Former UNH running back Laube excited to be Las Vegas Raider
Laube picked in 6th round of NFL Draft
Laube picked in 6th round of NFL Draft
Laube picked in 6th round of NFL Draft
From the University of New Hampshire Wildcats to the Las Vegas Raiders, Dylan Laube is heading to the NFL.
Laube said that when his name was called in the NFL Draft, it was the moment he had dreamed of his whole life.
"I got the call from the Raiders, and I was like, 'Oh my God, it's about to happen,'" Laube said.
On the third and final day of the NFL Draft, in the sixth round, Laube was picked 208th overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
"It was the greatest day of my life," Laube said.
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Laube took in the moment with his family at his home in Long Island, New York.
"It's definitely a surreal thing at this moment,
he said.
Laube was a star running back and kick returner jack-of-all-trades at UNH, leading the team in almost every offensive category. His versatility caught the attention of many teams, but he said he wasn't expecting Las Vegas.
"I barely even talked to them the whole process," he said. "I talked to them once at the Senior Bowl."
The 24-year-old will head to Las Vegas on Thursday for rookie minicamp and will sign a contract sometime after that.
He still has to earn his spot on the final roster, but UH football coach Rick Santos said he doesn't think that'll be a problem.
"I think it's a team that's just missing a few pieces to be championship-caliber, and I think Dylan is that," Santos said. "I think what he's going to bring to the return game, how they're going to move him around in terms of his ability to catch passes out of the backfield and ultimately, obviously, we know how dynamic of a runner he is."
"I can be a third-down back, I could start, but what I guarantee is, I've got to be an important factor on special teams on all four phases," Laube said.
Laube is the first Wildcat to be drafted in the NFL since Jared Smith in 2013. He said he's honored to represent UNH on football's biggest stage.
"My blood still runs blue and white for UNH. Live Free or Die," he said. "I think being a part of the UNH community has developed me into that person that's never going to stop."