2008 Draft Day Thread

5:29 PM

I received the rest from Team Texas. Here they are:


41-Dan Oliphant OL Colby
42-Vince Strange WR California
43-Damian LaVergne OL Louisiana Tech
44-Zamir Cobb WR Temple
45-James Kinney LB Missouri
46-Erick Joyce CB Tennessee St.
47-Bobby Garofolo OL Memphis
48-Chad Owens WR Hawaii
49-Robert McMackin OL Towson St.
50-Samario Houston LB Catawba

4:26 PM

I received the first ten picks from Team Texas. Here they are:

1-Eric Crouch QB Nebraska 6-1 200
2-Freddy McCutcheon DT San Jose State 6-2 295
3-Aaron Cotteral DE Lenoir-Rhyne 6-1 226
4-Akieem Jolla WR New Mexico St. 6-2 203
5-Dwight Ellick CB Notre Dame 5-11 197
6-Chris Bowser OL UNLV 6-6 285
7-Lawrence wilson DL Hawaii 6-6 276
8-Akilah Lacey WR Idaho State 6-3 202
9-Keith Brooks RB Western Kentucky5-11 225
10-Willie Amos CB Nebraska 6-0 190
11 - John Simon RB Louisiana Tech 5-11 212

4:08 PM

Ok. I've gotten in touch with Team Texas and the picks should be coming my way in just a bit. Hold on and we'll know some names.

3:45 PM

This has officially gotten very irritating. I've now spent about 1:30 trying to find out more info. I know they gave out a web address at the end of the telecast of where you could continue to follow along, but I missed it. If you have this, please leave it in the comments. If you know the Draft picks for Texas after the 5th round, please let us know. Thanks.

1:55 PM

I think we're about to lose TV coverage. I've yet to find another source for draft picks. I'm probably going to have to drop off, but I'll track down all the Team Texas picks and put them here.

1:37 PM

Oops. Funny thing there...did Obaseme play at Clemson or UTEP? Or both? Where did he graduate? Did Texas miss out on a UTEP guy?

1:30 PM

Team Texas Picks:
Round 5 - 27th overall - Dwight Ellick - DB - Notre Dame

I wasn't expecting to see many more DBs, but I guess we may need to do some nickel and dime considering there has only been one RB taken in the draft.

1:10 PM

Team Texas Picks:
Round 4 - 22nd overall - Akieem Jola - WR - New Mexico State

I have a feeling this is the first of many WRs. On a side note Tennessee is getting a lot of guys from VT.

12:55 PM

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12:50 PM

Team Texas Picks:
Round 3 - 15th overall - Aaron Cotteral - DE/LB - Lenoir Rhine/South Carolina

Looks like there was a little confusion about where he went to school. Good to see that we are getting some hybrid players

12:35 PM

Team Texas Picks:
Round 2 - 10th overall - Freddie McCutcheon - DT - San Jose State

Some what of a surprise here. We do need DTs. Nice to see Craig James helping out.

12:11 PM

Team Texas Picks:
Round 1 - 3rd overall - Eric Crouch QB Nebraska

Nice to have a Heisman Trophy winner on the team.

12:08 PM

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12:03 PM

And the first pick is, for Team Arkansas, is an Offensive Lineman from Troy University, Zarah Yisrael. What a name.

11:56 AM

Great story on Jason Hunt. I like the fire and I hope he makes the team.

11:51 AM

John Jenkin's suit is over the top. He sounds really excited to be in Houston. I like it.

11:50 AM

Burnt Orange and Maroon on the Jersey! Fantastic. Cools stuff.

11:24 AM

They just showed the Team Texas helmet. White with the state of Texas on it. The state is colored with the Texas Flag. It is kind of 'Curvy' like the flag is waving.


11:07 AM

We're off! It looks like we're going to have some intro commentary before we get to the picks.

9:12 AM

It looks like Team Florida want to take John Kresser with their first pick. This is kind of odd because he is from Florida. Why didn't they protect him? Maybe he graduated from a different school? You can also see the Team Florida helmet on that page. Looks nice.

7:04 AM

Team Texas Needs Breakdown

I've broken the Protected list into positions. I wanted to discuss the holes in the current team and what we might see in the draft today:

Quarterbacks:

BJ Symons QB Texas Tech
Kliff Kingsbury QB Texas Tech

There has been talk that Team Texas is going to take Eric Crouch. I don't see it happening, but I wouldn't count out drafting another QB at some point. If one of the recent Hawaii QBs is eligible, look for that pick.

Running Backs/Full Backs:

Paul Mosely RB Baylor

I wouldn't expect a Fullback to be drafted. I would imagine we will pick up a couple more Running Back. They will probably be small, quick backs with good hands. With as much speed as we have here in Texas it is really surprising to me that more backs didn't make the protected list. We will have to see what the rest of the nation has.

Wide Recievers:

Jason Hunt WR Trinity
Adrian Madise WR TCU

I had expected more WRs to be on the protected list. My guess is that the majority of our picks today will be wide receivers. Possibly even 5. In case you haven't been following, John Jenkins of 95-0 HoustonCougar fame is the coach of Team Texas.

Offensive Line:

Alan Rueber OL Texas A&M
Phillip Hawkins OL Houston
Bryce Reed OL Texas A&M
Jonathan Palafox OL Angelo State
Beny Rouse OL Texas Southern
John Kirk OL Texas A&M
William Blaylock OL Baylor

This is a nice looking offensive line already. I wouldn't expect too much more activity. It would be nice to have a couple quality subs in order to keep the starters fresh.

Safety:

Ranorris Ray S TCU
Phillip Geiggar S Texas
Don McGee S North Texas
Stacey Thomas S Texas Southern

I believe we are full at safety. One of these guys probably won't make the final roster and I wouldn't expect to spend a pick here

Line Backers:

Wade Koehl LB Houston
Larry Hayden LB Texas State
Lance Everson LB Houston
John Syptak LB Rice
Justin Warren LB Texas A&M

The defensive co-coordinator should be announced today. We will know better then if we'll be running a 3-4 or a 4-3. In either case, we may be close to full at linebacker.

Corner Backs:

Wes Bautovich CB Texas A&M
Will Gulley CB Houston
Chad Price CB Rice
Rolando Humphrey CB Southern Methodist
Sean Weston CB Texas A&M
Eric Buchanan CB TCU

Again, we are pretty much full here. This is a nice little group and I wouldn't expect many names to be added.

Defensive Line:

Kyle Green DE Angelo State

We are very thin here. Expect a ton of activity on the Defensive line.

Special Teams:

Jared Scruggs P Rice

We're going to need a kicker, but I bet we wait until the supplemental draft to pick one up.

My best guess:
QB - 1 Pick
RB - 3 Picks
WR - 5 Picks
OL - 2 Picks
CB/S - 0 picks
LB - 2 picks
DT - 4 picks
DE - 3 picks
K - 1 Pick

21 picks total.

6:03 AM

The AAFL has provided this draft chart. The interesting thing about this chart is that the protected players have been placed in 'the middle.' Team Florida only has 10 picks split between Rounds 1-5 and rounds 45-50.

Interesting Notes:

• Team Texas will be drafting in Rounds 1-11 and Rounds 41-50.
• Team Florida Protected the most players, 40.
• Team Michigan Protected the fewest players, 20.
• Here is list of the Team Texas Protected Players
• Most Notable Names:
• Chris Leak
• Peter Warrick
• Travis McGriff
• Clint Stoerner
• Tee Martin
• Marcus Randall
• Antonio Perkins