April 30, 2011
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa defensive tackle Karl Klug was selected by Tennessee Titans with the 11th pick of the fifth round of the NFL Draft today.
Klug is the fourth Hawkeye player, and third Iowa defensive lineman, selected in the 2011 draft.
Klug started all 13 games in 2010 and 26 consecutive games over the last two seasons. He earned second team all-Big Ten recognition by league coaches and media as a senior and was selected to compete in the East-West Shrine Game. Klug is the third Hawkeye defensive lineman drafted this year and the eighth selected in the Kirk Ferentz era.
Tennessee placed fourth in the AFC South last season. The Titans defense ranked 26th overall (367.2 ypg) and 20th against the run (115.7 ypg). The Titans are led by first-year head coach Mike Munchak. Munchak replaces Jeff Fisher, who had been head coach of the titans for more than 16 full seasons.
With Klug on the field from 2007-10, the Hawkeyes compiled a record of 34-17 with victories in the Outback, Orange and Insight bowls in three consecutive seasons. Iowa was fifth in the NCAA in scoring defense in 2008 (13 points per game), sixth in rushing defense in 2010 (101.54 yards per game) and 10th in total defense in 2009 (276.54 yards per game). As a senior Klug recorded 29 solo stops and 28 assists, leading the team in both tackles for loss (13-67) and QB sacks (5.5-47). He ranked fifth in the Big Ten in both categories.
The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Klug is a native of Caledonia, Minn., where he attended Caledonia High School. His career totals include 140 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and 9.5 QB sacks.
Klug is the 43rd Ferentz-coached Hawkeye and 22nd defensive player to be drafted. Last season a record six Iowa players were drafted, led by first-rounder Bryan Bulaga, who started on the offensive line for the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
| HAWKEYES DRAFTED DURING FERENTZ ERA | |||
| Round 1 | Adrian Clayborn | Tampa Bay | Defensive end |
| Round 4 | Christian Ballard | Minnesota | Defensive tackle |
| Round 5 | Ricky Stanzi | Kansas City | Quarterback |
| Round 5 | Karl Klug | Tennessee | Defensive tackle |
| 2010 NFL Draft | |||
| Round 1 | Bryan Bulaga | Green Bay | Offensive line |
| Round 2 | Pat Angerer | Indianapolis | Linebacker |
| Round 3 | Amari Spievey | Detroit | Defensive back |
| Round 3 | Tony Moeaki | Kansas City | Tight end |
| Round 4 | A.J. Edds | Miami | Linebacker |
| Round 7 | Kyle Calloway | Buffalo | Offensive line |
| 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 |