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Every year during a weekend in late April, NFL front office officials, head coaches and personnel directors get together, lock themselves in a room for 48 hours and emerge with a grouping of young college stars that bring new hope and potential to their teams. The NFL Draft has become an iconic event, a cultural phenomena in America, and one of the most highly publicized offseason activities of any sport in the country.
But it doesn't end there. By most accounts, it has only begun. Over 1,000 players declare themselves eligible for the NFL Draft each year, but only about 260 some-odd players get chosen during the actual draft. What comes immediately after is the feeding frenzy known as the "UDFA Period," UDFA standing for Un-drafted Free Agent. At this time, all eligible players who weren't chosen during the draft are free to negotiate and strike a contract with any team who is interested in them. Most of the players signed at this juncture won't become starters, heck, they might not even make the opening day roster. But every year there's always a few gems that slip through the cracks, and you can be sure that NFL GM's will try their damndest to find them.
So now, BringtheBlitz.com brings to you a summation of the best un-drafted talents who didn't hear their names called on TV this weekend but might ultimately find a paying job playing on Sundays.
Quarterbacks
1. Barrick Nealy, Texas State
2. Paul Pinegar, Fresno State
3. Justin Holland, Colorado State
4. Drew Olson, UCLA
Runningbacks
1. Gerald Riggs Jr, Tennessee
2. Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech
3. Andre Hall, South Florida
4. Terrence Whitehead, Oregon
5. Mike Bell, Arizona
Fullbacks
1. Matt Bernstein, Wisconsin
2. Quadtrine Hill, University of Miami
3. Rashon Powers-Neal, Notre Dame
Wide Receivers
1. Greg Lee, Pittsburgh
2. Chris Hannon, Tennessee
3. Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming
4. Anthony Mix, Auburn
5. Hank Baskett, New Mexico
6. Martin Nance, Miami of Ohio
7. Eric Kimble, Eastern Washington
8. Charles Sharon, Bowling Green
9. Ed Hinkel, Iowa
Tight Ends
1. Tim Day, Oregon
2. Erik Gill, Pittsburgh
3. Jai Lewis, George Mason
Offensive Tackles
1. Derek Morris, NC State
2. Adam Stenavich, Notre Dame
3. Travis Leffew, Louisville
4. Willie Hall, Middle Tennessee State(SIGNED WITH JAGUARS)
Offensive Guards
1. Aaron Lips, Louisiana Tech
2. Na'Shan Goddard, South Carolina
3. Albert Toeaina, Tennessee
4. Troy Reddick, Auburn
5. Jeff Bolton, Montana State
Offensive Centers
1. Mike Degory, Florida
2. Pat Ross, Boston College
Defensive Ends
1. Willie Evans, Mississippi State
2. Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech
3. Mike Kudla, Ohio State
4. Copeland Bryan, Arizona
Defensive Tackles
1. Manase Hopoi, Washington
2. TJ Jackson, Auburn
3. Steve Fifita, Utah
4. Scott Paxson, Penn State
Linebackers
1. Kai Parham, Virginia
2. Cameron Vaughn, LSU
3. Aaron Harris, Texas
4. Travis Williams, Auburn
5. Freddie Roach, Alabama
6. Dale Robinson, Arizona State
7. Maurice Bennett, Lafayette
8. Marcus Mikulec, Sam Houston State
9. Antarrious Williams, Auburn
Cornerbacks
1. Charles Gordon, Kansas
2. Quincy Butler, Texas Christian
3. Dion Byrum, Ohio
4. Darrell Hunter, Miami of Ohio
5. Chijioke Onyenegecha, Oklahoma
6. Anwar Phillips, Penn State
7. Eric Bassey, Oklahoma
Safeties
1. Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech
2. Jahmile Addae, West Virginia
3. Jarvis Herring, Florida
4. Nick Turnbull, Florida International
5. Brian Iwuh, Colorado
6. Greg Threat, University of Miami
7. Chris Harrell, Penn State
Kicking unit
1. Josh Huston, K Ohio State(SIGNED WITH BEARS)
2. John Torp, P Colorado
3. Connor Hughes, K Virginia
Stay tuned to BringtheBlitz.com to see when and if these players get signed to NFL squads. |
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