Greene, Others Next Hawkeyes in Line for 'Sunday'

Greene, Others Next Hawkeyes in Line for 'Sunday'

April 24, 2009

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Greene in the first or second? King in Round 3? What about Kroul and Bruggeman and Fletcher? How about Olsen?

The National Football League will stage its annual draft Saturday and Sunday, and that means a anxious weekend for several former University of Iowa football standouts who have spent the days since Iowa’s 31-10 drubbing of South Carolina in the 2009 Outback Bowl making final preparations to “play on Sundays.”

At the top of the list of former-Hawkeyes-to-be-NFL-ers includes 2008 Doak Walker Award winner Shonn Green; 2008 Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year Mitch King, King’s sidekick for the last four years, Matt Kroul; defensive back Bradley Fletcher; offensive lineman Rob Bruggeman, wide receiver Andy Brodell; tight end Brandon Myers; and offensive lineman Seth Olsen.

The experts believe Greene will be the first Hawkeye to be selected this year. When that happens, it will mark the 32nd consecutive season that Iowa will have had a student-athlete chosen in the NFL Draft.

Iowa’s draft history is long. Dick Crayne’s selection in the first round of the 1936 NFL Draft by Brooklyn marks its start and it continues through last year’s event when Charles Godfrey (Round 3, Carolina), Kenny Iwebema (Round 4, Arizona) and Mike Humpal (Round 6, Pittsburgh) had their names called.

The experts believe Greene will be the first Hawkeye to be selected this year. When that happens, it will mark the 32nd consecutive season that Iowa will have had a student-athlete chosen in the NFL Draft.

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HAWKEYES DRAFTED DURING THE FERENTZ ERA
2008 NFL Draft
Round 3 Charles Godfrey Carolina Defensive back
Round 4 Kenny Iwebema Arizona Defensive end
Round 6 Mike Humpal Pittsburgh Linebacker
2007 NFL Draft
Round 3 Marshal Yanda Baltimore Offensive line
Round 4 Scott Chandler San Diego Tight end
Round 7 Mike Elgin New England Offensive line
2006 NFL Draft
Round 1 Chad Greenway Minnesota Linebacker
Round 3 Abdul Hodge Green Bay Linebacker
2005 NFL Draft
Round 2 Matt Roth Miami Defensive end
Round 2 Jonathan Babineaux Atlanta Defensive line
Round 4 Sean Considine Philadelphia Defensive back
Round 6 Tony Jackson Seattle Tight end
Round 6 Pete McMahon Oakland Offensive line
2004 NFL Draft
Round 1 Robert Gallery Oakland Offensive line
Round 2 Bob Sanders Indianapolis Defensive back
Round 3 Nate Kaeding San Diego Place kicker
Round 7 Jared Clauss Tennessee Defensive line
Round 7 Erik Jensen St. Louis Tight end
2003 NFL Draft
Round 1 Dallas Clark Indianapolis Tight end
Round 2 Eric Steinbach Cincinnati Offensive line
Round 2 Bruce Nelson Carolina Center
Round 5 Derek Pagel New York Jets Defensive back
Round 5 Ben Sobieski Buffalo Offensive line
2002 NFL Draft
Round 2 Ladell Betts Washington Running back
Round 5 Aaron Kampman Green Bay Defensive line
Round 6 Kahlil Hill Atlanta Wide receiver
2001 NFL Draft
Round 6 Kevin Kasper Denver Wide receiver
2000 NFL Draft
Round 5 Austin Wheatley New Orleans Tight end
Round 6 Matt Bowen St. Louis Defensive back