COLUMBIA, S.C., March 27 (UPI) -- NFL hopeful Heath Benedict, an All-American offensive lineman, was found dead on a couch at his home in Jacksonville, Fla.
Police said no foul play was suspected, but a cause of death is yet to be determined, The State in Columbia, S.C., said Thursday.
The 6-foot-6, 335-pound Benedict, 24, was an offensive lineman at Division II Newberry College in Newberry, S.C., after transferring from the University of Tennessee. He was found dead on a sofa Wednesday in Jacksonville, where he was training for the NFL draft.
"Right now, we're all just trying to figure out what to do," Newberry College assistant football coach Ike Allred told the newspaper. "Obviously, we're all just praying for Heath and his family at this time."
Several football Web sites and media outlets projected Benedict being a third or fourth round pick in this year's NFL draft in New York April 26.
A native of Netherlands and a two-time All-American, Benedict played high school football in Highstown, N.J., and listed his hometown as Greer, S.C.
