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The 78th NFL Draft runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Here are notes related to this week's draft.

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2013 NFL DRAFT NOTES

 

-- 78TH NFL DRAFT --

 

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK CITY

 

APRIL 25-27, 2013

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DATE

START

ROUNDS

SELECTION TIME

Thursday, April 25

8:00 PM ET

Round 1

10 Minutes

Friday, April 26

6:30 PM ET

Round 2

7 Minutes

Round 3

5 Minutes

Saturday, April 27

12:00 PM ET

Rounds 4-7

5 Minutes

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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND:Twenty-three prospects will be in attendance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft.

That includes a 2013-best four players from BCS National Champion Alabama: TD.J. FLUKER, RBEDDIE LACY, CBDEE MILLINER and*G CHANCE WARMACK – and four players from Florida State – QB E.J. MANUEL, DE BJOERN WERNER, T MENELIK WATSONand CB XAVIER RHODES*.

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The players confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:

1)

Ezekiel Ansah

DE

Brigham Young

13)

Barkevious Mingo

DE

Louisiana State

2)

Tavon Austin

WR

West Virginia

14)

Cordarrelle Patterson

WR

Tennessee

3)

Jonathan Cooper

G

North Carolina

15)

Eric Reid

S

Louisiana State

4)

Eric Fisher

T

Central Michigan

16)

Xavier Rhodes

CB

Florida State

5)

Sharrif Floyd

DT

Florida

17)

Sheldon Richardson

DT

Missouri

6)

D.J. Fluker

T

Alabama

18)

Darius Slay

CB

Mississippi State

7)

Luke Joeckel

T

Texas A&M

19)

Geno Smith

QB

West Virginia

8)

Lane Johnson

T

Oklahoma

20)

Kenny Vaccaro

S

Texas

9)

Dion Jordan

DE

Oregon

21)

Chance Warmack

G

Alabama

10)

Eddie Lacy

RB

Alabama

22)

Menelik Watson

T

Florida State

11)

E.J. Manuel

QB

Florida State

23)

Bjoern Werner

DE

Florida State

12)

Dee Milliner

CB

Alabama

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ROLL TIDE:If all four Alabama players are selected in Round 1, the Crimson Tide would become the second school in the common draft era (since 1967) to have at least four players selected in the first round in three consecutive drafts, joining Miami (2001-2004).

MIAMI (FL)

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ALABAMA

YEAR

PLAYERS (NO. CHOSEN)

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YEAR

PLAYERS (NO. CHOSEN)

2001

LB Dan Morgan (11, CAR)

DT Damione Lewis (12, STL)

WR Santana Moss (16, NYJ)

WR Reggie Wayne (30, IND)

2011

DT Marcell Dareus (3, BUF)

WR Julio Jones (6, ATL)

T James Carpenter (25, SEA)

RB Mark Ingram (28, NO)

2002

T Bryant McKinnie (7, MIN)

TE Jeremy Shockey (14, NYG)

DB Phillip Buchanon (17, OAK)

DB Ed Reed (24, BAL)

DB Mike Rumph (27, SF)

2012

RB Trent Richardson (3, CLE)

DB Mark Barron (7, TB)

DB Dre Kirkpatrick (17, CIN)

LB Dont'a Hightower (25, NE)

2003

WR Andre Johnson (3, HOU)

DE Jerome McDougle (15, PHI)

RB Willis McGahee (23, BUF)

DT William Joseph (25, NYG)

2004

DB Sean Taylor (5, WAS)

TE Kellen Winslow (6, CLE)

LB Jonathan Vilma (12, NYJ)

LB D.J. Williams (17, DEN)

G Vernon Carey (19, MIA)

DT Vince Wilfork (21, NE)

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O-LINE:Although a quarterback has been chosen with the No. 1 overall pick in 10 of the past 12 NFL Drafts, that trend may change this year. A pair of tackles – LUKE JOECKEL of Texas A&M and ERIC FISHER of Central Michigan – are among the candidates to be the top choice in 2013.

Since 1967, only three offensive linemen (all tackles) have been chosen with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft – Pro Football Hall of Famer RON YARY (1968), ORLANDO PACE (1997) and JAKE LONG (2008).

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN – NO. 1 OVERALL SELECTIONS

(SINCE 1967)

 

YEAR

PLAYER

POSITION

TEAM

COLLEGE

1968

Ron Yary

T

Minnesota

Southern California

1997

Orlando Pace

T

St. Louis

Ohio State

2008

Jake Long

T

Miami

Michigan

 

 

 

 

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AWESOME AGGIE: Texas A&M T LUKE JOECKEL is likely to hear his name called early in Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft. If the Kansas City Chiefs select Joeckel, he would become the first Texas A&M player in history to be chosen No. 1 overall.

He would also join four Aggie players who have been chosen in the top five of an NFL Draft since 1967, including Pro Bowl LBVON MILLER, who was the No. 2 overall pick in 2011 by Denver.

TEXAS A&M PLAYERS SELECTED IN TOP FIVE

(Since 1967)

 

YEAR

PLAYER

NO. CHOSEN

TEAM

1980

Curtis Dickey

5

Baltimore Colts

1985

DE Ray Childress

3

Houston Oilers

1992

LB Quentin Coryatt

2

Indianapolis Colts

2011

LB Von Miller

2

Denver Broncos

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CMU STANDOUT:Central Michigan TERIC FISHER is hoping to join San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl TJOE STALEY (No. 28, 2007) as the only players in school history to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

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TROJAN HORSES: MATT BARKLEY hopes to become the fifth Southern California quarterback to be selected in Round 1 of an NFL Draft since 1967, which would be the most of any college in the common draft era.

USC is currently tied for the most during that span with California and Florida with four first-round QBs.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA QBs SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

(Since 1967)

YEAR

PLAYER

NO. CHOSEN

TEAM

1991

Todd Marinovich (24)

24

L.A. Raiders

2003

Carson Palmer (1)

1

Cincinnati Bengals

2006

Matt Leinart (10)

10

Arizona Cardinals

2009

Mark Sanchez (5)

5

N.Y. Jets

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JORDAN RULES:Oregon DE DION JORDANhopes to become the first defensive player in school history to be chosen in the top 10 of an NFL Draft.

He is likely to become the fifth defender in school history to be drafted in the first round. Most recently, Baltimore chose Pro Bowl DTHALOTI NGATA out of Oregon with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.

OREGON DEFENDERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

(All-Time)

YEAR

PLAYER

NO. CHOSEN

TEAM

1968

DB Jim Smith

12

Washington Redskins

1976

DB Mario Clark

18

Buffalo Bills

1996

DB Alex Molden

11

New Orleans Saints

2006

DT Haloti Ngata

12

Baltimore Ravens

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GOING GLOBAL:At least eight players who hail from beyond the borders of the United States may be selected in the 2013 NFL Draft this week, including several who are likely to be chosen in the first round.

Top defensive end prospect BJOERN WERNER, a Berlin, Germany native, played football for the first time at age 15, but you'd never have known it watching him play at Florida State.

Werner was a unanimous All-America selection in 2012, also earning ACC Defensive Player of the year honors. His 23.5 career sacks rank fourth in school history.

After a brief basketball career at Marist College in New York, tackle MENELIK WATSON, a native of Manchester, England, tried football for the first time at Saddleback Junior College in California and found his calling.

Watson quickly earned a scholarship to Florida State, where he was a teammate of Werner's in 2012. Despite playing in just his second season of organized football, Watson started 12 of 13 games last year and was recognized as an All-ACC honorable mention performer by the league's coaches and media.

Estonia native MARGUS HUNT was a gold medalist in the shot put and discus at the 2006 World Junior Championships before moving to Texas to train with renowned Southern Methodist track coach Dave Wollman. But by the time Hunt arrived, SMU decided to drop its men's track program. To help defray the costs of attending college, Hunt applied his athletic talents as a defensive end and quickly earned a football scholarship.

A regular contributor for the Mustangs each of the past three seasons, Hunt led the team with eight sacks as a senior. He also displayed an uncanny ability to contribute on special teams, setting the NCAA all-time record for blocked field goals/PATs (17 total).

Defensive end ZIGGY ANSAH, a Ghana native, was a walk-on at Brigham Young and played football for the first time when he suited up for the Cougars in 2010. After two seasons as a reserve, Ansah earned a starting job early in the 2012 season, finishing with 4.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss.

Defensive tackle JESSE WILLIAMS, who was a member of two National Championship teams at Alabama, hails from Brisbane, Australia and grew up playing rugby. He came to love football as a teenager and traveled all the way to Arizona Western Community College, playing two seasons there before transferring to powerhouse Alabama and immediately earning a starting role.

Track and field star LAWRENCE OKOYE, who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and never played organized football at any level, has become a fast-rising NFL prospect at defensive end following a head-turning performance at the Super Regional Combine at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas earlier this month.

Okoye, who holds the all-time discus record for Great Britain, impressed with a 4.84 40-yard dash time in Dallas and standout performances in other drills despite his 6-6, 300-pound frame. He's also an exemplary student and has deferred his admission to Oxford University, where he plans to study law in the future.

Jamaican-born TREVARDO WILLIAMS moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut at age 10 and went on to star at linebacker for nearby UConn. Williams is an impact pass rusher who totaled 30.5 career sacks for the Huskies, the most in school history.

Oklahoma's TOM WORT, who* *hails from Crawley, England, moved to America at age 14 and eventually settled in Texas. He went on to become a three-year starter at linebacker for the Sooners, totaling 190 career tackles and earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors in 2011.

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A sampling of 2013 foreign-born NFL draft prospects:

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2013 FOREIGN-BORN NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS

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PLAYER

POSITION

COUNTRY

COLLEGE

Ziggy Ansah

Defensive End

Ghana

Brigham Young

Margus Hunt

Defensive End

Estonia

Southern Methodist

Lawrence Okoye

Defensive End

England

Oxford *

Menelik Watson

Tackle

England

Florida State

Bjoern Werner

Defensive End

Germany

Florida State

Jesse Williams

Defensive Tackle

Australia

Alabama

Trevardo Williams

Linebacker

Jamaica

Connecticut

Tom Wort

Linebacker

England

Oklahoma

  • Deferred admission

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MR. IRRELEVANT:The Indianapolis Colts will have the honor of selecting this year's "Mr. Irrelevant" – a tongue-in-cheek title bestowed annually upon the last player chosen in the NFL Draft – with the 254th pick.

Over the past 37 years, Irrelevant Week, Inc. has donated more than $1 million to charitable organizations in the Southern California community. In 2013, the organization has named Special Olympics Southern California as their charitable recipient. Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Irrelevant Week was founded by PAUL SALATA, a former NFL player and Southern California businessman.

Several notable "Mr. Irrelevants" (active players in italics):

MR. IRRELEVANT

YEAR DRAFTED/TEAM

NOTES

*QB Chandler Harnish, Indianapolis *

*2012 Indianapolis *

*37th Mr. Irrelevant. First Colts Mr. Irrelevant since its inception in 1976. *

*K Ryan Succop, Kansas City *

*2009 Kansas City *

Set Chiefs rookie record with 25 field goals made in 2009.

WR Ryan Hoag

2003 Oakland

Signed with Jaguars after spending time with Giants, Redskins and Vikings. Appeared on ABC's "The Bachelorette" in 2008.

S Mike Green

2000 Chicago

Started 48 games for Bears, Seahawks and Redskins in eight NFL seasons.

FB Jim Finn

1999 Chicago

Played six NFL seasons for Colts and Giants totaling 45 career starts.

LB Marty Moore

1994 New England

Played eight NFL seasons and became first "Mr. Irrelevant" to appear in the Super Bowl (XXXI with Patriots).

C Matt Elliott

1992 Washington

Started 14 games on inaugural Carolina Panthers team. Made 32 career starts.

QB Bill Kenney*

1978 Miami

Made the Pro Bowl in 1984 with the Chiefs and later became a Missouri State Senator.

WR Kelvin Kirk

1976 Pittsburgh

First annual "Mr. Irrelevant." Played seven years in the CFL and later worked for the Ottawa Citizen.

  *Kenney was named as a replacement for Lee Washburn who could not attend training camp due to a back injury.

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FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 1970

(Yearly totals can include future selections traded in previous years.)

DRAFT

ROUND 1 TRADES

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DRAFT

ROUND 1 TRADES

1970

3

1992

9

1971

4

1993

11

1972

6

1994

11

1973

9

1995

15

1974

9

1996

11

1975

8

1997

13

1976

7

1998

8

1977

10

1999

11

1978

8

2000

12

1979

7

2001

14

1980

10

2002

11

1981

6

2003

9

1982

9

2004

9

1983

8

2005

5

1984

9

2006

4

1985

10

2007

7

1986

10

2008

9

1987

8

2009

7

1988

7

2010

7

1989

11

2011

4

1990

8

2012

19

1991

8

CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE

 

1937

Nebraska - HB Lloyd Cardwell (7) and E Les McDonald (8)

1943

Minnesota - HB Bill Daley (7) and T Dick Wildung (8)

1946

Notre Dame - QB Johnny Lujack (4) and T George Connor (5)

1948

Alabama - HB Lowell Tew (4) and C Vaughn Mancha (5)

1949

Notre Dame - QB Frank Tripucka (9) and G Bill Fischer (10)

Southern Methodist - RB Doak Walker (3) and HB Paul Page (4)

1959

Ohio State - HB Don Clark (7) and C Dan James (8)

1967

Michigan State – DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2)

1977

Southern California - T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5)

1978

Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT Ross Browner (8)

1981

UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB Kenny Easley (4)

1984

Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2)

1990

Southern California - LB Junior Seau (5) and DB Mark Carrier (6)

1991

Nebraska - DB Bruce Pickens (3) and LB Mike Croel (4)

Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) and T Antone Davis (8)

1992

Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB Tommy Vardell (9)

1993

Alabama - DE John Copeland (5) and DE Eric Curry (6)

1996

Illinois - LB Kevin Hardy (2) and DE Simeon Rice (3)

2000

Penn State - DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2)

2002

Texas - T Mike Williams (4) and DB Quentin Jammer (5)

2004

Miami - S Sean Taylor (5) and TE Kellen Winslow (6)

2010

Oklahoma - DT Gerald McCoy (3) and T Trent Williams (4)

 

OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED

IN FIRST ROUND SINCE 1990

YEAR

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

FIRST OFFENSIVE PICK

FIRST DEFENSIVE PICK

1990

11

14

Jeff George-QB (1)

Cortez Kennedy-DT (3)

1991

13

14

Charles McRae-T (7)

Russell Maryland-DT (1)

1992

13

15

Desmond Howard-WR (4)

Steve Emtman-DE (1)

1993

15

14

Drew Bledsoe-QB (1)

Marvin Jones-LB (4)

1994

13

16

Marshall Faulk-RB (2)

Dan Wilkinson-DT (1)

1995

18

14

Ki-Jana Carter-RB (1)

Kevin Carter-DE (6)

1996

17

13

Keyshawn Johnson-WR (1)

Kevin Hardy-LB (2)

1997

14

16

Orlando Pace-T (1)

Darrell Russell-DE (2)

1998

14

16

Peyton Manning-QB (1)

Andre Wadsworth-DE (3)

1999

16

15

Tim Couch-QB (1)

Champ Bailey-CB (7)

2000

17

14

Chris Samuel-T (3)

Courtney Brown-DE  (1)

2001

15

16

Michael Vick-QB (1)

Gerard Warren-DT (3)

2002

16

16

David Carr-QB (1)

Julius Peppers-DE (2)

2003

14

18

Carson Palmer-QB (1)

Dewayne Robertson-DT (4)

2004

19

13

Eli Manning-QB (1)

Sean Taylor-S (5)

2005

16

16

Alex Smith-QB (1)

Adam Jones-CB (6)

2006

19

13

Reggie Bush-RB (2)

Mario Williams-DE (1)

2007

15

17

JaMarcus Russell-QB (1)

Gaines Adams-DE (4)

2008

16

15

Jake Long-T (1)

Chris Long-DE (2)

2009

19

13

Matthew Stafford-QB (1)

Tyson Jackson-DE (3)

2010

14

18

Sam Bradford-QB (1)

Ndamukong Suh-DT (2)

2011

16

16

Cam Newton-QB (1)

Von Miller-LB (2)

2012

15

17

Andrew Luck-QB (1)

Morris Claiborne-CB (6)

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"MOSTS"

 

Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10:  10  1942 (QB Frank Albert, RB Pete Kmetovic-Stanford), 1943 (QB Jack Jenkins, RB Bob Steuber-Missouri), 1944 (QB Angelo Bertelli, RB Creighton Miller-Notre Dame), 1946 (QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB Emil Sitko-Notre Dame), 1947 (QB Ernie Case, RB Cal Rossi-UCLA), 1948 (QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew-Alabama), 1983 (QB Todd Blackledge, RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis-Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State), 2006 (QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush-Southern California).

Most offensive linemen taken in first round:  10

1968 - T Ron Yary, C Robert Johnson, T Russ Washington, T Mike Taylor, C Forrest Blue, G Maurice Moorman, G George Daney, T John Williams, G Bill Lueck, T Doug Crusan.

Colleges with most No. 1 overall draft choices:

Auburn (5)

2011: Cam Newton, QB (Carolina); 1988: Aundray Bruce, LB (Atlanta); 1986: Bo Jackson, RB (Tampa Bay); 1965: Tucker Frederickson, RB (N.Y. Giants); 1961: Ken Rice, G (Buffalo)

 

 

Notre Dame (5)

1973: Walt Patulski, DE (Buffalo); 1957: Paul Hornung, HB (Green Bay); 1950: Leon Hart, E (Detroit); 1946: Frank Dancewicz, QB (Boston Yanks); 1944: Angelo Bertelli, QB (Boston Yanks)

Southern California (5)

2003: Carson Palmer, QB (Cincinnati); 1996: Keyshawn Johnson, WR (N.Y. Jets); 1977: Ricky Bell, RB (Tampa Bay); 1969: O.J. Simpson, RB (Buffalo); 1968: Ron Yary, T (Minnesota)

 

Most first-round selections from one college in single year:  6

2004 - Miami (Sean Taylor, Kellen Winslow, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, Vince Wilfork).

 

Number of times wide receivers from same college have been selected in first round in consecutive years:  5

Ohio State – Joey Galloway (1995) and Terry Glenn (1996); Santonio Holmes (2006) and Ted Ginn Jr. (2007) and Anthony Gonzalez (2007)

Colorado – Charles Johnson (1994) and Michael Westbrook (1995)

Southern California – Curtis Conway (1993) and Johnnie Morton (1994)

Tennessee – Anthony Hancock (1982), Willie Gault (1983) and Clyde Duncan (1984)

 

College with most players taken in single draft: Texas, 17 in 1984.

 

Consecutive first-round choices from same college that played same position:

1991: Tennessee Ts Charles McRae (#7-Tampa Bay) and Antone Davis (#8-Philadelphia).

1993: Alabama DEs John Copeland (#5-Cincinnati) and Eric Curry (#6-Tampa Bay).

1997: Miami DEs Kenard Lang (#17-Washington) and Kenny Holmes (#18-Tennessee).

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Number of  Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall:  13

1942 – "Bullet" Bill Dudley/Pittsburgh; 1945 – Charley Trippi/Chicago Cardinals; 1949 – Chuck Bednarik/Philadelphia; 1957 – Paul Hornung/Green Bay; 1963 – Buck Buchanan/Kansas City (AFL); 1968 – Ron Yary/Minnesota; 1969 – O.J. Simpson/Buffalo; 1970 – Terry Bradshaw/Pittsburgh; 1976 – Lee Roy Selmon/Tampa Bay; 1978 – Earl Campbell/Houston; 1983 – John Elway/Baltimore Colts; 1985 – Bruce Smith/Buffalo Bills; 1989 – Troy Aikman/Dallas Cowboys.

 

Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen consecutively in first round by same team in one draft:

1965: Dick Butkus (#3-Illinois/LB) and Gale Sayers (#4-Kansas/RB) by Chicago Bears.

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Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively:  4

2004:  Round 7 – CB Nathan Jones (Dallas/#205) and WR Mark Jones (Tampa Bay/#206)

2006:  Round 1 – G Davin Joseph (Tampa Bay/#23) and DB Johnathan Joseph (Cincinatti/#24)

2006:  Round 4 – LB Leon Williams (Cleveland/#110) and WR Demetrius Williams (Baltimore/#111)

2008:  Round 1 – T Jake Long (Miami/#1) and DE Chris Long (St. Louis/#2)

DRAFT TIMES

 

*NOTE:  The first combined (AFL-NFL) draft in 1967 consisted of 17 rounds.  In 1977, the draft was reduced to 12 rounds.  There were eight rounds in 1993 and seven since 1994.*

 

Longest first round since 1967: 2007 (6 hours, 8 minutes)

Shortest first round since 1967: 1972 (2 hours)

Longest seven-round draft: 2007 (18 hours, 5 minutes)

Shortest seven-round draft: 2012 (14 hours, 5 minutes)

Most rounds on draft day: 30 (1943-1959 drafts)

 

CONFERENCES

 

Number of players drafted by conference since 2000:

SEC

528

Mid-American

75

Big Ten

455

Sun Belt

39

PAC-12

391

Big Sky

32

Big XII

371

Atlantic 10

26

ACC

332

Southland Conference

25

Big East

314

Southern Conference

25

Mountain West

156

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

24

Conference USA

120

Gateway Football Conference

21

Western Athletic Conference

118

Southwestern Athletic Conference

20

Independent

100

Ohio Valley Conference

14

 

COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND

Number of times since 2000 college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round:20

2000:  Florida State (3) – Peter Warrick/Cincinnati; Corey Simon/Philadelphia; Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland.

 

2001:  Miami (4) – Dan Morgan/Carolina; Damione Lewis/St. Louis; Santana Moss/ N.Y. Jets; Reggie Wayne/Indianapolis.

Michigan (3) – David Terrell/Chicago; Steve Hutchinson/Seattle; Jeff Backus/Detroit.

 

2002:  Miami (5) – Bryant McKinnie/Minnesota; Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Phillip Buchanon/Oakland; Ed Reed/Baltimore; Mike Rumph/San Francisco.

Tennessee (3) – John Henderson/Jacksonville; Donte' Stallworth/New Orleans; Albert Haynesworth/Tennessee.

 

2003:  Miami (4) – Andre Johnson/Houston; Jerome McDougle/Philadelphia; Willis McGahee/Buffalo; William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.

Penn State (4) – Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis; Michael Haynes/Chicago; Bryant Johnson/Arizona; Larry Johnson/Kansas City.

 

2004:  Miami (6) – Sean Taylor/Washington; Kellen Winslow/Cleveland; Jonathan Vilma/N.Y.

Jets; D.J. Williams/Denver; Vernon Carey/Miami; Vince Wilfork/New England.

Ohio State (3) – Will Smith/New Orleans, Chris Gamble/Carolina, Mike Jenkins/Atlanta.

 

2005:  Auburn (4) – Ronnie Brown/Miami; Jason Campbell/Washington; Carlos Rogers/Washington; Carnell Williams/Tampa Bay.

2006:  Ohio State (5) – A.J. Hawk/Green Bay; Donte Whitner/Buffalo; Bobby Carpenter/Dallas; Santonio Holmes/Pittsburgh; Nick Mangold/N.Y. Jets.

Florida State (4) – Ernie Sims/Detroit; Kamerion Wimbley/Cleveland; Brodrick Bunkley/Philadelphia; Antonio Cromartie/San Diego.

 

North Carolina State (3) – Mario Williams/Houston; Manny Lawson/San Francisco; John McCargo/Buffalo.

2007:  Louisiana State (4) – JaMarcus Russell/Oakland; LaRon Landry/Washington; Dwayne Bowe/Kansas City; Craig Davis/San Diego.

Miami (3) – Brandon Meriweather/New England; Jon Beason/Carolina; Greg Olsen/Chicago.

2008: Southern California (4) – Sedrick Ellis/New Orleans; Keith Rivers/Cincinnati; Sam Baker/Atlanta; Lawrence Jackson/Seattle.

2009: Southern California (3) – Mark Sanchez/N.Y. Jets; Brian Cushing/Houston; Clay Matthews/Green Bay;

2010: Oklahoma (4) – Sam Bradford/St. Louis; Gerald McCoy/Tampa Bay; Trent Williams/Washington; Jermaine Gresham/Cincinnati

Florida (3) – Joe Haden/Cleveland; Maurkice Pouncey/Pittsburgh; Tim Tebow/Denver

2011: Alabama (4) – Marcell Dareus/Buffalo; Julio Jones/Atlanta; James Carpenter/Seattle; Mark Ingram/New Orleans

2012: Alabama (4) – Trent Richardson/Cleveland; Mark Barron/Tampa Bay; Dre Kirkpatrick/Cincinnati; Dont'a Hightower/New England

 

CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA

 

Number of times at least 3 players who played college football in California have been selected in top 10:  9

 

1942

Pete Kmetovic

Stanford

Philadelphia (#3)

 

Bob Robertson

USC

Brooklyn (#7)

 

Frankie Albert

Stanford

Chicago Bears (#10)

 

1947

Cal Rossi

UCLA

Washington (#4)

 

Ernie Case

UCLA

Green Bay (#6)

 

Herman Wedemeyer

St. Mary's (CA)

Los Angeles (#9)

 

1953

Johnny Olszewski

California

Chicago Cardinals (#4)

 

Billy Anderson

Compton J.C.

Chicago Bears (#6)

 

Al Carmichael

USC

Green Bay (#7)

 

Donn Moomaw

UCLA

Los Angeles (#9)

 

1968

Ron Yary

USC

Minnesota (#1)

 

Haven Moses

San Diego State

Buffalo (#9)

 

Mike Taylor

USC

Pittsburgh (#10)

 

1972

Sherman White

California

Cincinnati (#2)

 

Gregory Sampson

Stanford

Houston (#6)

 

Willie Buchanon

San Diego State

Green Bay (#7)

 

Jeff Siemon

Stanford

Minnesota (#10)

 

1977

Ricky Bell

USC

Tampa Bay (#1)

 

Marvin Powell

USC

N.Y. Jets (#4)

 

Gary Jeter

USC

N.Y. Giants (#5)

 

1981

Freeman McNeil

UCLA

N.Y. Jets (#3)

 

Kenny Easley

UCLA

Seattle (#4)

 

Rich Campbell

California

Green Bay (#6)

 

Ronnie Lott

USC

San Francisco (#8)

 

1982

Chip Banks

USC

Cleveland (#3)

 

Darrin Nelson

Stanford

Minnesota (#7)

 

Marcus Allen

USC

Oakland (#10)

 

1994

Marshall Faulk

San Diego State

Indianapolis (#2)

Willie McGinest

USC

New England (#4)

Trent Dilfer

Fresno State

Tampa Bay (#6)

Jamir Miller

UCLA

Arizona (#10)

 

 

Number of times three players who played college football in Florida have been selected

in top 10:  4

1987 

Vinny Testaverde

Miami

Tampa Bay (#1)

Alonzo Highsmith

Miami

Houston (#3)

Jerome Brown

Miami

Philadelphia (#9)

1997

Peter Boulware

Florida State

Baltimore (#4)

Walter Jones

Florida State

Seattle (#6)

Ike Hilliard

Florida

N.Y. Giants (#7)

1998

Andre Wadsworth

Florida State

Arizona (#3)

Fred Taylor

Florida

Jacksonville (#9)

Duane Starks

Miami

Baltimore (#10)

2000

Peter Warrick

Florida State

Cincinnati (#4)

Corey Simon

Florida State

Philadelphia (#6)

Travis Taylor

Florida

Baltimore (#10)

 

FIRST ROUND BY POSITION

Most first-round selections by position (one year):

Quarterback (6-1983):

John Elway/Baltimore, Todd Blackledge/Kansas City, Jim Kelly/Buffalo, Tony Eason/New England, Ken O'Brien/N.Y. Jets, Dan Marino/Miami

Halfback/Running Back (9-1938, 1941):

(Last time) 1941 – Tom Harmon/Chicago Bears, John Kimbrough/Chicago Cardinals, Norm Standlee/Chicago Bears, John Thomason/Detroit, George Franck/New York, George Paskavan/Green Bay, Dean McAdams/Brooklyn, Don Scott/Chicago Bears, Forrest Evashevski/Washington

Wide Receiver (7-2004):

Larry Fitzgerald/Arizona, Roy Williams/Detroit, Reggie Williams/Jacksonville, Lee Evans/Buffalo, Michael Clayton/Tampa Bay, Michael Jenkins/Atlanta, Rashaun Woods/San Francisco.

Tight End (3-1970, 2002):

(Last time) 2002 – Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Daniel Graham/New England; Jerramy Stevens/Seattle

Center (2-1949, 1950, 1968, 2009):

(Last time) 2009 – Alex Mack/Cleveland, Eric Wood/Buffalo

Guard (4-1982):

Mike Munchak/Houston, Sean Farrell/Tampa Bay, Ron Hallestrom/Green Bay, Roy Foster/Miami

Tackle (8-2008):

Jake Long/Miami, Ryan Clady/Denver, Chris Williams/Chicago, Branden Albert/Kansas City, Gosder Cherilus/Detroit, Jeff Otah/Carolina, Sam Baker/Atlanta, Duane Brown/Houston

Defensive Back (7-1998, 2006):

(Last time) 2006 – Michael Huff/Texas, Donte Williams/Buffalo, Tye Hill/St. Louis, Jason Allen/Miami, Antonio Cromartie/San Diego, Johnathan Joseph/Cincinnati, Kelly Jennings/Seattle

Linebacker (7-1990):

Keith McCants/Tampa Bay, Junior Seau/San Diego, Chris Singleton/New England, James Francis/Cincinnati, Percy Snow/Kansas City, Lamar Lathon/Houston, Tony Bennett/Green Bay

Defensive End (6-1992, 2011):

(Last time) 2011 – J.J. Watt/Houston, Robert Quinn/St. Louis, Corey Liuget/San Diego, Adrian Clayborn/Tampa Bay, Cameron Jordan/New Orleans, Cameron Heyward/Pittsburgh.

Defensive Tackle (6-1977, 2001, 2003):

(Last time) 2003 – Dewayne Robertson/N.Y. Jets, Johnathan Sullivan/New Orleans, Kevin Williams/Minnesota, Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis, Ty Warren/New England, William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.

Nose Tackle (1-1986, 1988, 2012):

 

(Last time) 2012 – Dontari Poe/Kansas City

 

Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000):

(Last time) 2000 – K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland

 

 

 

MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL SINCE 1970

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Year

College

Players

1970

Grambling, Southern California

  9

1971

Ohio State

13

1972

Michigan

10

1973

Oklahoma

11

1974

UCLA

12

1975

Southern California

14

1976

Nebraska, Ohio State

11

1977

Southern California

14

1978

Florida

10

1979

Notre Dame, Oklahoma

10

1980

Nebraska, Southern California

10

1981

Pittsburgh

12

1982

Texas

12

1983

Southern California

11

1984

Texas

17

1985

Wisconsin

11

1986

Illinois, Southern California

  9

1987

Penn State

13

1988

Oklahoma

13

1989

Auburn

10

1990

Southern California

10

1991

Miami

11

1992

Washington

11

1993

Notre Dame, Miami

  9

1994

Notre Dame

10

1995

Colorado, Florida State

10

1996

Penn State

10

1997

Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska

  8

1998

Washington

10

1999

Florida, Ohio State

8

2000

Tennessee

9

2001

Florida State

9

2002

Miami

11

2003

Florida, Miami, Tennessee

8

2004

Ohio State

14

2005

Oklahoma

11

2006

Southern California

11

2007

Florida

9

2008

Southern California

10

2009

Southern California

11

2010

Florida

9

2011

North Carolina, Southern California

9

2012

Alabama

8

 

UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT

 

NOTE: Since 1990, 14 of the No. 1 overall picks have been underclassmen (Jeff George – 1990, Steve Emtman – 1992, Drew Bledsoe – 1993, Dan Wilkinson – 1994, Ki-Jana Carter – 1995, Orlando Pace – 1997, Tim Couch – 1999, Michael Vick – 2001, Mario Williams – 2006, JaMarcus Russell – 2007, Matthew Stafford – 2009, Sam Bradford – 2010, Cam Newton – 2011, Andrew Luck – 2012).

Year

Entered

Drafted

Top-10 Picks

2012

65

44

8

2011

56

43

8

2010

53

46

5

2009

46

41

5

2008

53

39

4

2007

40

29

5

2006

52

33

6

2005

51

37

4

2004

43

35

5

2003

47

32

5

2002

38

26

2

2001

35

27

5

2000

26

20

4

1999

31

22

5

1998

32

19

3

1997

34

25

6

1996

24

16

4

1995

33

22

2

1994

31

25

6

1993

34

24

5

1992

30

21

5

1991

23

19

1

1990

28

18

5

 

COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS

(Since first common draft in 1967)

 

College

Total

College

Total

USC

66

Texas

31

Miami

56

Nebraska

28

Ohio State

54

California

23

Florida

41

Texas A&M

23

Notre Dame

37

Louisiana State

23

Tennessee

37

Arizona State

22

Alabama

36

Colorado

22

Florida St.

36

Georgia

22

Michigan

33

Michigan State

22

Penn State

33

Pittsburgh

22

Oklahoma

31

UCLA

22

 

COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)

 

1967-Michigan State/4

1990-Multiple with 2

1968-Southern California/5

1991-Tennessee/3

1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., Southern California /2

1992-Multiple with 2

1970-Oklahoma/3

1993-Notre Dame/4

1971-Ohio State/4

1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3

1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3

1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3

1973-Purdue, Southern California/3

1996-Ohio State/3

1974-Ohio State/3

1997-Florida State/4

1975-Ohio State/3

1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3

1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3

1999-Ohio State/3

1977-Southern California/3

2000-Florida State/3

1978-Notre Dame/3

2001-Miami/4

1979-Multiple with 2

2002-Miami/5

1980-Southern California, Texas/3

2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4

1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3

2004-Miami/6

1982-Southern California/3

2005-Auburn/4

1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3

2006-Ohio State/5

1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2

2007-Lousiana State/4

1985-Wisconsin/3

2008- Southern California/4

1986-Iowa/3

2009- Southern California/3

1987-Miami/3

2010-Oklahoma/4

1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2

2011-Alabama/4

1989-Florida/3

2012-Alabama/4

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