Draft Day Did You Know????

In celebration of the NFL draft today, we have compiled a few nuggets from past drafts so you can win that $20 bar bet from that supposed die hard CU fan -

DID YOU KNOW...

...that there are only 5 WR combinations in NFL Draft history to be drafted in the first round, one of those combinations was from Colorado – Charles Johnson (1994) and Michael Westbrook (1995).

...that in 1995, Colorado along with Florida State had 10 players drafted, which led that years draft with the most players selected from one school. Those ten players were: Michael Westbrook led the way as the fourth overall pick to Washington in the first round, with Salaam selected by ChicagoPittsburgh (No. 60). In the third round, Green Bay at No. 65 snagged Darius Holland, and Chris Hudson went to Jacksonville at No. 71. Rounding out the final 3 spots were Derek West (No. 149), Shannon Clavelle (No. 185) and Tony Berti (No. 200). at No. 21. Three players went in the second round: Christian Fauria to Seattle (No. 38), Ted Johnson to New England (No. 57) and Kordell Stewart to

...that Colorado has 20 first round picks since 1967, ranking them 18th all time. Other Big 12 teams on the list include Texas with 30, Oklahoma with 28, Nebraska at 27 and Texas A&M with 21.

...that Colorado is one of 12 schools since 1938 to have two players taken as the infamous Mr. Irrelevant. No school has had more than two players receive the dubious honor. Randy Essington went to the Raiders in 1984 and Jim Kelleher went to the Vikings in 1977.

...that Colorado ranks tied for 19th all-time for most players ever selected in the NFL draft with 254 players. Out of the Big 12, Oklahoma has the most players selected in the draft with 330, ranking 4th all time behind Notre Dame, USC and Ohio State.

...that the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles have both drafted 16 Colorado Buffaloes since 1938. Since 1990, Bill Cowher and the Pittsburgh Steelers fell in love with the Buffs, drafting 7 players including Kordell Stewart, Chad Brown, Charles Johnson, Deon Figures and Joel Steed. A Buff has not been selected by its home state team in the Denver Broncos since 1980. No hometown love I guess.

Wouldn't mind seeing Mr. Dizon's name being called by the Broncos in the 4th round.