Monday, May 2, 2011

The Undrafted

After three days of NFL Draft coverage, 254 college football players realized their dream of becoming professional football players. However, the NFL rookie class of 2011 is not set in stone as of yet. Normally, the upcoming days after the draft's conclusion see teams sign anywhere from 10 to 20 undrafted rookie free agents. Many of these "URFAs" were stars at the college level but didn't have the measurements to catch the attention of NFL scouts, others may have been coveted by a particular team that simply didn't have the chance to draft them due to a variety of circumstances. This year, the NFL lockout has prevented teams from signing undrafted rookies during the aftermath of the draft. Many of the rookies that we will see suit up next season are not yet the property of an NFL team. Here is a list of some notable players that will surely find themselves in an NFL training camp once the lockout has ended. If you don't think it's worth your time to take a look, just remember that 23 players in this year's Pro Bowl were once undrafted rookie free agents.

Notable Rookie Free Agents (no particular order)
Brandon Bair, DT - Oregon
Deunta Williams, S - North Carolina
Terrence Toliver, WR - LSU [pictured]
Darvin Adams, WR - Auburn
Kendric Burney, CB - North Carolina
Jeron Johnson, S - Boise State
Joe Lefeged, S - Rutgers
Ian Williams, DT - Notre Dame
Deandre McDaniel, S - Clemson
Derrick Locke, RB - Kentucky
Mario Harvey, OLB - Marshall
Armon Binns, WR - Cincinnati
Mark Herzlich, MLB -Boston College
Jake Kirkpatrick, C - TCU
Pat Devlin, QB - Delaware
Kris O'Dowd, C - USC
Darren Evans, RB - Virginia Tech
Scott Lustrus, MLB - UConn
Josh Portis, QB - California PA [pictured]
Brian Lainhart, S - Kent State
DeAndre Brown, WR - Southern Miss
Graig Cooper, RB - Miami FL
Devon Torrence, CB - Ohio State
Orie Lemon, OLB - Oklahoma State
Mike Hartline, QB - Kentucky
Jeff Maehl, WR - Oregon
Jerrard Terrant, S - Georgia Tech
Ben Chappell, QB - Indiana
Charlie Gantt, TE - Michigan State [pictured]
Eric Gordon, OLB - Michigan State
Brian Duncan, MLB - Texas Tech
Will Hill, S - Florida
Bryant Browning, G - Ohio State
Mike Morgan OLB - USC
Dane Sanzenbacher, WR - Ohio State
Damien Berry, RB - Miami FL
Justin Boren, G - Ohio State
Ryan Winterswyk, DE - Boise State
Scott Tolzein, QB - Wisconsin
Mark Dell, WR - Michigan State
Adrien Moten, OLB - Maryland
Jay Valai, S - Wisconsin
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, WR - Iowa
Tori Gurley, WR - South Carolina [pictured]
Jerrod Johnson, QB - Texas A&M
Noel Divine, RB - West Virginia
Zac Etheridge, S - Auburn
Weslye Saunders, TE - West Virginia
Jai Eugene, CB/S - LSU
Taylor Potts, QB - Texas Tech
Matt Asiata, RB - Utah