Former linebacker Tyler Matakevich heard his name called in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the Steelers on Saturday.
Matakevich was the 26th pick of the seventh round and the 246th overall pick.
The linebacker won the Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Nagurski awards last season after totaling 138 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and five interceptions.
For his career, Matakevich tallied a 493 total tackles, which broke the school record.
Former defensive lineman Matt Ioannidis was selected in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins on Saturday.
Ioannidis was the 13th pick of the fifth round and No. 152 overall.
The defensive lineman was a first team All-American Athletic Conference selection last season when he totaled 39 tackles and 101/2 tackles for loss.
During his time at Temple, Ioannidis totaled 115 tackles and 29 tackles for loss. He also added 10 sacks in his career.
Other Owls’ defensive linemen drafted in the last 15 years include Raheem Brock, Dan Klecko, Terrance Knighton and Muhammad Wilkerson.
Former defensive back Tavon Young was selected in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.
Young was the sixth pick of the fourth round and No.104 overall.
Last season, Young totaled seven pass defensed and 41 total tackles in 11 games after setting career-highs in interceptions and passes defended as a junior with nine and four, respectively.
The Oxon Hill, Maryland native was an American Athletic Conference honorable mention selection as a junior.
Young, who is the 64th football player to be drafted into the NFL in the program’s history, is the first Owl to be drafted since 2012.
