Elijah Klein becomes second UTEP alum taken in the 2024 NFL Draft

After a five-year drought without a selection in the NFL Draft, the Miners are on the board not once, but twice in 2024. After linebacker Tyrice Knight went 118th overall in the fourth round to the Seattle Seahawks, former UTEP guard Elijah Klein became the final pick of the sixth round when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tabbed him as their selection. The 6-foot-4, 319-pound guard logged 55 career starts in the Sun City, and he's one of very few players in the history of the FBS to make starts in six different seasons. He redshirted in 2018 after starting four...