BleedGopher
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per Joe:
Three years is a long time for a Big Ten program to trudge along without producing an NFL draft pick. The Gophers endured such a drought from 2011 to ’13, when many of Tim Brewster’s recruits fizzled.
Minnesota had two of Glen Mason’s recruits drafted in 2010: Eric Decker and Nate Triplett. After that, the Gophers didn’t have a single player drafted until two Brewster recruits — Ra’Shede Hageman and Brock Vereen — were picked in 2014.
Jerry Kill’s recruits started coming of age last year, and the Gophers had four players drafted — Maxx Williams, Damien Wilson, David Cobb and Cedric Thompson — for the first time since 2006.
This trend should extend through this week’s NFL draft, because the Gophers have at least three players with a strong chance to get picked somewhere in the middle to late rounds.
Eric Murray, Briean Boddy-Calhoun and De’Vondre Campbell weren’t nationally renowned names coming out of high school, but each found a niche playing at Minnesota.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-getting-some-nfl-attention-for-draft/376906631/
Go Gophers!!
Three years is a long time for a Big Ten program to trudge along without producing an NFL draft pick. The Gophers endured such a drought from 2011 to ’13, when many of Tim Brewster’s recruits fizzled.
Minnesota had two of Glen Mason’s recruits drafted in 2010: Eric Decker and Nate Triplett. After that, the Gophers didn’t have a single player drafted until two Brewster recruits — Ra’Shede Hageman and Brock Vereen — were picked in 2014.
Jerry Kill’s recruits started coming of age last year, and the Gophers had four players drafted — Maxx Williams, Damien Wilson, David Cobb and Cedric Thompson — for the first time since 2006.
This trend should extend through this week’s NFL draft, because the Gophers have at least three players with a strong chance to get picked somewhere in the middle to late rounds.
Eric Murray, Briean Boddy-Calhoun and De’Vondre Campbell weren’t nationally renowned names coming out of high school, but each found a niche playing at Minnesota.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-getting-some-nfl-attention-for-draft/376906631/
Go Gophers!!