NFL prospects from small schools
Published 8:14 pm Saturday, April 19, 2008
Here are some of the more highly rated players (in alphabetical order) in the April 26-27 draft who played outside the bright lights of the Bowl Championship Series:
Steve Allen
LB | West Texas A&M
Also played at two junior colleges. Former safety now is a 236-pound linebacker.
Jamar Brittingham
RB | Bloomsburg
Finished career 14th all time in NCAA Division II with 5,689 career rushing yards.
Michael Butterworth
T | Slippery Rock
Three-year starter at left tackle. Team surrendered only 10 sacks in 2007.
Pierre Garcon
WR | Mount Union
Had 16 100-yard receiving games and is a quality returner.
Curtis Johnson
DE | Clark Atlanta
Had 112 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 131/2 sacks in 2007.
Josh Johnson
QB | San Diego
Threw 113 career touchdown passes and only 15 interceptions.
Kolo Kapanui
TE | West Texas A&M
Started career at USC but never played a game for the Trojans.
Shane Longest
K | Saint Xavier
Made 27 field goals and averaged 43.2 yards a punt.
Xavier Omon
RB | Northwest Missouri State
Had five 200-yard games in 2007 and seven games with at least three rushing touchdowns.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
DB | Tennessee State
Rarely challenged but took both his interceptions in 2007 for touchdowns.
Jerome Simpson
WR | Coastal Carolina
Has high jumped 6-83/4 and was the Big South Conference’s long jump champion.
Bobby Tatum
S | Abilene Christian
Texas transfer also was a track All-American.
Cary Williams
CB | Washburn
Fordham transfer had 11 interceptions in two seasons at Washburn.
Danny Woodhead
RB | Chadron State
Set all-time, all-division career rushing record with 7,962 yards.
Jeff Legwold, Scripps Howard News Service
