MAC Football Draft Recap

It ended up being a pretty good day for the MAC draft wise, with 10 players being picked. That is one less than the conference record, which was 11 in 2005.

A few observations along the way....

Obviously, I have already blogged about the ridiculousness of the Michael Mitchell being picked by the Raiders. The only thing worst than getting drafted by Detroit is getting drafted by Oakland.

All three of the 7th rounders were surprises. If the Patriots picked Edelman, I suspect they have a plan for using him, and he could well get a role there. The TE from Miami and the corner from WMU---who knows?

Nate Davis went in the fifth round, which was not his bottom. In fact, it isn't a bad place to go. Hopefully, he can catch on with the Niners and be a success. He was picked seven places after Omar was, for whatever that is worth.

DAY 1 (Rounds 1-2)

Larry English – Northern Illinois, defensive end

First round, 16^th overall, by San Diego

Louis Delmas – Western Michigan, safety

Second round, 33^rd overall, by Detroit

Michael Mitchell – Ohio, strong safety

Second round – 47^th overall, by Oakland

Terrance Knighton – Temple, defensive tackle

Third Round – 72^nd overall, by Jacksonville

Robert Brewster – Ball State, offensive tackle

Third Round – 75^th overall, by Dallas

T.J. Lang – Eastern Michigan, offensive tackle

Fourth Round – 109^th overall, by Green Bay

Nate Davis – Ball State, quarterback

Fifth Round – 171^st overall, by San Francisco

E.J. Biggers – Western Michigan, corner back

Seventh Round – 217^th overall, by Tampa Bay

Julian Edelman – Kent State, quarterback

Seventh Round – 232^nd overall, by New England

Jake O’Connell – Miami, tight end

Seventh round, 237^th overall, by Kansas City

On the UDFA front, as of now, I have these MAC players signed....(link is updated pretty consistently)

• Ball State C Dan Gerberry (Lie-downs)
• Ball State OT Andre Ramsey (Seahawks)
• Temple WR Travis Shelton (Broncos)
• Kent Wrestler/OL Jermail Porter (Patriots)
• Kent DB Rico Murray (Bungles)
• Kent OT Augustus Parrish (New Orleans)
• NIU WR Britt Davis (Jets)
• NIU TE Vernon Sims (Da Bears)
• UT WR Nick Moore (Vikings)
• Buffalo QB Drew Willy (Ravens)
• WMU WR Jamarko Simmons (Packers)