I don't think Peterson necessarily coached the kids up from 2 star guys into 1st round NFL talent. It might be that...but I think it's more that he has an eye for the diamond in the rough. Other scouts overlook these guys and Peterson doesn't
Doesn't it say something when Boise St has 2 first-round picks and we have zero?
Guess I'm in a brooding mood.
While I would agree this is a bit dissappointing, I always hate when people use the draft and NFL success to measure the success of a college. If draft order really determined success Notre Dame, Ohio St., Texas, and even Miami and USC would have a lot more national titles to show for it. There is a lot of great college players that for one reason or another don't fit the NFL. This seems to be especially true for quarterbacks and linebackers.
If not for injury Crick would've been a first rounder... Dennard too, if not for his off the field issue
BS hasn't taken over college football, despite what the folks who are mesmerized by the blue turf might think.
Alabama wins national championship. Alabama has 4 1st round draft choices. I think that might be a measure of NFL draft and success in college?
Ill with 2 is the most shocking
I've been thinking this all morning... tOSU, PSU, both Meechickens, and Nebraska end up with none, but Illinois with two? Wow.
Also if you put any stock in recruiting rankings, isn't it interesting Texas, Oklahoma, FSU, Florida, and USC were not represented?
Illinois has 4 or 5 picks in top two rounds?
It's still debatable, but I think the zooker has nudged a noise ahead of callllly for worst cfb hc ever.
Not that we're the only team without a first-round pick (Miami, Oklahoma, Ohio St didn't have any either), but I'm just surprised by the respect that Boise St is getting in the draft.
Finally a non-Illinois B1G player gets taken.
Green Bay just took Michigan State DT Jerel Worthy.
Pederson developed some 2 & 3 star prospects into NFL talent. That deserves a kudos. I'm not as puzzled as many about us not having a 1st rounder this draft as one, we only had 3 guys as preseason all americans at the beginning of the season with the best of them considered too small at his position at that position. Another was battling a injury all season that he received in fall camp, whom also just recently got himself into some trouble, with the 3rd whom was coming off a midseason injury that hindered him from putting up the best numbers in front of scouts in the post season. Last years draft we lost how many guys to the draft and free agent list. Not sure what everyone else expected, but it's not big surprise to me.
Next year we will loose just one guy whom I think will probably go maybe 3rd round or high 2nd in Rex. Our team is very young. In a 2014 & 2015's draft I think we will be loosing quite a few guys so hopefully we will be able to reload the seasons after.
Alabama wins national championship. Alabama has 4 1st round draft choices. I think that might be a measure of NFL draft and success in college?
Wisky had a first rounder.