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Fernando Mendoza Declares for the NFL Draft

Reported by Toni Mitchell

  • Published: Jan 26, 2026, 11:16 PM EST
  • Updated: Jan 23, 2026, 2:10 PM EST
  • Filed from: Bloomington, IN
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January 23, 2026 —Heisman trophy winner and national football champion Fernando Mendoza announced on Friday that he's entering the NFL.

Credits

  • Toni MitchellSenior Reporter
  • Alecia VenkataramanWriter/Creative Director
  • Curtiss PhilipsenActor /VO Artist
  • Michael JorgeSenior Video Editor
  • Michael McDevittVideo Editor

Transcript

You know,

those dreams

where

everything

freezes

You're in

the game,

but you're

sinking

You fight

your way up,

and

every time

you reach

the surface,

you're

pushed

back down

and

you can't

wake

up

Then

you hear it

This wasn't

a dream

It was

Fernando

Mendoza

Turn down

over and

over

Rose from

beneath

the surface

and kept

rising

to become

a national

champion,

and

projected

to be

the

number

one NFL

draft pick