April 23, 2010
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The love affair between the University of Iowa and the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts grew a little deeper Friday when UI linebacker Pat Angerer was selected by the AFC powerhouse in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
The fiery native of Bettendorf will join former Hawkeyes and NFL All-Pro’s Dallas Clark and and Bob Sanders, and Mitch King on the Colts’ roster — which is under the direction of former Hawkeye Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis’ second-year head coach. Clark was selected by Indianapolis in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft and Sanders was a second round pick a year later.
Angerer completed a brilliant career as a Hawkeyes with a senior season that included 145 tackles – the fifth best single-season total in UI history. That total included five tackles for loss and a sack. The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Angerer also interception one pass, broke up five others and recovered a pair of fumbles in Iowa’s 2009 season that ended with a dominating victory over Georgia Tech in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl.
Angerer led the Big Ten in tackles per for league games only with an average of 12.8 stops and ranked second in the league for the season (11.2 tpg).
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“He’s at his best when he can run sideline to sideline and track the football. He has great range, good instincts and that’s why he made so many plays against the pass game, because he is so instinctive. … He knows how to find the football.”
Wes Bunting
National Football Post |
“He’s at his best when he can run sideline to sideline and track the football. He has great range, good instincts and that’s why he made so many plays against the pass game, because he is so instinctive. … He knows how to find the football,” Wes Bunting of the National Football Post recently told the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Angerer was a first- team all-America selection by the Football Writers Association of America, CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele’s College Football.
Angerer joins former teammate Bryan Bulaga – a first round selection of the Green Bay Packers – as Hawkeyes selected in the 75th draft in NFL history. There have now been 35 Iowa players selected in the draft in head coach Kirk Ferentz’s 11 seasons.
| HAWKEYES DRAFTED DURING FERENTZ ERA | |||
| 2010 NFL Draft | |||
| Round 1 | Bryan Bulaga | Green Bay | Offensive line |
| Round 2 | Pat Angerer | Indianapolis | Linebacker |
| 2009 NFL Draft | |||
| Round 3 | Shonn Greene | New York Jets | Running back |
| Round 3 | Bradley Fletcher | St. Louis | Defensive back |
| Round 4 | Seth Olsen | Denver | Offensive line |
| Round 6 | Brandon Myers | Oakland | Tight end |
| 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 |