 overall record en route to a semifinal berth in the FCS playoffs. Brown, a cornerback from Scottsdale, Arizona, was drafted in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
-GoJacks.com-
A Sioux Falls native, Christion put together a record-setting career for the Jackrabbits, highlighted by establishing both SDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference career marks for passing yards (11,535), total offense yards (13,050) and passing touchdowns (104). In all, Christion set 17 SDSU single-game, single-season and career records. He compiled a 33-11 record as a starter, which included starting at least one Football Championship Subdivision playoff game each of his four seasons.
Christion was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and also earned first-team all-conference honors in 2018. He was a three-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the FCS's top offensive player and was selected during his senior season as a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is awarded to the top scholar-athlete in all of college football.Â
Pupungatoa, originally from River Falls, Wisconsin, started three seasons at left guard for the Jackrabbits. He was a third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press in 2018, helping anchor an offensive line that helped pave the way for a unit that averaged 42.5 points and 480.5 yards of total offense per game.
Christion and Pupungatoa join Jordan Brown as pro hopefuls from the 2018 Jackrabbit squad that finished with a 10-3 overall record en route to a semifinal berth in the FCS playoffs. Brown, a cornerback from Scottsdale, Arizona, was drafted in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
-GoJacks.com-
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