Philly Public & Catholic League Stars sign UDFA Deals after the NFL Draft
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Anthony Franklin | April 30, 2026
At the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, 4 former City-League all stars in Philadelphia inked deals with NFL teams. Former SJ Prep WR Sahmir Hagans (Duke) inked a deal with the Indianapolis Colts while former Neumann Goretti LB Eric Gentry agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Bengals. Former Bonner-Prendie DB Ayden Garnes signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while former Northeast DB Tyreek Chappell signed a contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
Sahmir finished his collegiate career at Duke with 152 receptions, 1586 receiving yards & 14 touchdowns. He also brought value on special teams returning two kicks for touchdowns and a punt for a score as well.
Eric started his collegiate career at Arizona State where he immediately earned playing time as a true freshman in all 12 games including starting the final 3 games where he recorded 45 tackles and a sack. Eric would enter the transfer portal after his freshman season and immediately become a starter at USC as an inside linebacker. As a USC Trojan he compiled 224 total tackles, including 21.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 2 interceptions, 8 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovered and 1 blocked kick.
Ayden took the unconventional route starting his collegiate career at Duquesne University where he redshirted as a freshman in 2021 before staring two years as a starter compiling 84 tackles, 1 sack, 4 interceptions including one returned for a touchdown, 1 forced fumble and 1 blocked kick before he hit the portal and landed at West Virginia for his redshirt junior season. As a Mountaineer he made an immediate impact collecting 25 tackles before suffering an injury that cut his season short. For his final year of eligibility Ayden moved on to Arizona where he started 13 games collecting 43 tackles, 1 interception, and 8 passes broken up.
Tyreek as a freshman earned SEC Coaches and The Athletic Freshman All American honors. He would finish his Texas A&M career with 143 tackles, 2 interceptions, 30 passes defended and 1 forced fumble.
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