many most recently Brandon Pettigrew TE being drafted number 20 in the first round by the Detroit Lions
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Most non-Canadian hockey players have been drafted from American teams to the Canadian teams.
A photo gallery with stats for evey black player who has been drafted by or played in the NHL is the Black Hockey Players Wall of Fame.
Yes, there are usually one or two punters draft each year. There have been 8 punters chosen in the last 4 drafts: 2008 - Durant Brooks from Georgia Tech drafted by Washington in the 4th round. 2007 - Adam Podlesh from Maryland drafted by Jacksonville in the 4th round. Daniel Sepulveda from Baylor drafted by Pittsburgh in the 4th round. Brandon Fields from Michigan State drafted by Miami in the 7th round. 2006 - Sam Koch from Nebraska drafted by Baltimore in the 6th round. Ryan Plackemeier from Wake Forest drafted by Seattle in the 7th round. 2005 - Dustin Colquitt from Tennessee drafted by Kansas City in the 3rd round. Reggie Hodges from Ball State drafted by St. Louis in the 6th round.
Through the 2009 NFL draft, four players from Albany State have been drafted AND played in the NFL: 1) DL Mike White - drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 4th round of the 1979 draft. White played for the Bengals between 1979-1980 for the Seahawks between 1981-1982. 2) DE Jeff Hunter - drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1989 draft. White played between 1990-1994 for the Bills, Lions, Dolphins, and Buccaneers. 3) DB Kenneth Gant - drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 9th round of the 1990 draft. He spent 1990-1994 with the Cowboys and 1995-1997 with the Buccaneers. 4) DB Kevon Nash - drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 6th round of the 2002 draft. He played 2 games for the Raiders in the 2004 season. There have also been four undrafted players from Albany State that have seen action in the NFL: 1) RB Arthur Green - played 7 games for the New Orleans Saints in 1972. 2) DB Chris Sheffield - played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1986 and the Steelers and Detroit Lions in 1987. 3) WR Steve Carter - was a replacement player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the strike season of 1987. 4) DB Dan Land - played 10 seasons in the NFL, 1987 as a replacement player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 1989-1997 for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders.
Many players have never been drafted.
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There have been 36 players in the ABA and NBA who attended UNLV. Click on the 'UNLV Pro Basketball Players' link below to see a list of them.
Durant was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics, which eventually was relocated and the name was changed to the Oklahoma City Thunder and recently has been playing for the Golden State Warriors.
Since November 16, 1907. Prior to then, it was the Oklahoma Territory.
Most non-Canadian hockey players have been drafted from American teams to the Canadian teams.
Oklahoma has been neither the birth state nor the home state of any U. S. Vice Presidents to date.
The two University of Michigan players who have been drafted 1st are:Tom Harrison, HB, 1941, Chicago BearsJake Long, T, 2008, Miami Dolphins
A total of 21 players have gone directly to the majors when being drafted from the amateur draft. It is very rare considering hundreds of draft picks happen each year and has been happening since 1965.
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