Univ. Of New Mexico Tight End Jaden Hullaby Dead At 21

Jaden Hullaby UNM Tight End ... Dead At 21

5/22/2023 12:56 PM PT

Univ. of New Mexico tight extremity Jaden Hullaby, who started his collegiate shot profession astatine nan Univ. of Texas, has tragically died astatine conscionable 21 years old.

Hullaby's family said successful a connection connected societal media connected Sunday that they had feared for his information ... aft they hadn't been capable to make interaction pinch him since past Thursday. He was past seen connected a freeway successful Dallas, nan family said.

In an update connected Monday -- Hullaby's brother, Landon, announced nan UNM jock had sadly passed away.

"Forever surviving done you large brudda," Landon wrote. "I emotion you truthful overmuch and I sewage you and nan family everlastingly I committedness get your remainder King 🕊💔 LLJAY"

No different specifications surrounding his decease person been revealed.

UNM said successful a connection pursuing nan news that it was praying for "Jaden’s family and each who knew him." UT caput coach Steve Sarkisian added successful a connection of his ain that he and nan Longhorns were heartbroken arsenic well.

"He was a awesome personification and personification we each enjoyed being around, coaching and spending clip with," Sarkisian said. "All of our thoughts are pinch his family, friends and teammates, and we want to nonstop our deepest condolences to them successful specified a difficult time."

Hullaby was a touted moving backmost imaginable successful nan Longhorns' 2020 people who switched to linebacker erstwhile he sewage to nan Austin campus. He played successful conscionable 2 games successful his 2 seasons for nan schoolhouse ... earlier he transferred to UNM anterior to nan 2022 season.

In his 1 twelvemonth pinch nan Lobos, he played tight end, and piled up 44 receiving yards and 59 rushing yards successful 8 games.

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R.I.P.