Courtesy of San José State

ARLINGTON, Texas – San José State’s Chevan Cordeiro was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, to the St. Louis Battlehawks in the 2024 UFL College Draft on Wednesday.

Cordeiro led the Spartans to two bowl games and 14 wins over his two years at SJSU and is the Mountain West all-time leader with 113 touchdowns responsible for, in yardage gained with 13,811 yards and completions with 971. In the UFL’s inaugural season in 2024, four former Spartans played in the league.

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Chevan Cordeiro, QB, Honolulu, Hawaii/Saint Louis HS

  • All-Mountain West First Team (2023)
  • Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
  • All-Mountain West Second Team (2022)
  • Threw for 2,773 yards with 20 touchdowns and only four interceptions in 2023
  • Cordeiro is the Mountain West all-time leader with 113 touchdowns responsible for, in yardage gained with 13,811 yards and completions with 971
  • Is fourth all-time in Mountain West history with 88 passing touchdowns and third all-time with 12,191 passing yards
  • Led the Spartans to six straight wins for the first time since 2020 and two straight bowl games for the first time since 1987
  • His four interceptions were good for seventh in the country and threw the fewest interceptions in the Mountain West in 2023
  • Had a passer rating of 142.0 which was good for third in the Mountain West
  • His 140.7 passer rating at SJSU is good for second only behind David Fales who had a 161.7 rating

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