ShareThisSome of the more highly rated players in the April 26-27 draft who played outside the bright lights of the Bowl Championship Series:- Steve Allen, LB, West Texas A&M: Also played at two junior colleges. Former safety now is a 236-pound linebacker.- Jamar Brittingham, RB, Bloomsburg: Finished career 14th all time in NCAA Division II with 5,689 career rushing yards.- Michael Butterworth, T, Slippery Rock: Three-year starter at left tackle. Team surrendered only 10 sacks in 2007.- Pierre Garcon, WR, Mount Union: Had 16 100-yard receiving games and is a quality returner.- Curtis Johnson, DE, Clark Atlanta: Had 112 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 13 1/2 sacks in 2007.- Josh Johnson, QB, San Diego: Threw 113 career touchdown passes and only 15 interceptions.- Kolo Kapanui, TE, West Texas A&M: Started career at Southern California but never played a game for the Trojans.- Shane Longest, K, Saint Xavier: Made 27 field goals and averaged 43.2 yards a punt.- Xavier Omon, RB, Northwest Missouri State: Had five 200-yard games in 2007 and seven games with at least three rushing touchdowns.- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB Tennessee State: Rarely challenged but took both his interceptions in 2007 for touchdowns.- Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina: Has high jumped 6-8 3/4 and was the Big South Conference's long jump champion.- Bobby Tatum, S, Abilene Christian: Texas transfer also was a track All-American.- Cary Williams, CB, Washburn: Fordham transfer had 11 interceptions in two seasons at Washburn.- Danny Woodhead, RB, Chadron State: Set all-time, all-division career rushing record with 7,962 yards.(Jeff Legwold writes for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
NFL prospects from small schools
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