Australia’s NFL contingent continues to grow, as does their tight end tally with former Utah Ute Thomas Yassmin signing with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.

A former schoolboy rugby union star out of The Scots College in Sydney, Yassmin broke out late in the 2022 season with six touchdowns, before his final year in Utah ended prematurely with a shoulder injury.

Healthy enough to test at the Utah Pro Day, the 6’5″, 251-pound prospect impressed enough to earn a top 30 visit to the Cleveland Browns, and told ESPN he’d had conversations on the day with the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles and, tellingly, the Broncos.

While the final year injury understandably hurt Yassmin’s draft stock, landing in Denver provides a unique opportunity for the 23-year-old to work in head coach Sean Payton’s offense.

During his time at the helm of the New Orleans Saints, Payton had immense success with a different sporting convert in Jimmy Graham, who played four years of college basketball at the University of Miami before switching to football for one season. Under Payton, Graham became an All-Pro tight end in just his second NFL season.

Yassmin is the second Australian tight end currently on a roster, after International Player Pathway prospect Patrick Murtagh signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this month.