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Wisconsin Football QB Tanner Mordecai Signs UDFA Deal with NFC Contender

Wisconsin football QB Tanner Mordecai was not selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, but it didn’t take him long to land an opportunity.

Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the former Badgers signal-caller has signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent.

Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai plans to sign an undrafted free agent contract with the #49ers, per source.

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) April 27, 2024

Mordecai was the first known Badgers UDFA to land a deal. Wisconsin had two players selected in the fourth round: Braelon Allen was drafted by the New York Jets, and Tanor Bortolini was selected by the Indianapolis Colts.