Georgia State offensive tackle Travis Glover was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round (pick 202) of the 2024 NFL Draft, becoming the fifth Panther to be drafted and first since 2017.

A native of Vienna, Ga., Glover was a first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2023 as a sixth-year senior for the Panthers.
 

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Travis Glover is now a Green Bay Packer!#LightItBlue | #NFLDraft24 pic.twitter.com/uzBoJvR0Gn

— GSU Football (@GeorgiaStateFB) April 27, 2024

Immediately following the draft, linebacker Jontrey Hunter, another sixth-year senior for the Panthers and All-Sun Belt Conference honoree, signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent. 

Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference quarterback Darren Grainger, also a sixth-year senior, earned an invitation to the New York Jets' rookie mini-camp.

Former Panther wide receiver Jamari Thrash, a 1,000-yard receiver and first-team All-Sun Belt selection for Georgia State in 2022 before finishing his career at Louisville, was drafted in the fifth round (pick 156) by the Cleveland Browns. Another former GSU receiver, Sam Pinckney, signed a free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers.

TRAVIS GLOVER, Georgia State 2018-23
Offensive Tackle, Vienna, Ga. (Dooly County HS) 

First-team All-Sun Belt Conference left tackle in 2023 ... Five-year starter on the offensive line (2019-23) who made 57 career starts, second most in GSU history ... Started the first 45 games of his career before missing the 2022 ULM game due to injury ... Started at left tackle, right tackle and left guard in his career ... Helped the GSU offense average 211 yards rushing over his five seasons, including a school 241.6 yards per game in 2019 ... Part of school-record seasons for scoring (2020), total offense (2019) and rushing (2019) while helping Georgia State to four bowl berths in five seasons ... Played in the 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl and Hula Bowl ... Started all 12 regular-season games at left tackle in 2023 and blocked for Sun Belt rushing leader Marcus Carroll.

JONTREY HUNTER (Georgia State 2018-23)
Linebacker, Tampa, Fla. (Sickles HS)

All-Sun Belt Conference linebacker ... Three-year starter and five-year letterwinner (2018-23) ... Flourished at inside linebacker as a senior in 2023 after spending his first five years at outside linebacker ... Made 234 career tackles with 21 tackles for loss, three interceptions, and three fumble recoveries ... GSU career leader with seven forced fumbles. Ranks sixth in career tackles ... Chosen to participate in the 2024 Senior Bowl and the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine ... Third-team All-Sun Belt and GSU's leading tackler with 96 stops (Top 10 season in GSU history) ... Also third on the team in tackles in 2022 with 55, including six tackles for loss and two sacks. Contributed two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups, including a 77-yard interception return a touchdown vs. Coastal Carolina that is the longest interception return in GSU history.

DARREN GRAINGER (Georgia State 2021-23)
Quarterback, Conway, S.C. (Conway HS/Furman)

Two-time All-Sun Belt quarterback and two-time bowl MVP ... The only three-year starting quarterback in GSU history who started 36 straight games ... Dual threat who is Georgia State's career leader in TD passes (57), total offense (8,909 yards) and TDR (76 - 57 passing/19 rushing) ... Second in school history in passing yards (6,779), fourth in career rushing yards (2,130), first among QBs, and tied for third in rushing touchdowns (19)  ... Set the GSU career record for completion percentage at .627 (554-for-883). Second in career pass attempts and completions ... Played in the Trillion Tropical Bowl all-star game was named American Team Offensive MVP ... 2023 Honorable mention All-Sun Belt for the second straight year, team captain and bowl MVP ... Accounted for 3,357 yards of total offense and 30 touchdowns ... Completed a school-record 68.2 percent of his passes (244-for-358) for 2,621 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Team's second-leading rusher with 736 yards, 12th in the Sun Belt and the GSU season record for a quarterback. Rushed for 10 touchdowns ... MVP of the 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl as he led GSU to a 45-22 win over Utah State.