Wednesday, May 2, 2012

27 O-D Bowl Alumni Signed by NFL Teams

The 2012 NFL Draft has come and gone and Offense-Defense has had a record 15 draft picks and 12 undrafted players signed by NFL teams. This was a unique year in that an O-D Bowl Alumni was drafted in each of the seven rounds of this year’s draft.

Here the complete list of draft picks and free agent signings:

2012 NFL DRAFT (15)
OG David DeCastro, Stanford- 1st round, 24th overall, Pittsburgh Steelers
OT Cordy Glenn, Georgia- 2nd round, 41st overall, Buffalo Bills
WR Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech- 2nd round, 43rd overall, New York Jets
WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma- 2nd round, 54th overall, Detroit Lions
CB Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma- 3rd round, 80th overall, Arizona Cardinals
CB Omar Bolden, Arizona State- 4th round, 101st overall, Denver Broncos
DT Alameda Ta’amu, Washington- 4th round, 109th overall, Pittsburgh Steelers
OT Bobby Massie, Mississippi- 4th round, 112th overall, Arizona Cardinals
ILB Keenan Robinson, Texas- 4th round, 119th overall, Washington Redskins
WR Nick Toon, Wisconsin- 4th round, 122nd overall, New Orleans Saints
CB Brandon Boykin, Georgia- 4th round, 123rd overall, Philadelphia Eagles
WR Marvin Jones, California- 5th round, 166th overall, Cincinnati Bengals
RB Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M- 6th round, 182nd overall, Kansas City Chiefs
DE Trevor Guyton, California- 7th round, 219th overall, Minnesota Vikings
DT Travian Robertson, South Carolina- 7th round, 249th overall, Atlanta Falcons


David DeCastro
2008 O-D Bowl
UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS (12)
QB Aaron Corp, Richmond- Buffalo Bills
CB Chaz Powell, Penn State- Oakland Raiders
DT DaJohn Harris, USC- Tennessee Titans
DT Christian Tupou, USC- San Diego Chargers
OG Rishaw Johnson, California PA- Seattle Seahawks
RB Lennon Creer, Louisiana Tech- Oakland Raiders
WR Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M- Miami Dolphins
RB Raymond Carter, Colorado State- Jacksonville Jaguars
CB Cris Hill, Virginia Tech- Buffalo Bills
ILB Marcus Dowtin, North Alabama- New York Jets
DT Micanor Regis, Miami- Atlanta Falcons
QB Jarrett Lee, LSU- San Diego Chargers


The picks started at 24th overall in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers where they chose Stanford guard David DeCastro. He was then followed by Georgia tackle Cordy Glenn who was taken 41st overall in the second round by the Buffalo Bills.

Two more players came off the board in the second round with Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill going to the Jets at No. 43 and Oklahoma wide receiver Ryan Broyles going to the Detroit Lions with the 54th pick.

In the third round Oklahoma cornerback Jamell Fleming was taken 80th overall by the Arizona Cardinals.

He was followed by a half dozen fourth round picks led by Arizona state cornerback Omar Bolden at 101 overall by the Broncos and Washington defensive tackle Alameda Ta’amu being picked up by the Steelers at 109. The Cardinals selected Ole Miss tackle Bobby Massie at 112 overall and the Redskins nabbed Texas linebacker Keenan Robinson with the 119th overall pick. Wisconsin wide receiver Nick Toon was taken 122nd overall by the Saints and Georgia cornerback Brandon Boykin was taken 123rd by the Eagles to finish out the fourth round picks.

The Cincinnati Bengals took California wide receiver Marvin Jones with the 166th overall pick in the fifth round.

Texas A&M running back Cyrus Gray then came off the board in the sixth round with the 182nd overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs.

The day O-D draftees finished up with two seventh round picks as the Minnesota Vikings took California defensive end Trevor Guyton with the 219thoverall selection and the Atlanta Falcons took South Carolina defensive tackle Travian Robertson with the 249th overall pick.

A dozen players were signed as undrafted free agents quickly after the draft.

“This was a record-setting class for Offense-Defense and we only expect to keep breaking records as our game goes on, “said Offense-Defense President Rick Whittier, “We wish all of our alumni the best of luck.”

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