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2007 NFL NOTES

-- 72ND NFL DRAFT --

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, CITY

APRIL 28-29, 2007

– Since the first NFL Draft in 1936, a total of 1,666 players have been selected in the first round –

IN THE HISTORY OF THE DRAFT, THE NO. 1 OVERALL PICK HAS BEEN TRADED 13 TIMES

YEAR FROM TO PLAYER SELECTED 1941 /RB 1967 /DE 1968 NY Giants Minnesota /T 1974 Houston Ed “Too Tall” Jones/DE 1975 Baltimore Atlanta /QB 1978 Tampa Bay Houston /RB 1979 Buffalo /LB 1984 Tampa Bay via New England /WR 1990 Atlanta Indianapolis /QB 1991 New England Dallas /DT 1995 Carolina Cincinnati Ki-Jana Carter/RB 1997 N.Y. Jets St. Louis /T 2001 San Diego Atlanta /QB

NOTE: Nine times have teams known that the choice would be the No. 1 overall selection (1967, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001).

SEC QBs SELECTED NO. 1 OVERALL

YEAR PLAYER TEAM SCHOOL 1948 Washington 1952 Billy Wade L.A. Rams Vanderbilt 1998 Indianapolis Tennessee 1999 Kentucky 2004 San Diego

NOTRE DAME QBs SELECTED IN THE TOP TEN

YEAR NAME TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1944 1 1946 Boston Yanks 1 1951 Bob Williams Chicago 2 1960 St. Louis Cardinals 2 1993 Seattle 2 1946 Chicago 4 1955 Washington 4 1949 Philadelphia 9

GEORGIA TECH PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

YEAR PLAYER POSITION TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1945 B Boston Yanks 4 1955 C L.A. Rams 7 1963 G L.A. Rams 10 1979 RB Green Bay 15 1979 T L.A. Rams 26 1992 DE 12 1998 LB Atlanta 12

CLEMSON PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE TOP TEN

YEAR PLAYER POSITION TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1940 Banks McFadden B Dodgers 4 1979 Jerry Butler WR Buffalo 5 1982 DE Seattle 6 1949 B Pittsburgh 6 1983 DB N.Y. Giants 10

OKLAHOMA RBs SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

YEAR PLAYER TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1953 Baltimore Colts 11 1964 Joe N.Y. Giants 12 1970 Steve Owens Detroit 19 1976 San Diego 4 1978 L.A. Rams 20 1980 Detroit 1 1981 Miami 13 1985 26

YOUNGEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS (SINCE 1967)

YEAR PLAYER POSITION TEAM AGE IN YEARS/DAYS 1994 LB Arizona 20/156 2004 DeAngelo Hall CB Atlanta 20/157 1997 WR Tampa Bay 20/181 1975 RB Chicago 20/187 1992 T Atlanta 20/191

NOTE: LOUISVILLE DT will be 19 years and 322 days old on Saturday, April 28. If he is selected in Round 1 of the 2007 NFL Draft, he will be the youngest first-rounder since 1967.

Quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall: 26 1944, Angelo Bertelli by Boston; 1946, Frank Dancewicz by Boston; 1948, Harry Gilmer by Washington; 1952, by ; 1954, by Cleveland; 1955, George Shaw by Baltimore; 1958, by Chicago Cardinals; 1959, by Green Bay; 1962, by Oakland (AFL); 1963, by Los Angeles; 1964, by Boston (AFL); 1970, by Pittsburgh; 1971, by New England; 1975, Steve Bartkowski by Atlanta; 1983, by Baltimore; 1987, by Tampa Bay; 1989, by Dallas; 1990, Jeff George by Indianapolis; 1993, by New England; 1998, Peyton Manning by Indianapolis; 1999, Tim Couch by Cleveland; 2001, Michael Vick by Atlanta; 2002, David Carr by Houston; 2003, by Cincinnati; 2004, QB Eli Manning by San Diego; 2005, by San Francisco.

Quarterbacks selected 1-2 overall: 5 1954, Bobby Garrett by Cleveland and Lamar McHan by Chicago Cardinals; 1971, Jim Plunkett by Boston and by New Orleans; 1993, Drew Bledsoe by New England and Rick Mirer by Seattle; 1998, Peyton Manning by Indianapolis and by San Diego; 1999, Tim Couch by Cleveland and Donovan McNabb by Philadelphia.

Quarterbacks were selected 1-2-3 overall twice in NFL Draft history: 1971, Jim Plunkett by Boston, Archie Manning by New Orleans and by Houston; 1999, Tim Couch by Cleveland, Donovan McNabb by Philadelphia and by Cincinnati.

Fewest quarterbacks taken in first round: 0 in 1936, 1938, 1941, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1996.

Most frequently selected position with No. 1 overall pick in history: –26 times (last time by San Francisco in 2005, Alex Smith) and – 23 times (last time by Cincinnati in 1995, Ki-Jana Carter).

Running backs selected No. 1: 23 1936, by Philadelphia; 1937, Sam Francis by Philadelphia; 1938, by Cleveland; 1940, by Chicago Cardinals; 1941, Tom Harmon by ; 1942, by Pittsburgh; 1943, by Detroit; 1945, by Chicago Cardinals; 1947, by Chicago Bears; 1951, by NY Giants; 1957, by Green Bay; 1960, by Los Angeles; 1961, by Minnesota; 1962, by Washington; 1965, Tucker Fredrickson by NY Giants; 1966, by Miami (AFL); 1969, O.J. Simpson by Buffalo; 1977, Ricky Bell by Tampa Bay; 1978, Earl Campbell by Houston; 1980, Billy Sims by Detroit; 1981, George Rogers by New Orleans; 1986, by Tampa Bay; 1995, Ki-Jana Carter by Cincinnati.

Offensive linemen selected No. 1: 3 1961, Ken Rice/Guard by Buffalo (AFL); 1968, Ron Yary/ by Minnesota; 1997, Orlando Pace/Tackle by St. Louis.

Receivers selected No. 1: 6 1950, by Detroit; 1953, Harry Babcock by San Francisco; 1964, by San Francisco; 1965, Lawrence Elkins by Houston (AFL); 1984, Irving Fryar by New England; 1996, by NY Jets.

Defensive linemen selected No. 1: 12 Defensive Ends (7) – 1972, by Buffalo; 1973, by Houston; 1974, Ed Jones by Dallas; 1976, by Tampa Bay; 1985, by Buffalo; 1992, by Indianapolis; 2000, Courtney Brown by Cleveland; 2006, by Houston.

Defensive Tackles (5) – 1963, by Kansas City (AFL); 1967, Bubba Smith by Baltimore; 1982, by New England; 1991, Russell Maryland by Dallas; 1994, by Cincinnati.

Linebackers selected No. 1: 3 1966, by Atlanta; 1979, Tom Cousineau by Buffalo; 1988, by Atlanta.

Kickers/punters selected in the first round: 5 1966 - #6, K (Princeton) by Washington; 1973 - #23, K/P (Southern Mississippi) by Oakland+; 1978 - #15, K Steve Little (Arkansas) by St. Louis; 1979 - #11, K/P () by New Orleans+; 2000 - #17, K ( State) by Oakland. (+ Used as in NFL career.)

FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 1970

Draft First-Round Draft First-Round Trades Trades 1970 3 1989 11 1971 4 1990 8 1972 6 1991 8 1973 9 1992 9 1974 9 1993 11 1975 8 1994 11 1976 7 1995 15 1977 10 1996 11 1978 8 1997 13 1979 7 1998 8 1980 10 1999 11 1981 6 2000 12 1982 9 2001 14 1983 8 2002 11 1984 9 2003 9 1985 10 2004 9 1986 10 2005 5 1987 8 2006 4 1988 7

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

CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE

1937: Nebraska - HB (7) and E Les McDonald (8) 1943: Minnesota - HB Bill Daley (7) and T (8) 1946: Notre Dame - QB Johnny Lujack (4) and T George Connor (5) 1948: Alabama - HB (4) and C (5) 1949: Notre Dame - QB Frank Tripucka (9) and G Bill Fischer (10) Southern Methodist - RB (3) and HB Paul Page (4) 1959: Ohio State - HB Don Clark (7) and C (8) 1967: Michigan State - DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2) 1977: Southern - T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5) 1978: Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT (8) 1981: UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB (4) 1984: Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) and T (2) 1990: Southern California - LB (5) and DB (6) 1991: Nebraska - DB (3) and LB (4) Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) and T (8) 1992: Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB (9) 1993: Alabama - DE (5) and DE (6) 1996: Illinois - LB (2) and DE (3) 2000: Penn State - DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2) 2002: Texas - T Mike Williams (4) and DB (5) 2004: Miami - S (5) and TE (6)

OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND IN PAST 15 YEARS

YEAR OFFENSE DEFENSE FIRST PICK 1990 11 14 Jeff George-QB 1991 13 14 Russell Maryland-DT 1992 13 15 Steve Emtman-DE 1993 15 14 Drew Bledsoe-QB 1994 13 16 Dan Wilkinson-DT 1995 18 14 Ki-Jana Carter-RB 1996 17 13 Keyshawn Johnson-WR 1997 14 16 Orlando Pace-T 1998 14 16 Peyton Manning-QB 1999 16 15 Tim Couch-QB 2000 17 14 Courtney Brown-DE 2001 15 16 Michael Vick-QB 2002 16 16 David Carr-QB 2003 14 18 Carson Palmer-QB 2004 19 13 Eli Manning-QB 2005 16 16 Alex Smith-QB 2006 19 13 Mario Williams-DE

“MOSTS”

Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10: 10 – 1942 (QB Frank Albert, RB -Stanford), 1943 (QB Jack Jenkins, RB - Missouri), 1944 (QB Angelo Bertelli, RB -Notre Dame), 1946 (QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB -Notre Dame), 1947 (QB , RB -UCLA), 1948 (QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew-Alabama), 1983 (QB , RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB - Notre Dame), 1995 (QB , RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State), 2006 (QB , RB -Southern California).

Number of times QB, RB and TE from same college have been chosen in first round: 2 - 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis, TE Irv Smith-Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter, TE Kyle Brady-Penn State).

Most offensive linemen taken in first round: 10 1968 - T Ron Yary, C Robert Johnson, T , T Mike Taylor, C , G Maurice Moorman, G , T John Williams, G , T .

Most tight ends taken in first 100 picks: 9 2006 - , , Joe Klopfenstein, Anthony Fasano, , Leonard Pope, David Thomas, Dominique Bird, Owen Daniels.

Players from same college drafted No. 1 overall in consecutive years: 1968-69: Southern California - T Ron Yary by Minnesota and RB O.J. Simpson by Buffalo.

Colleges with most No. 1 overall draft choices:

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, , D.J. Williams, , ).

Number of times wide receivers from same college have been selected in first round in consecutive years: 5 (Note: Only Ohio State had a WR selected in the first round in 2006.) Ohio State – (1995) and (1996) Colorado – Charles Johnson (1994) and (1995) Southern California – (1993) and (1994) Tennessee – Anthony Hancock (1982) and (1983); Willie Gault (1983) and (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 (#17-Washington) and (#18-Tennessee).

Number of Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall: 12 1942 – “Bullet” Bill Dudley/Pittsburgh; 1945 – Charley Trippi/Chicago Cardinals; 1949 – /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; 1989 – Troy Aikman/.

Hall of Famers chosen consecutively in first round by same team in one draft: 1965: (#3-Illinois/LB) and (#4-Kansas/RB) by Chicago Bears.

Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively: 5 1998: Round 3 – T Robert Hicks (Buffalo/#68) and RB (Washington/#69) 2000: Round 6 – WR Emanuel Smith (Jacksonville/#196) and DE Robaire Smith (Tennessee/#197) 2004: Round 7 – CB Nathan Jones (Dallas/#205) and WR Mark Jones (Tampa Bay/#206) 2006: Round 1 – G (Tampa Bay/#23) and DB (Cincinatti/#24) 2006: Round 4 – LB Leon Williams (Cleveland/#110) and WR Demetrius Williams (Baltimore/#111)

DRAFT TIMES

NOTE: The first combined (AFL-NFL) draft in 1967 -- 40 years ago -- consisted of 17 rounds. In 1977, the draft was reduced to 12 rounds. There were eight rounds in 1993 and seven since 1994.

Longest 1st round since 1967: 2002 (5 hours, 48 minutes)

Shortest 1st round since 1967: 1972 (2 hours)

Longest 7-round draft: 2005 (17 hours, 36 minutes)

Shortest 7-round draft: 1998 (14 hours, 25 minutes)

Most number of rounds on : 30 (1943-59 drafts)

CONFERENCES

Number of players drafted by conference since 1990: 1. SEC 620 2. BIG-10 550 3. PAC-10 543 4. ACC 426 5. BIG EAST 331 6. BIG-8 185 (Merged with SWC in 1996 to form Big 12) 7. SWC 160 (Merged with Big 8 in 1996 to form Big 12) 8. BIG 12 296 (1997 draft was first in Big 12 history) 9. WAC 171 10. MAC 92

Others:

INDEPENDENT – 370 BIG SKY – 41 CONFERENCE USA – 110 (1997 draft was first in history) OHIO VALLEY – 38 SWAC – 76 GATEWAY – 35 MOUNTAIN WEST – 71 (2000 draft was first in history) SOUTHERN – 26 SOUTHLAND – 59 YANKEE – 15 MEAC – 50

COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED

Number of times in past 10 years college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round: 18

1997: Florida State – /Baltimore; Walter Jones/Seattle; /TB; Renard Wilson/Cincinnati. Miami – /Miami; Kenard Lang/Washington; Kenny Holmes/Houston.

1998: North Carolina – Greg Ellis/Dallas; /Cincinnati; /GB. Tennessee – Peyton Manning/Indianapolis; /Detroit; /Denver.

1999: Ohio State – /Arizona; Antoine Winfield/Buffalo; /New England.

2000: Florida State – /Cincinnati; /Philadelphia; Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland.

2001: Miami (4) – /Carolina; /St. Louis; / N.Y. Jets; /Indianapolis. Michigan – David Terrell/Chicago; Steve Hutchinson/Seattle; /Detroit.

2002: Miami (5) – Bryant McKinnie/Minnesota; /N.Y. Giants; /Oakland; /Baltimore; /San Francisco. Tennessee – John Henderson/Jacksonville; Donte’ Stallworth/New Orleans; /Tennessee.

2003: Miami (4) – /Houston; Jerome McDougle/Philadelphia; Willis McGahee/Buffalo; William Joseph/N.Y. Giants. Penn State (4) – Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis; Michael Haynes/Chicago; /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 – Will Smith/Saints, /Panthers, Mike Jenkins/Falcons.

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

2006: Ohio State (5) – A.J. Hawk/Green Bay; /Buffalo; Bobby Carpenter/Dallas; /Pittsburgh; /N.Y. Jets. Florida State (4) – /Detroit; /Cleveland; /Philadelphia; /San Diego. North Carolina State – Mario Williams/Houston; /San Francisco; John McCargo/Buffalo.

CALIFORNIA/TEXAS/FLORIDA

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

1942 Pete Kmetovic Stanford Philadelphia (#3) Bob Robertson USC Brooklyn (#7) Stanford Chicago Bears (#10)

1947 Cal Rossi UCLA Washington (#4) Ernie Case UCLA Green Bay (#6) St. Mary's (CA) Los Angeles (#9)

1953 California Chicago Cardinals (#4) Billy Anderson Compton J.C. Chicago Bears (#6) USC Green Bay (#7) UCLA Los Angeles (#9)

1968 Ron Yary USC Minnesota (#1) San Diego State Buffalo (#9) Mike Taylor USC Pittsburgh (#10)

1972 Sherman White California Cincinnati (#2) Gregory Sampson Stanford Houston (#6) San Diego State Green Bay (#7) 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) USC San Francisco (#8)

1982 USC Cleveland (#3) Stanford Minnesota (#7) USC Oakland (#10)

1994 San Diego State Indianapolis (#2) Willie McGinest USC New England (#4) Fresno State Tampa Bay (#6) Jamir Miller UCLA Arizona (#10)

Number of times 3 players who played college football in Texas have been selected in top 10: 5

1939 Texas Christian Chicago Cardinals (#1) Davey O’Brien Texas Christian Philadelphia (#4) I.B. Hale Texas Christian Washington (#8)

1949 Doak Walker Southern Methodist Boston (#3) Paul Page Southern Methodist New York (#4) Robert Goode Texas A&M Washington (#8)

1958 King Hill Rice Chicago Cardinals (#1) Texas A&M Chicago Cardinals (#2) Charlie Kreuger Texas A&M San Francisco (#9)

1970 Texas A&M St. Louis (#8) N. Texas State San Francisco (#9) Ken Burroughs Texas Southern New Orleans (#10)

1980 Johnny “Lam” Jones Texas NY Jets (#2) Texas A&M Baltimore (#5) Texas A&M Seattle (#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) Miami Houston (#3) Miami Philadelphia (#9)

1997 Peter Boulware Florida State Baltimore (#4) Walter Jones Florida State Seattle (#6) Ike Hilliard Florida N.Y. Giants (#7)

1998 Florida State Arizona (#3) Fred Taylor Florida Jacksonville (#9) 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, /Buffalo, /New England, Ken O’Brien/NY Jets, /Miami

Halfback/Running Back (9-1938, 1941): (Last time) 1941 – Tom Harmon/Chicago Bears, /Chicago Cardinals, /Chicago Bears, John Thomason/Detroit, /New York, George Paskavan/Green Bay, Dean McAdams/Brooklyn, Don Scott/Chicago Bears, Forrest Evashevski/Washington

Wide Receiver (7-2004): /Arizona, /Detroit, Reggie Williams/Jacksonville, Lee Evans/Buffalo, Michael Clayton/Tampa Bay, Michael Jenkins/Atlanta, /San Francisco.

Tight End (3-1970, 2002): (Last time) 2002 – Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; /New England; /Seattle

Center (2-1949, 1950, 1968): (Last time) 1968 – Robert Johnson/Cincinnati, Forrest Blue/San Francisco

Guard (4-1982): /Houston, /Tampa Bay, Ron Hallestrom/Green Bay, Roy Foster/Miami

Tackle (7-1966, 1996): (Last time) 1996 – /Baltimore, Willie Anderson/Cincinnati, /Seattle, /Philadelphia, /Green Bay, /Pittsburgh, Andre Johnson/Washington

Defensive Back (7-1998, 2006): (Last time) 2006 – /Texas, Donte Williams/Buffalo, /St. Louis, Jason Allen/Miami, Antonio Cromartie/San Diego, Johnathan Joseph/Cincinnati, /Seattle

Linebacker (7-1990): Keith McCants/Tampa Bay, Junior Seau/San Diego, Chris Singleton/New England, James Francis/Cincinnati, /Kansas City, /Houston, Tony Bennett/GB

Defensive End (6-1992): Steve Emtman/Indianapolis, /LA Rams, Chester McGlockton/LA Raiders, /Chicago, /San Diego, /Detroit

Defensive Tackle (6-1977, 2001, 2003): (Last time) 2003 – /N.Y. Jets, /New Orleans, Kevin Williams/Minnesota, Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis, /New England, William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.

Nose Tackle (1-1986, 1988): (Last time) 1988 –/Denver

Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000): (Last time) 2000 – K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland

MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL (1970-2006)

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

UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT

NOTE: In the 18 years underclassmen have been allowed in the draft (since 1989), nine of the No. 1 overall picks have been juniors (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).

Year Entered Drafted First-Round Picks 1989 25 12 3 1990 38 18 8 1991 33 22 4 1992 48 25 11 1993 46 24 10 1994 42 26 11 1995 42 22 11 1996 47 21 8 1997 44 27 13 1998 41 20 9 1999 42 27 10 2000 31 20 6 2001 36 31 13 2002 43 26 12 2003 54 32 10 2004 44 35 15 2005 57 38 10 2006 48 34 12 2007 46 ? ?

COLLEGES WITH MOST TOTAL FIRST-ROUND PICKS

College Total College Total USC 65 Penn State 33 Ohio State 64 Nebraska 32 Notre Dame 60 Mich. State 31 Miami 58 LSU 29 Michigan 41 UCLA 27 Florida 40 Arizona State 25 Tennessee 36 Texas A&M 24 Texas 36 Colorado 23 Oklahoma 35 Arkansas 21 Alabama 34 Minnesota 20 Florida State 33 Pittsburgh 20

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

1967-Michigan State/4 1987-Miami/3 1968-Southern California/5 1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2 1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., S. Cal./2 1989-Florida/3 1970-Oklahoma/3 1990-Multiple with 2 1971-Ohio State/4 1991-Tennessee/3 1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3 1992-Multiple with 2 1973-Purdue, Southern California/3 1993-Notre Dame/4 1974-Ohio State/3 1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3 1975-Ohio State/3 1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3 1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3 1996-Ohio State/3 1977-Southern California/3 1997-Florida State/4 1978-Notre Dame/3 1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3 1979-Multiple with 2 1999-Ohio State/3 1980-Southern California, Texas/3 2000-Florida State/3 1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3 2001-Miami/4 1982-Southern California/3 2002-Miami/5 1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3 2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4 1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2 2004-Miami/6 1985-Wisconsin/3 2005-Auburn/4 1986-Iowa/3 2006-Ohio State/5

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