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The NFL Draft by the Numbers
The Grizzly football team again made a big splash in the NFL draft. For the third time in five years two former players were drafted to the NFL. Cornerback Trumaine Johnson was selected with the second pick of the third round (65th overall) by the St. Louis Rams, and Caleb McSurdy was drafted with the 15th pick in the seventh round (222nd overall) by the Dallas Cowboys.
For any FCS school to have a single player drafted is an accomplishment, but with multiple players drafted Montana again set the standard.
Here are some numbers to put the big Griz draft day into perspective.
0: Zero other FCS schools with more than one player drafted.
1: One other Big Sky Conference player drafted (Eastern Washington safety, Matt Johnson, fourth round to Dallas).
7: Seven Bowl Championship Series teams had no selections (Duke, Kansas, Maryland, Pittsburg, Texas Tech, UCLA and Washington State).
10: Ten BCS schools, including 2010 national champion Auburn, had only one player drafted.
7: Seven former Griz players drafted in the last five years, more than Washington (6) and Washington State (2).
32: Thirty-two draft picks in the history of Grizzly Athletics including Johnson and McSurdy.
9: Nine BCS schools, including Florida and Washington, with two players drafted, the same amount of picks as Montana.
4: Four former Griz players so far that have signed NFL free-agent contracts (Jon Opperud-Seattle, Jabin Sambrano-Indianapolis, Brody McKnight-New York Jets, Charles Burton-San Diego).
1: One former Griz player, Donny Lisowski, invited to Seattle's camp.
The NFL Draft by the Numbers
The Grizzly football team again made a big splash in the NFL draft. For the third time in five years two former players were drafted to the NFL. Cornerback Trumaine Johnson was selected with the second pick of the third round (65th overall) by the St. Louis Rams, and Caleb McSurdy was drafted with the 15th pick in the seventh round (222nd overall) by the Dallas Cowboys.
For any FCS school to have a single player drafted is an accomplishment, but with multiple players drafted Montana again set the standard.
Here are some numbers to put the big Griz draft day into perspective.
0: Zero other FCS schools with more than one player drafted.
1: One other Big Sky Conference player drafted (Eastern Washington safety, Matt Johnson, fourth round to Dallas).
7: Seven Bowl Championship Series teams had no selections (Duke, Kansas, Maryland, Pittsburg, Texas Tech, UCLA and Washington State).
10: Ten BCS schools, including 2010 national champion Auburn, had only one player drafted.
7: Seven former Griz players drafted in the last five years, more than Washington (6) and Washington State (2).
32: Thirty-two draft picks in the history of Grizzly Athletics including Johnson and McSurdy.
9: Nine BCS schools, including Florida and Washington, with two players drafted, the same amount of picks as Montana.
4: Four former Griz players so far that have signed NFL free-agent contracts (Jon Opperud-Seattle, Jabin Sambrano-Indianapolis, Brody McKnight-New York Jets, Charles Burton-San Diego).
1: One former Griz player, Donny Lisowski, invited to Seattle's camp.
