Fresno State Football Newsletter

Jennings, Culver Taken in Sixth Round of NFL Draft and 5 sign as free agents

per kick return and over 12 yards on punt returns.

Adam Jennings is headed to  Culver, a first-team All-WAC safety, continues a streak of the Atlanta Falcons and Bulldog safeties moving on to the Tyron Culver to the Green NFL…Both Jennings and Culver are Bay Packers after being outstanding students, each earning Academic All-WAC honors during selected in Sunday's NFL their careers. draft.  On the first day of the draft, Richard Marshall was the 58th player selected by the Carolina Adam Jennings, one of the nation's Panthers. top returns specialists in 2005, was selected in the sixth round by the Atlanta Falcons. Jennings and teammate "We had three very good Tyrone Culver were each selected in players drafted and I was the sixth round. In all, three Dogs were drafted by NFL teams this weekend. hoping we would have had a couple more," said head coach Pat Hill. "It's a great tribute to  Two more Bulldog football players Richard, Adam and Tyrone. got a special phone call Sunday They all were excellent players afternoon, the call of which dreams for us, won a lot of games, and are made. Receiver Adam Jennings they are also men of great and safety Tyrone Culver, both first-team All-WAC selections for character. Both Adam and Fresno State last season, were Tyrone were very good drafted one pick apart in the sixth students and earned their round of Sunday's NFL draft. degrees, and Richard is very Jennings was drafted by Atlanta close to getting his degree. I'm and Culver by Green Bay with the very proud of all three and I 184th and 185th picks, respectively. know they will be great ambassadors for Fresno State  Jennings made a name for himself football." as a playmaking receiver and return specialist. During his senior season, he was ranked as one the 5 Free Agents NCAA's best in both punt and kickoff returns, averaging 30 yards Shortly after the draft, the following Bulldogs signed NFL free agent contracts: -- Running back Wendell Mathis signed with the Minnesota Vikings -- Running back Bryson Sumlin with San Diego Chargers -- Receiver Jermaine Jamison with Kansas City -- Quarterback Paul Pinegar with Jacksonville

-- Defensive end Garrett McIntyre with defending NFC champion Seattle