Well, now that the draft is over, and you know my thoughts about JJones, why don't we talk about something new...Hmmm, I know, how about the Texas Longhorns and the NFL Draft? Pull my leg, you got me.
This is actually from the fine folks at Burnt Orange Nation, but I came across this fanpost while scrolling around the other day. This weekend marked the fourth draft class to come from the Greatest Game Ever, and as the writer notes, an astonishing 54 players who were active in the game are currently on NFL rosters, either via the draft or free agency. That stat amazed me. That's an entire NFL roster, just from two college teams meeting in one game. It's no wonder why the game was so entertaining.
While Young, Bush and Leinart got the most press, both teams were obviously stacked with talent on both sides of the ball. All of UT's secondary from that game is in the NFL, as is all of USC's linebacking corp. 10 of the 11 offensive starters for UT are also in the NFL, and if it weren't for some off the field issues (coughcoughramoncetaylorcough) a key sub in that game would be as well. I can't take credit for the post, but it's worth looking at, and reading the comments at the bottom. One of the comments that struck me is that, even though there were so many NFL-caliber players in the game, only two (VY and Michael Griffin) have made to Pro Bowl in the three seasons since. Just goes to show how truly great you have to be to be an NFL standout.
In more draft news, Quan Cosby signed with the Bengals, making them the second team, along with the Bears, to sign a former ACU and UT player in the same draft.
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