Tight end Gavin Bartholomew was the second of three Pittsburgh Panthers players chosen in the NFL Draft. The Minnesota Vikings selected Bartholomew with the 26th pick in the sixth round of the draft's final day. He was the 202nd overall choice.

The Minnesota Vikings drafted a Blue Mountain graduate, Gavin Bartholomew, as the 202nd overall pick in the 6th round of the NFL draft.

Bartholomew was selected in the 6th round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday by the Minnesota Vikings, capping off a remarkable football journey that started right here in Schuylkill County.