Corey Liuget Among 25 Players Attending 2011 NFL Draft
by Joe Kutsunis on Apr 25, 2011 10:57 AM CDT
in Illinois Fighting Illini Football
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RECORD 25 PLAYERS TO ATTEND NFL DRAFT
A record 25 players are confirmed to attend the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York:
1)
CB
Nebraska
14)
DT
Illinois
2)
LB
UCLA
15)
LB
Texas A&M
3)
DE
Iowa
16)
S
UCLA
4)
WR
Kentucky
17)
Cam Newton
QB
Auburn
5)
DT
Alabama
18)
CB
Louisiana State
6)
DT
Auburn
19)
G/C
Florida
7)
QB
Missouri
20)
DE
Missouri
8)
AJ Green
WR
Georgia
21)
T
Southern California
9)
LB
Boston College
22)
DT
Baylor
10)
RB
Alabama
23)
G
Baylor
11)
DE
California
24)
JJ Watt
DE
Wisconsin
12)
WR
Alabama
25)
Ryan Williams
RB
Virginia Tech
13)
DE
Purdue
The Draft will begin on Thursday night, April 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET with Round 1. It will continue on Friday night, April 29 at 6:00 p.m. ET with Rounds 2-3 and continue with Rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 30 at 12:00 p.m. ET. NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN2 will provide television coverage on all three days.
The 25 players are the most to ever attend the Draft. The previous high was last year, when 17 prospects were on hand at Radio City for the celebration of the 75th NFL Draft, the first-ever in primetime.
There is a very good chance that Corey Liuget will go very high in the NFL draft this week, which is great for the reputation of the program, and of course great for Liuget himself. The facts are somewhat less cheerful than this press release may make it seem though. For these college players without contracts they will be basically waiting indefinitely for the labor dispute to be resolved, and who knows when that could be?
We will be endeavoring to fully cover the NFL draft, hoping that the three players with the best chances to be drafted highly, Corey Liuget, Martez Wilson, and Mikel Leshoure all end up somewhere good, and eventually get their fat contracts.
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Why is Randall Cobb going?
It’s going to get really awkward when he sits through the entire first round.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
i guess i've never watched the draft live in its entirety
i assumed all the players went and put on the hat and jersey and whatnot. i’m kind of disappointed now
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