Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke is NFL-bound.
The Ohio transfer was selected in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday at No. 227 overall by the San Francisco 49ers. He is the second IU player picked in this year’s draft, joining CJ West, who was also taken by the 49ers.
Rourke, 24, led the Hoosiers to a remarkable 2024 season. They finished with the 34th-best passing offense and the second-best scoring offense in the country, and made a surprising run to the College Football Playoff. The Oakville, Canada native finished 22nd in the country in passing yards per game, and he tied for 10th in the nation with 29 passing touchdowns while throwing just five interceptions.
He accomplished all that while battling through a torn ACL, which wasn’t revealed until after the season ended. He also suffered a thumb injury that forced him to miss a game and a half.
Rourke is the first Indiana quarterback taken in the NFL Draft since Nate Sudfeld in 2016. This is now the first time since 2018 that IU has had two players selected.
From @WrestleMania to the Draft, Jimmy Uso delivers our 227th pick! @WWE | #FTTB pic.twitter.com/iVbdJTciNv
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) April 26, 2025
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