How many players from your school have been drafted

[MACHIAVELLI]

I don't know if this has been asked before or not. (If so please give me the link)

How many players from your school have been drafted. League by league.

AFL
NFL
WFL
USFL
CFL
etc's

Who are some of your most famous football alum?

[Dane96]

Albany:

NFL: 2
AFL: 1 or 2
AFL2: A bunch...don't know the answer.

[saint0917]

I don't have my draft book in front of me, but I think Umass has had around 20-25.

[OhioHen]

How many players from your school have been drafted.

Short answer for just about everybody (everybody?) here:

Not as many as Grambling. xbowx

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Short answer for just about everybody (everybody?) here:

Not as many as Grambling. xbowx

No doubt.

I'm sure Grambling over its history has put more players in the NFL than a lot of FBS teams. xnodx

[Ivytalk]

I thought you were talking about the Army!!:p

[GeeWiz]

NU has had nine players drafted by the NFL ...

Year, name, team, round

1954 Jack Lapsley
Pittsburgh Steelers, 22

1955 Gene Renzi
Chicago Cardinals, 29

1965 Bob Cappadona
Boston Patriots, 3

1979 Dan Ross
Cincinnati Bengals, 2

1984 Sean Jones
Los Angeles Raiders, 2

1985 Eric Stokes
Cincinnati Bengals, 6

1988 Darin Jordan
Pittsburgh Steelers, 5

1989 Mike Williams
Los Angeles Rams, 10

1997 Jerome Daniels
Miami Dolphins, 4

Other football league picks I can't answer.

[Ivytalk]

Joe Azelby '84 Bills 10
Matt Birk '98 Vikings 6
Brian Buckley '81 Patriots 11
Roger Caron '85 Colts 5
Dick Clasby '54 Eagles 12
Eric Crone '73 Cardinals 17
John Culver '54 Cardinals 27
Bill Fisher '46 Eagles 29
Ryan Fitzpatrick '05 Rams 7
Tony Hinz '89 Patriots 11
Dan Jiggetts '76 Bears 6
Isaiah Kacyvenski '00 Seahawks 4
Jim Kenary '50 Bears 28
Bobby Leo '67 Patriots 7
Carter Lord '68 Cowboys 13
Pat McInally '75 Bengals 5
Verne Miller '42 Giants 17

[ElonPride]

I think Elon has 17, including Nkang in the 2007 draft.

I believe our most famous NFL player was Rich McGeorge. He had a few pro bowl seasons as a TE/WR with Green Bay back in the 70s.

Our most famous athletic Alum is probably Jack McKeon.....but this isn't a baseball thread.

[lc83]

There is no draft for the Arena Football League. Players are not drafted they are signed to free agent contracts.

[PantherRob82]

UNI has had quite a few. Most notable being Kurt Warner and Bryce Paup.

[crunifan]

Yeah, I was gonna say, why not make it "how many Super Bowl MVPs has your school had?"

That would make it a tad more fun for UNI fans! xnodx

[Frosty The Snowbuff]

Not sure about drafted but I believe we currently have 6 in the NFL and 9 throughout various other leagues....

[Eyes of Old Main]

I'm not sure exactly, but not many and not in a long time. A number of free agent signings though. I know Jerry Richardson was drafted by the Colts back in the late 1950's. Now he owns the Carolina Panthers, so I guess that makes him the most famous.

[Dane96]

There is no draft for the Arena Football League. Players are not drafted they are signed to free agent contracts.

Sure is...dispersal draft ;)

At least there was one back in the 90's.

Other than that, you are correct, players are not drafted out of school.

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

[QUOTE=GeeWiz;578712]NU has had nine players drafted by the NFL ...

Year, name, team, round

1979 Dan Ross
Cincinnati Bengals, 2
QUOTE]

Danny Ross, local boy from Everett, MA, could play the game at NU and with the Bengals! God rest his soul.

As as far as to the north, just a few from UNH. These are from memory only, haven't officially confirmed:

Dave Rozumek, LB, Chiefs 7th, 1975
Steve Doig, LB, Lions 3rd, early 1980's
Ilia Jarustchuk, LB, Rams 5th, mid-1980's
Jerry Azumah, Payton Award winning RB turned pro DB, Bears 5th (?), 1999
Corey Graham, DB, Bears 5th, 2007

Couple of successful free agents: Bruce Huther, Cowboys, 1976, played 4-5 yrs as backup to Bruenig, then played for Browns, then USFL. Dan Kreider, Steelers, 2000, current starting FB.

Let's hope D. Ball is the next FA to succeed!

[poly51]

Cal Poly Players Drafted, Year, Team, Round

Alex Bravo RB, 1954, LA Rams, 9
Bob Lawson FB, 1954, Detroit Lions, 9
Stan Sheriff C, 1954, LA Rams. 18
Bob Heaston G, 1955, San Francisco 49ers, 24
Perry Jeter RB, 1955, Chicago Bears, 28
Jim Cox E, 1956, San Francisco 49ers, 9
John Madden OL-DL, 1958, Philadelphia Eagles, 21
Cecil Turner WR, 1968, Chicago Bears, 5
Emanuel Murrell DB, 1970, Detroit Lions, 12
Rick Wegis DB, 1972, Cincinnati Bengals, 12
Gary Davis RB, 1976, Miami Dolphins, 6
John Henson RB, 1976, Green Bay Packers, 14
Ray Hall WR, 1976, Green Bay Packers, 17
Jimmy Childs WR, 1978, St Louis Cardinals, 4
Andre Keys WR, 1978, Pittsburgh Steelers, 8
Robbie Martin WR, 1981, Pittsburgh Steelers, 4
Mike Daum OL, 1981, Miami Dolphins, 7
Louis Jackson RB, 1981, New York Giants, 7
Charles Daum OL, 1982, Dallas Cowboys, 6
Paul Sverchek DL, 1984, Minnesota Vikings, 8
Damone Johnson TE, 1985, LA Rams, 6
Gary Swanson LB, 1985, LA Rams, 9
Sal Cesario OL, 1986, New York Jets, 12
Chris Dunn DL, 1989, Atlanta Falcons, 9
Kamil Loud WR, 1998, Buffalo Bills, 7
Seth Burford QB, 2002, San Diego Chargers, 7
Jordan Beck LB, 2005, Atlanta Falcons, 3
Chris Gocong DE, 2006, Philadelphia Eagles, 3

Not bad for a school that was D-II until 1994.

Most famous Alum-John Madden

[Pauly LB]

Cal Poly Players Drafted, Year, Team, Round

Alex Bravo RB, 1954, LA Rams, 9
Bob Lawson FB, 1954, Detroit Lions, 9
Stan Sheriff C, 1954, LA Rams. 18
Bob Heaston G, 1955, San Francisco 49ers, 24
Perry Jeter RB, 1955, Chicago Bears, 28
Jim Cox E, 1956, San Francisco 49ers, 9
John Madden OL-DL, 1958, Philadelphia Eagles, 21
Cecil Turner WR, 1968, Chicago Bears, 5
Emanuel Murrell DB, 1970, Detroit Lions, 12
Rick Wegis DB, 1972, Cincinnati Bengals, 12
Gary Davis RB, 1976, Miami Dolphins, 6
John Henson RB, 1976, Green Bay Packers, 14
Ray Hall WR, 1976, Green Bay Packers, 17
Jimmy Childs WR, 1978, St Louis Cardinals, 4
Andre Keys WR, 1978, Pittsburgh Steelers, 8
Robbie Martin WR, 1981, Pittsburgh Steelers, 4
Mike Daum OL, 1981, Miami Dolphins, 7
Louis Jackson RB, 1981, New York Giants, 7
Charles Daum OL, 1982, Dallas Cowboys, 6
Paul Sverchek DL, 1984, Minnesota Vikings, 8
Damone Johnson TE, 1985, LA Rams, 6
Gary Swanson LB, 1985, LA Rams, 9
Sal Cesario OL, 1986, New York Jets, 12
Chris Dunn DL, 1989, Atlanta Falcons, 9
Kamil Loud WR, 1998, Buffalo Bills, 7
Seth Burford QB, 2002, San Diego Chargers, 7
Jordan Beck LB, 2005, Atlanta Falcons, 3
Chris Gocong DE, 2006, Philadelphia Eagles, 3

Not bad for a school that was D-II until 1994.

Most famous Alum-John Madden

You missed the most recent draft -- Courtney Brown in round 7 by the Dallas Cowboys... Thanks Poly51 for the listing above -- I would say that is an impressive list for a team with only 13 years in division 1...

[I-AA Fan]

Cal Poly Players Drafted, Year, Team, Round

Alex Bravo RB, 1954, LA Rams, 9
Bob Lawson FB, 1954, Detroit Lions, 9
Stan Sheriff C, 1954, LA Rams. 18
Bob Heaston G, 1955, San Francisco 49ers, 24
Perry Jeter RB, 1955, Chicago Bears, 28
Jim Cox E, 1956, San Francisco 49ers, 9
John Madden OL-DL, 1958, Philadelphia Eagles, 21
Cecil Turner WR, 1968, Chicago Bears, 5
Emanuel Murrell DB, 1970, Detroit Lions, 12
Rick Wegis DB, 1972, Cincinnati Bengals, 12
Gary Davis RB, 1976, Miami Dolphins, 6
John Henson RB, 1976, Green Bay Packers, 14
Ray Hall WR, 1976, Green Bay Packers, 17
Jimmy Childs WR, 1978, St Louis Cardinals, 4
Andre Keys WR, 1978, Pittsburgh Steelers, 8
Robbie Martin WR, 1981, Pittsburgh Steelers, 4
Mike Daum OL, 1981, Miami Dolphins, 7
Louis Jackson RB, 1981, New York Giants, 7
Charles Daum OL, 1982, Dallas Cowboys, 6
Paul Sverchek DL, 1984, Minnesota Vikings, 8
Damone Johnson TE, 1985, LA Rams, 6
Gary Swanson LB, 1985, LA Rams, 9
Sal Cesario OL, 1986, New York Jets, 12
Chris Dunn DL, 1989, Atlanta Falcons, 9
Kamil Loud WR, 1998, Buffalo Bills, 7
Seth Burford QB, 2002, San Diego Chargers, 7
Jordan Beck LB, 2005, Atlanta Falcons, 3
Chris Gocong DE, 2006, Philadelphia Eagles, 3

Not bad for a school that was D-II until 1994.

Most famous Alum-John Madden

Being DII had many advantages in the draft years ago & nothing to be ashamed of. There were very few DI/Large college programs back in those days. The second college football game I ever went to was DII (it was still small college division then) ...one team had Ron Jaworski at QB, the other side had Roger Stauback taking their snaps. Both guys went on to be superbowl MVP's and hall-of-famers.

[CrunchGriz]

The second college football game I ever went to was DII (it was still small college division then) ...one team had Ron Jaworski at QB, the other side had Roger Stauback taking their snaps. Both guys went on to be superbowl MVP's and hall-of-famers.

Not to be a contrarian, but Roger Staubach went for one year to New Mexico Military Institute (a junior college), and then three years to Navy. He never went to a Division II college.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Staubach

[Demon Fan]

Not sure about drafted but I believe we currently have 6 in the NFL and 9 throughout various other leagues....

Frosty,

There have been 33 Northwestern State players chosen in the NFL Draft, including nine in the last 11 seasons. Three Demons have gone in the top five rounds since 2002. NSU's highest pick was in the first round [17th. overall] when running back John Stephens was taken by the Patriots in 1988. (Stephens was later chosen AFC Rookie of the Year.) NSU has had seven go in the 2nd. round; and the busiest year was in 1999 when 3 Demons were drafted.

NSU has produced 8 NFL All-Pro players; 8 Super Bowl participants; 1 NFL Football Hall of Famer; and 2 College Football Hall of Famers.

There have been (and still are ) several in the CFL and a few in the USFL (including QB Bobby Hebert who went from the USFL to the Saints and finally the Falcons; a 14-year career).

Jermaine Jones (a 1999 6th round pick by the Chicago Bears) is currently a star DB for the Dallas Desperados in the Arena Football Leauge.

To date 64 Demons have been signed by professional football teams.

[NSUDemon98]

Not sure about drafted but I believe we currently have 6 in the NFL and 9 throughout various other leagues....

Most famous alumni being:

Bobby Hebert - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hebert
Gary Reasons - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Reasons
Mark "Super" Duper - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Duper
Jackie Smith - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Smith
Joe Delaney - Delaney would have been a legend in the NFL had his life not been cut short. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Delaney
Charlie Tolar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Tolar
Charlie Hennigan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hennigan
John Stephens - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stephens_%28football_player%29

[Lionsrking]

Not to be a contrarian, but Roger Staubach went for one year to New Mexico Military Institute (a junior college), and then three years to Navy. He never went to a Division II college.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Staubach


Staubach didn't technically play in D-II but he did play for Pensacola Navy while he was in the service. I'm sure he and Jaworski (Youngstown) probably did face one another. We played against them both.

[AggieFinn]

NFL Drafted or Free Agent ("other" league draftees not included)

Tom Williams - 1969 - San Diego
Rolf Benirschke - 1976 - San Diego
Rich Martini - 1976 - Oakland
Casey Merrill - 1978 - Green Bay
Mike Moroski - 1978 - Atlanta
Jeff Allen - 1979 - Miami
Ken O'Brien - 1982 - New York Jets
Bo Eason - 1983 - Houston Oilers
Mike Wise - 1985 - the then LA Raiders (best Tecmo Bowl team ever)
Chris Mandeville - 1986 - Green Bay
Kevin Daft - 1999 - Tennessee
Onome Ojo - 2001 - New Orleans
J.T. O'Sullivan - 2002 - New Orleans
Chris Smith - 2002 - New York Jets
Mike Oliva - 2003 - New York Jets
Ejiro Evero - 2004 - Oakland
Brad Lekkerkerker - 2004 - Houston Texans
Forest Vance - 2004 - Green Bay
Cory Lekkerkerker - 2005 - San Diego Chargers
Daniel Fells - 2006 - Atlanta
Nolan De Graaf - 2006 - San Diego
Elliot Vallejo - 2007 - Arizona
Tony Kays - 2007 - Cincinnatti

Seems to be a huge gap between 86 and 99 - a lot of CFL and Arena boys in there I believe.

[Green Cookie Monster]

Sacramento State

Don Chamberlin-Lions-1959-25th
Al Nichols-Falcons-1967-15th
Mike Carter-Packers-1969-15th
John Farley-Bengals-1983-4th
Greg Robinson-Patriots-1985-5th
Mike Black-Seahawks-1985-9th
John Gesek-Raiders-1986-10th-Super Bowl
Rob Harrison-Raiders-1986-10th
Jon Kirksey-Saints-1992-8th
Daimon Shelton-Jaguars-1996-6th
Tony Corbin-Chargers-1996-7th
Marko Cavka-Jets-2003-6th

Free Agents:
Lonie Paxton-Patriots-2000-Super Bowl
Ricky Ray-49ers-2000-Grey Cup Winner
Charles Roberts-Blue Bombers-2001-Led CFL in rushing
Fred Amey-49ers-2007-scored on first play in NFL
Aaron Garcia-NY Dragons-all time leading AFL passer
Gary Quattrin-Redskins-1963
Bill Fuller-Colts-1964
Bob Miller-Eagles-1985
Mike Clemons-Raiders-1967
Kent Harbuck-Chiefs-1979
Otis Gillespie-Cowboys-1981
Stu Hall-Patriots-1981
Kevin Fontes-Giants-1982
Kelly Osborn-Broncos-1983
Jeff Hoffman-Patriots-1985
Cecil Williams-Chiefs-1984
Mark Albert-Chiefs-1985
Dave DeSilva-Jets-1985
Angelo James-Chiefs-1985
Greg Knapp-Chiefs-1985
Joe Hall-Raiders-1986
Lorenzo Lynch-Bears-1986
Bill Sanders-Jets-1986
Jim Reeden-Cowboys-1987
Tuata Maga-Cowboys-1987
Rich Bellanger-Bengals-1988
Brian Allred-Giants-1990
Jim Crouch-Bills-1991
Michael Johnson-Bears-1991
Joe Little-Oilers-1991
Troy Mills-Falcons-1991
Bobby Fresques-Raiders-1992
Tyrone Taylor-Chargers-1997
Tim Conley-Seahawks-1999
Terence Wagner-Giants-2001
Chris Frank-Titans-2003

Not bad for a described 'sucky' program. Go Hornets!

[Lionsrking]

Southeastern Louisiana players drafted...

Billy Andrews............13th round...Cleveland Browns.......1967
Ronnie Hornsby.........3rd round.....New York Giants........1971
Donald Dykes............2nd round....New York Jets...........1978
Calvin Favron............3rd round.....St. Louis Cardinals.....1978
Anthony Vereen.........8th round.....Kansas City Chiefs.....1981
Mack Boatner............9th round.....Miami Dolphins..........1982
Brett Wright..............9th round.....New York Jets..........1984

Billy Andrews played 11 years and had the first INT return for a TD in Monday Night Football history.

Horace Belton signed as a FA with Kansas City and played three years.

Oscar Lofton was drafted by the Boston (New England) Patriots of the AFL but don't know the round.

Ray Perkins signed as a FA with the Chargers in '05 and spent two seasons on the practice squad. He's now with the Dolphins.

Felton Huggins is playing in NFLE with Frankfurt.

[AggieFinn]

Not bad for a described 'sucky' program. Go Hornets!

Individuals don't win football games. Go Ags! :D

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

NU has had nine players drafted by the NFL ...

Year, name, team, round

1979 Dan Ross
Cincinnati Bengals, 2


Danny Ross, local boy from Everett, MA, could play the game at NU and with the Bengals! God rest his soul.

As as far as to the north, just a few from UNH. These are from memory only, haven't officially confirmed:

Dave Rozumek, LB, Chiefs 7th, 1975
Steve Doig, LB, Lions 3rd, early 1980's
Ilia Jarustchuk, LB, Rams 5th, mid-1980's
Jerry Azumah, Payton Award winning RB turned pro DB, Bears 5th (?), 1999
Corey Graham, DB, Bears 5th, 2007

Couple of successful free agents: Bruce Huther, Cowboys, 1976, played 4-5 yrs as backup to Bruenig, then played for Browns, then USFL. Dan Kreider, Steelers, 2000, current starting FB.

Let's hope D. Ball is the next FA to succeed!

Agreed on Dan Ross! I remember how much Dan stood out on the field because of his size and ability. He looked like a man among boys while playing at NU!

Other UNH draftees:

John Driscoll, OT, Buffalo 12th round, 1988
Mike Foley, DE, Cardinals 5th round, 1996
Dwayne Gordon, LB, Dolphins 8th round, 1993 -- played 1993-2000 with the Dolphins, Falcons, Chargers and Jets (starter with the Jets IIRC)
Bob Jean, QB, Bengals 10th round, 1989
Ken Kaplan, OL, Bucs 6th round, 1983 -- played 1984-1987 (dates from media guide) with the Bucs and Saints.
Paul Lindquist, DT, Patriots 8th round, 1961
Dwayne Sabb, LB, Patriots 6th round, 1992 -- played 1992-1997 with the Patriots and Rams.

Other notable free agents:

Jason Ball, C, Chargers, 2002 -- played 2002-2004 (and started quite a bit)
Scott Curtis, LB, Eagles, 1988 -- played 1988-90 with the Eagles and Broncos.
Joe Fleming, DL, Browns, 1995 -- played 1995, 1999-2001 with the Browns and Bears.
Randal Williams, WR, Jaguars, 2001 -- played 2001-present with the Jaguars, Cowboys and Raiders.

[Green Cookie Monster]

Individuals don't win football games. Go Ags! :D

Tell that to Paxton-Super Bowl, Gesek-Super Bowl, Ray-Grey Cup, Roberts-all time IAA rusher, Garcia-All time AFL passing champ xnodx

Outside of Mattos our biggest hindrance has been sucky coaching.

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

Agreed on Dan Ross! I remember how much Dan stood out on the field because of his size and ability. He looked like a man among boys while playing at NU!

Other UNH draftees:

John Driscoll, OT, Buffalo 12th round, 1988
Mike Foley, DE, Cardinals 5th round, 1996
Dwayne Gordon, LB, Dolphins 8th round, 1993 -- played 1993-2000 with the Dolphins, Falcons, Chargers and Jets (starter with the Jets IIRC)
Bob Jean, QB, Bengals 10th round, 1989
Ken Kaplan, OL, Bucs 6th round, 1983 -- played 1984-1987 (dates from media guide) with the Bucs and Saints.
Paul Lindquist, DT, Patriots 8th round, 1961
Dwayne Sabb, LB, Patriots 6th round, 1992 -- played 1992-1997 with the Patriots and Rams.

Other notable free agents:

Jason Ball, C, Chargers, 2002 -- played 2002-2004 (and started quite a bit)
Scott Curtis, LB, Eagles, 1988 -- played 1988-90 with the Eagles and Broncos.
Joe Fleming, DL, Browns, 1995 -- played 1995, 1999-2001 with the Browns and Bears.
Randal Williams, WR, Jaguars, 2001 -- played 2001-present with the Jaguars, Cowboys and Raiders.


CT, once again, thanks for bailing me out. I told you I was reciting from memory -- a poor and selective one, at that! xpeacex

Gordon, Sabb, and Kaplan (are you sure he was drafted and not a FA?) were all pretty good pros. Jason Ball was a shooting star for one brief year -- started for the Chargers, then disappeared. I think his Dad agent might have caused some folks to back off.....

[AggieFinn]

Tell that to Paxton-Super Bowl, Gesek-Super Bowl, Ray-Grey Cup, Roberts-all time IAA rusher, Garcia-All time AFL passing champ xnodx

Outside of Mattos our biggest hindrance has been sucky coaching.

Not knocking them for what they do, just pointing out what they do.

Lonie Paxton - long snapper for the Super Bowl Champion Patriots.
John Gesek - O-Lineman for the Dallas Cowboys in the days of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and Daryl Johnston.
Charles Roberts - CFL record setter for rushing and all-purpose yards.
Ricky Ray - QB and Grey Cup winner for the Edmonton Eskimos.
Aaron Garcia - Arena Football League QB and passing record setter.

Great players all, but not the same without their teammates and coaches behind them. I think each one of them would agree with me.

[Mr. Tiger]

Jackson State has had about 100 players drafted into the NFL. So I will only post the list if someone wants to see it because it will take up a lot of space. :D Grambling is probably the only current I-AA that tops us. They have about 115.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

CT, once again, thanks for bailing me out. I told you I was reciting from memory -- a poor and selective one, at that! xpeacex

Gordon, Sabb, and Kaplan (are you sure he was drafted and not a FA?) were all pretty good pros. Jason Ball was a shooting star for one brief year -- started for the Chargers, then disappeared. I think his Dad agent might have caused some folks to back off.....

If I was relying on my memory, my list would have been significantly shorter!! xnodx xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

All my info came from the UNH Media Guide.

[Henny]

No mention by UNH fans of Dan Kreider FB Steelers. I assume he was a F.A. Coincidently Delaware had a two year FB with the Steelers in the 80's named Dan Reeder although he was drafted by the Raiders in the 6th round. The Hens just dont have many draftees, due to the the wing-t offense we ran for 50 years.

Ironically, Gannon was drafted by New England to play DB in the 4th round. Not bad for a future NFL MVP!

Figures a Grambling guy would bring up this topic. As a kid I saw Grambling beat UD in the Boardwalk bowl. They had something like 10 guys in NFL camps the next year.

[Tod]

MONTANA GRIZZLIES • GRIZ IN THE PROS

Player Year Team
Steve Sullivan 1922 Evansville
Ed Illman 1926 Wilson’s Wildcats
“Wild” Bill Kelly 1927 Brooklyn Professionals
Len Noyes 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
Milton Popovich 1937 Chicago Cardinals
Paul Szakash 1937 Detroit Lions
Aldo Forte 1938 Detroit Lions
Bill Lazetich 1938 Cleveland Rams
John Dolan 1941 Buffalo Indians
Stan Renning 1959 Edmonton Eskimos
John Lands 1960 Indianapolis Warriors
Gary Schwertfeger 1961 British Columbia Lions
Bob O’Billovich 1962 Ottawa Rough Riders
Terry Dillon 1963 Minnesota Vikings
Mike Tilleman 1964 Chicago Bears
Bryan Magnuson 1967 Washington Redskins
Dave Urie 1969 Houston Oilers
Willie Postler 1972 British Columbia Lions
Steve Okoniewski 1972 Atlanta Falcons
Roy Robinson 1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Walt Brett 1975 Atlanta Falcons (4th round)
Ron Rosenberg 1975 Cincinnati Bengals (13th round)
Greg Harris 1975 New York Jets
Barry Darrow 1974 Cleveland Browns
Doug Betters 1977 Miami Dolphins
Terry Falcon 1977 New England Patriots
Greg Anderson 1979 Montreal
Tim Hook 1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Carm Carteri 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders
Guy Bingham 1980 New York Jets (10th round)
Pat Curry* 1982 Seattle Seahawks
Rocky Klever 1982 New York Jets (9th round)
Rich Burtness 1982 Dallas Cowboys (12th round)
Mike Hagen* 1982 Seattle Seahawks
Mickey Sutton* 1983 Pittsburgh Maulers
Brian Salonen 1984 Dallas Cowboys (10th round)
Mike Rice 1987 New York Jets (8th round)
Brent Pease 1987 Minnesota Vikings (11th round)
Larry Clarkson 1988 San Francisco 49ers (8th round)
Pat Foster 1988 Los Angeles Rams (9th round)
Tim Hauck* 1989 New England Patriots
Jay Fagan* 1989 Washington Redskins
Kirk Scrafford* 1989 Cincinnati Bengals
Matt Clark 1990 British Columbia Lions
Mike Trevathan 1990 British Columbia Lions
Brad Lebo* 1992 Cincinnati Bengals
Sean Dorris* 1992 Houston Oilers
Todd Ericson* 1994 Indianapolis Colts
Bruce Dotson 1994 British Columbia Lions
Carl Franks 1994 Toronto Argonauts
Scott Gragg* 1995 New York Giants (2nd Round)
Shalon Baker* 1995 British Columbia Lions
Damon Boddie 1995 British Columbia Lions
Scott Gurnsey 1995 Toronto Argonauts
Marc Lamb* 1995 New York Jets
Stacy Edwards 1995 Birmingham Barracudas
Keith Burke 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders
Dave Dickenson*# 1996 Calgary Stampeders
Matt Wells 1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Eric Simonson* 1996 Philadelphia Eagles
Blaine McElmurry* 1997 Houston Oilers
Joe Douglass*# 1997 New York Jets
David Kempfert* 1997 Seattle Seahawks
Jeff Zellick* 1997 New York Giants
Jason Baker* 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jason Crebo* 1998 Buffalo Bills
Brian Ah Yat* 1999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Scott Curry 1999 Green bay Packers (6th Round)
Kris Heppner* 2000 Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Neil* 2000 Atlanta Falcons
Chase Raynock* 2000 New Orleans Saints
Jeremy Watkins* 2000 New York Giants
Adam Boomer 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Jimmy Farris*# 2001 San Francisco 49ers
Leif Thorsen 2001 B.C. Lions (1st Round)
Thatcher Szalay*# 2002 Cincinnati Bengals
Calvin Coleman* 2002 New York Giants
Drew Miller* 2002 Detroit Fury
Etu Molden*# 2002 Chicago Rush
Spencer Frederick* 2002 New Orleans Saints
Dylan McFarland# 2003 Buffalo Bills (7th Round)
Jon Skinner* 2003 San Diego Chargers
Chris Snyder*# 2003 Detroit Lions
Justin Green# 2004 Baltimore Ravens (5th Round)
Andy Petek 2004 Hamilton Tiger Cats
Cory Procter*# 2005 Detroit Lions
Craig Ochs*# 2005 San Deigo Chargers
Levander Segars 2005 Montreal Allouette
Willie Walden* 2005 Kansas City Chiefs
Trey Young# 2005 Calgary Stampeders
Brad Rhoades*# 2006 Tennessee Titans

Note: The year listed is the player’s first as a professional. The
team listed is the team that the player was originally drafted by or
initially signed with, and is not necessarily the team they play for
now.

*Signed as free agent #Still active at press time

[AZGrizFan]

MAN we put a lot of guys into the CFL. xcoolx

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

No mention by UNH fans of Dan Kreider FB Steelers. I assume he was a F.A. Coincidently Delaware had a two year FB with the Steelers in the 80's named Dan Reeder although he was drafted by the Raiders in the 6th round. The Hens just dont have many draftees, due to the the wing-t offense we ran for 50 years.

Ironically, Gannon was drafted by New England to play DB in the 4th round. Not bad for a future NFL MVP!

Figures a Grambling guy would bring up this topic. As a kid I saw Grambling beat UD in the Boardwalk bowl. They had something like 10 guys in NFL camps the next year.


Yes, Kreider was a free agent who has parlayed his toughness into a nice career as Steelers' starting FB. Interesting to note, Kreider is a metro-Pittsburgh native.

I remember Gannon being drafted, but I thought the Pats wanted him as a RB. In any case, glad he stuck to his guns and forced someone to give him a try as QB. As you note, it worked out pretty well!

Remember the UD RB from the early early 1970's -- Nate Beasley? Big kid, tough, and he could play!

[katstrapper]

SHSU Bearkats Drafted.....(I think the Bears had a deal going in the 50's)
1954 McNeil Moore Bears 18th round
1954 Lou Woodard Bears 17th round
1955 Mel Harrison Bears 17th round
1956 Jerry Hentschel Bears 25th round
1958 Ken Daw Bears 23rd round
1969 George Wright Colts 9th round
1975 Johnny Dirden Oilers 10th round
1978 Guido Merkins Saints 12th round
1979 Stan Blinka Jets 5th round
1985 Gary Kimble Redskins 11th round
1988 Carl Mims Redskins 5th round
1989 Ricky Royal Cardinals 12th round
1992 Michael Bankston Cardinals 4th round
1995 John Solomon Vikings 5th round
1996 Darius Smith Raiders 7th round
2002 Keith Heinrich Panthers 6th round (With Browns until got hurt.Was in Dolphins camp 2006)
2002 Josh McCown Cardinals 3rd round (Traded from Lions to Raiders in 2007)

Other NFL Free Agents
2007 Michael Malone Dolphins (In Camp)
2007 DD Terry Jaguars (In Camp)
2002 Keith Davis Cowboys(Still with Cowboys)
2001 Matt Dominguez Broncos (With CFL Roughriders currently)
1998 Kevin Pesak Redskins
1998 Greg Studdard Falcons
1989 Odie Harris Buccaneers

[Frosty The Snowbuff]

Frosty,

There have been 33 Northwestern State players chosen in the NFL Draft, including nine in the last 11 seasons. Three Demons have gone in the top five rounds since 2002. NSU's highest pick was in the first round [17th. overall] when running back John Stephens was taken by the Patriots in 1988. (Stephens was later chosen AFC Rookie of the Year.) NSU has had seven go in the 2nd. round; and the busiest year was in 1999 when 3 Demons were drafted.

NSU has produced 8 NFL All-Pro players; 8 Super Bowl participants; 1 NFL Football Hall of Famer; and 2 College Football Hall of Famers.

There have been (and still are ) several in the CFL and a few in the USFL (including QB Bobby Hebert who went from the USFL to the Saints and finally the Falcons; a 14-year career).

Jermaine Jones (a 1999 6th round pick by the Chicago Bears) is currently a star DB for the Dallas Desperados in the Arena Football Leauge.

To date 64 Demons have been signed by professional football teams.


Thanks.....

I was too lazy to look that up....

[Frosty The Snowbuff]

Most famous alumni being:

Bobby Hebert - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hebert
Gary Reasons - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Reasons
Mark "Super" Duper - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Duper
Jackie Smith - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Smith
Joe Delaney - Delaney would have been a legend in the NFL had his life not been cut short. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Delaney[/url]
Charlie Tolar - [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Tolar
Charlie Hennigan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hennigan
John Stephens - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stephens_%28football_player%29




A fellow Haughton Buccaneer Alum.....

I still hate that school though.....

Sad thing about it is......the only thing named after Joe was some parking spaces (I think they just recently named the stadium after him)

[Pitbull]

Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team

1946 ?? ?? Marion Motley FB Browns (NFL HOF)
1961 14 ?? Deacon Jones DL Chargers (NFL HOF)
1967 2nd Round John Gilliam,WR, Saints
1968 11th Round Bennie Blocker Saints
1968 7th Round Willie Joe Holman,DE, Bears
1968 6th Round James Johnson, DB, Bengals
1968 4th Round R.C Gamble,RB, Patriots
1970, 5th Round Clifford McClean,RB, Cardinals
1973 2nd Round Barney Chavous Broncos
1973 7th Round Willie Aldridge Vikings
1975, 10th Round Donnie Layton, 49ers
1975 6th Round Darius McCarthy,wr Rams
1976 4 ?? Harry Carson LB Giants (NFL HOF)
1978 12th Round Anthony Clay, Rams
1978 3rd Round Rickey Anderson Raiders
1977 4th Round Robert Simms, DT, Browns
1980, 3rd Round Phillip Murphy, DT, Rams
1980, 5th Round Nate Rivers, RB, Eagles
1981 3rd Round Robert Geathers Buffalo Bills,
1981 12th Round John Alford Dolphins
1981 5th Round Edwin Bailey Seahawks
1981, 8th Round Charlie Brown, Redskins
1981 8th Round William Judson, DB, Miami
1982, 11th Round Edward Lee, WR, Lions,
1982 6 161 Tom Tutson DB Miami
1982 11 292 Edward Lee WR Detroit
1983 10 278 Anthony Reed RB Miami
1983, 8th Round Henry Odom, RB, Steelers
1983 11 284 Dwayne Jackson DE Kansas City
1984 5 119 Barney Bussey DB Cincinnati
1984 10 257 Heyward Golden DB N.Y. Giants
1985 8 220 Leonard Wingate DT L.A. Raiders
1988 8 215 Robert Tyler TE Seattle
1988 11 299 Dwayne Harper CB Seattle
1989 12 314 William DuBose RB Indianapolis
1992 1 26 Robert Porcher DE Detroit
1995 2 35 Anthony Cook DE Houston
1996 7 253 Michael Hicks RB Chicago
1997 4 109 Raleigh Roundtree G San Diego
1997 5 138 Kenny Bynum RB San Diego
2000 7 248 Lewis Kelly G Minnesota
2001 6 180 Arther Love TE New England

That's 42 SCSU Bulldogs that have been drafted for professional football leagues. There are more than 100 who have been free agents.

[bulldog10jw]

BULLDOGS AND THE NFL
drafted:
1936: Bob Train, E-Detroit Lions, 9th round
1937: Larry Kelley, E-Detroit Lions, 9th round
1938: Clint Frank, HB-Detroit Lions, 12th round
1946: Fritz Barzilauskas, G-Boston Yanks, 1st round
1947: Bill Schuler, T-New York Giants, 31st round
Paul Walker, E-Detroit Lions, 10th round
1948: Tex Furse, QB-Boston Yanks, 8th round
Jack Roderick E-Boston Yanks, 24th round
John Prchlik, G-Boston Yanks, 30th round
1950: Ferd Nadherny, B-Chicago Bears
1952: Bob Spears, FB – Chicago Bears
1953: Ed Woodsum, OE – Chicago Cardinals, 11th round
1956: Phil Tarasovic, T – Pittsburgh Steelers, 12th round
1957: Al Ward, HB – Chicago Bears, 8th Round
Paul Lopata, E – Washington Redskins, 8th round
Dennis McGill, HB – Philadelphia Eagles, 24th round
1961: Ben Balme, G – Philadelphia Eagles, 24th round
(AFL) Los Angeles Chargers, 24th round
Mike Pyle, C – Chicago Bears, 7th round
1964: Dick Niglio, FB – Chicago Bears
1965: Chuck Mercein, FB – New York Giants, 3rd round
(AFL) Buffalo Bills, 10th round
1966: Bob Greenlee, DT – (AFL) Miami Dolphins, 4th Round
1969: Calvin Hill, RB – Dallas Cowboys, 1st round
Bruce Weinstein, TE – (AFL) Miami Dolphins, 8th round
Brian Dowling, QB – Minnesota Vikings, 11th round
1971: Don Martin, HB – Oakland Raiders, 7th round
Tom Neville, DT – Baltimore Colts, 13th round
Jim Gallagher, DE – Minnesota Vikings, 14th round
1973: Dick Jauron, HB – Detroit Lions, 4th round
Bob Leyen, G – Dallas Cowboys, 6th round
1975: Greg Dubinetz, G – Cincinnati Bengals, 9th round
Tom Doyle, QB – Oakland Raiders, 14th round
Rudy Green, HB – Detroit Lions, 15th round
Elvin Charity, DB – Cincinnati Bengals, 17th round
1976: Gary Fencik, WR – Miami Dolphins, 10th round
1979: John Spagnola, TE – New England Patriots, 9th round
1980: Ken Hill, RB – Oakland Raiders, 8th round
1982: Jeff Rohrer, LB – Dallas Cowboys, 2nd round
Rich Diana, RB – Miami Dolphins, 5th round
Curt Grieve, WR – Philadelphia Eagles, 6th round
2001: Than Merrill, DB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7th round
Eric Johnson, WR – San Francisco 49ers, 7th round
2004: Nate Lawrie, TE – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 6th round

[proasu89]

MAN we put a lot of guys into the CFL. xcoolx

I thought ya'll already were in the CFL:p

[Catmendue2]

No mention by UNH fans of Dan Kreider FB Steelers. I assume he was a F.A. Coincidently Delaware had a two year FB with the Steelers in the 80's named Dan Reeder although he was drafted by the Raiders in the 6th round. The Hens just dont have many draftees, due to the the wing-t offense we ran for 50 years.

Ironically, Gannon was drafted by New England to play DB in the 4th round. Not bad for a future NFL MVP!

Figures a Grambling guy would bring up this topic. As a kid I saw Grambling beat UD in the Boardwalk bowl. They had something like 10 guys in NFL camps the next year.
Does it matter who started the thread, 50 posters and counting.xsmiley_wix

Yeah, Grambling is number One.

[skinny_uncle]

SIU

Antoine, Lionel (1972 - 1978)
Antwine, Houston (1961 - 1972)
Battle, Jim (1963 - 1963)
Baugh, Tom (1986 - 1989)
Bullocks, Amos (1962 - 1966)
Collins, Fabray (1987 - 1987)
Harper, John (1983 - 1983)
Hart, Jim (1966 - 1984)
Holden, Sam (1971 - 1971)
House, Kevin (1980 - 1987)
Jacobs, Brandon (2005 - )
Jenkins, Al (1969 - 1973)
Jones, Damon (1997 - 2001)
Jourdain, Yonel (1994 - 1995)
Kaczmarek, Mike (1973 - 1973)
Martin, Glenn (1932 - 1932)
Mauck, Carl (1969 - 1981)
Rushing, Marion (1959 - 1968)
Scott, Bart (2002 - 2004)
Shannon, Carver (1962 - 1964)
Silas, Sam (1963 - 1970)
Smith, Dave (1988 - 1988)
Smith, Russ (1921 - 1926)
Spivey, Sebron (1987 - 1987)
Story, Bill (1975 - 1975)
Taylor, Terry (1984 - 1995)
Thompson, Jim (1965 - 1965)
Thompson, Tom (1974 - 1974)
Van dyke, Ralph (1985 - 1987)
Walker, Clarence (1963 - 1963)
Wheelwright, Ernie (1964 - 1970)
White, Adrian (1987 - 1993)

To look up your school, try: http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerbycollege.htm

[Appaholic]

1984 Leroy Howell Buffalo
1986 Dino Hackett KC
1988 Steve Wilkes NYG
1990 Derrick Graham KC
1990 Keith Collins SD
1992 Gary Dandridge Seattle
1992 Mike Frier Seattle
1993 Harold Alexander Atlanta
1996 Matt Stevens Buffalo
1997 Dexter Coakley Dallas
2001 Corey Hall Atlanta


I know we have had other Free Agents, but only can remember 3 off the top of my head...

Jon Settle Atlanta
Jason Hunter Green Bay
Marques Murrel Unsure

Ourt most famous recently would probably be Coakley (think he is palying in Denver), but both Settle and Hackett made it to the Pro Bowl, possibly once in the same year.

[MACHIAVELLI]

anymore?

[Ram Ball]

i dont believe URI has any?

Probably Steve Furness in the 70's. Other than that, I'm pretty sure Frank Ferrara, who payed a few years with the Giants, was a undrafted free agent.

Page 88 of last year's media guide lists the other Rhody players to play in AFL, CFL, NFL Europe, etc.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/uri/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06_FB_Guide.pdf

[HiHiYikas]

I'm glad this thread got bumped - there's a piece on this in the 07 Mountaineer Media Guide.

A few guys predate Appaholic's list; they are:

1942 George Watts, Washington 15th round
1948 John Hollar, Chi. Cardinals 11th round
1949 Tom Murdock, Chi. Cardinals 16th round
1964 Larry Hand, Detroit 10th round (Hand was a 21st-rounder for the AFL's NY Jets)
1965 Larry Harbin, Detroit 8th round

Wayne Smith was the #1 Pick in the 2004 CFL Draft.

Looks like ASU has put about 30 guys in the NFL over the years.

[MACHIAVELLI]

*120 drafted to the pros from the ICON

*=not counting CFL and USFL