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Does anyone on here know the highest a MAC football player has ever been drafted........Pennington was something like 18 or 19 a couple of years ago......I wonder if Byron has a good chance of being the highest drafted MAC football player ever.

Let's hope the Bengals don't get him. As soon as a QB puts on a Bengals uniform his arm and future turn to mush.

Unless your name is Boomer.

Randy Moss went, I believe, in the middle of round one in '98.



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I looked into the top draft picks from the M.A.C.

Dan Williams, Toledo - 1993
*11th pick overall.

Chadd Pennington, Marshall - 2000
*18th pick overall.

L.J. Shelton, Eastern Mich. - 1999
*21st pick overall.

Randy Moss, Marshall - 1998
*21st pick overall.

Dante Culpepper but he technically wasn't in the MAC.

Quote:I looked into the top draft picks from the M.A.C.

Dan Williams, Toledo - 1993
*11th pick overall.

Chadd Pennington, Marshall - 2000
*18th pick overall.

L.J. Shelton, Eastern Mich. - 1999
*21st pick overall.

Randy Moss, Marshall - 1998
*21st pick overall.

Bernie Casey, the Bowling Green WR, went 9th overall in 1961, when the 49ers drafted him. That tops Daunte Culpepper, incidentally.

Any MAC player ever go higher than that?

I don't think I have the energy to go searching right now so I guess you win

Figured I would try to do some research on this subject. Since Jack Lambert of Kent State was on my mind, I decided to check with the Golden Flashes first.

NFL Draft Picks

Year Player, Position Drafted Team Team Pick Total
(Overall) Picks
1954 Al Kilgore, T Chicago Cardinals 16th 360
1954 Rich Raidel, G Cleveland Browns 16th 360
1956 Mike Norcia, RB Los Angeles Rams 13th 360
1957 Luke Owens, T Baltimore Colts 3rd 360
1959 Jerry King, G Cleveland Browns 11th 360
1960 Dick Mostardo, B Cleveland Browns 12th 240
1964 Alex Zenko (Future), T Green Bay Packers 15th 281
1966 Bill Asbury, HB Atlanta Falcons 4th 305
1967 Jon Brooks, G Philadelphia Eagles 2nd (44th) 445
1967 Gerald Seither, E Buffalo Bills 9th (233rd) 445
1967 Ernie Ames, DT Buffalo Bills 12th (292nd) 445
1967 Charles Stikes, DB Miami Dolphins 14th (344th) 445
1968 Don Fitzgerald, RB St. Louis Cardinals 4th (87th) 462
1968 William Perry, TE San Diego Chargers 5th (129th) 462
1968 Howard Tennebar, T Baltimore Colts 13th (350th) 462
1968 Lou Harris, DB Pittsburgh Steelers 14th (363rd) 462
1969 Bill Eppwright, K Pittsburgh Steelers 17th (420th) 442
1970 Jim Corrigall, LB St. Louis Cardinals 2nd (33rd) 442
1971 Don Nottingham, RB Baltimore Colts 17th (441st) 442
1974 Gerald Tinker, WR Atlanta Falcons 2nd (44th) 442
1974 Jack Lambert, LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2nd (46th) 442
1975 Larry Poole, RB Cleveland Browns 9th (213th) 442
1976 Larry Faulk, DE New York Jets 7th (188th) 487
1976 Chuck Celek, DE Cleveland Browns 11th (297th) 487
1976 Greg Kokal, QB New Orleans Saints 11th (294th) 487
1976 Cedric Brown, DB Oakland Raiders 12th (343rd) 487
1977 Art Best, RB Los Angeles Rams 6th (156th) 335
1978 Kim Featsent, WR Cincinnati Bengals 12th (323rd) 334
1979 Mike Zele, DT Atlanta Falcons 5th (127th) 330
1989 Bert Weidner, DL Miami Dolphins 11th (288th) 336
1991 Andy Harmon, DL Philadelphia Eagles 6th (157th) 336
1997 O.J. Santiago, TE Atlanta Falcons 3rd (70th) 336
1998 Bob Hallen, OL Atlanta Falcons 2nd (53rd) 336
1999 Eugene Baker, WR Atlanta Falcons 5th (164th) 336
2000 Jason Gavadza, TE Pittsburgh Steelers 6th (204th) 254

After a lenghty research for Akron, which all I found was players in the pros but no draft information, it's time to move on to the Ball State Cardinals.


Cardinals Drafted by the National Football League

Year Name, Team (Round)
1997 Brad Maynard, New York Giants (3) -- 95th selection overall
1997 Cory Gilliard, Denver Broncos (4)
1996 Keith McKenzie, Green Bay (7)
1993 Blaine Bishop, Houston (8)
1981 Mark O'Connell, Cincinnati (12)
1980 Rush Brown, St. Louis (10)
1979 Ken Kremer, Kansas City (7)
1978 Maurice Harvey, Oakland (4) -- 86th selection overall
1976 Shafer Suggs, N.Y. Jets (2) - 33rd selection overall
1976 Art Stringer, Houston (9)
1975 Jim Micklos, N.Y. Giants (16)
1974 Terry Schmidt, New Orleans (5)
1971 Don Burchfield, New Orleans (13)
1969 Amos VanPelt, St. Louis (6)
1968 Oscar Lubke, N.Y. Jets (6)
1968 Elie Ghattas, New Orleans (17)
1966 Jim Todd, Philadelphia (9)
1965 Merv Rettenmund, Dallas (19)
1959 Tim Brown, Green Bay (27)

Central Michigan Draft Picks

1997 Scott Rehberg, OT, 7th round by New England
1990 J.J. Wierenga, DT, 11th round by Green Bay
1989 Donnie Riley, TB, 12th round by Phoenix;
Mark Hopkins, TE, by Birmingham (WLAF in 1991)
1986 Brian Williams, OT, 7th round by Philadelphia
1984 Jim Bowman, DB, 2nd round by New England;
Curtis Adams, TB, 8th round by San Diego
1982 Ray Bentley, LB, by Michigan;
Novo Bojovic, PK, by Michigan;
Mike Hirn, TE, Birmingham;
Tony Vitale, OG, Washington
1981 Mike Hirn, TE, 9th round by Pittsburgh
1980 Robert Jackson, DB, 11th round by Cincinnati
1979 Gary Hogeboom, QB, 5th round by Dallas
1976 Jim Jones, DB, 13th round by New England
1975 Mike Franckowiak, QB, 3rd round by Denver (acquired by Buffalo in 1977);
Tom Ray, DB, 17th round by Green Bay
1973 Paul Krause, OT, 3rd round by Kansas City (played with Hamilton of the CFL)
1972 Jesse Lakes, RB, 13th round by Green Bay
1971 Mick Natzel, DB, 13th round by Oakland
1970 Dave Farris, TE, 15th round by Buffalo
1969 Craig Tefft, RB, played with Toronto of the CFL
1968 Chuck Sinkule, DT, 7th round by St. Louis
1965 Larry Moore, FS, played with Green Bay (after tryout with N.Y.);
Frank Goldberg, LB, 20th round by Cleveland
1960 Walter Beach, RB, 15th round by N.Y. (also played with Cleveland)
1958 Gordy Ringquist, OG, 16th round by Detroit
1957 Jim Podoley, RB, 4th round by Washington
1956 Dick Kackmeister, C-LB, 20th round by Los Angeles;
Jarv Walz, TE-DL, 24th round by Detroit

Eastern Michigan NFL Draft Picks

1969 Bob Lints Green Bay Packers 3rd Round
1971 Dave Pureifory Green Bay Packers 6th Round
Al Clark Detroit Lions 3rd Round
1972 Will Foster Philadelphia Eagles 7th Round
Larry Ratcliff Philadelphia Eagles 8th Round
1973 Bill Dulac Los Angeles Rams 7th Round
Ron Fernandes Miami Dolphins 10th Round
1978 Ron Johnson Pittsburgh Steelers 1st Round (22nd Pick)
1988 Gary Patton New York Jets 7th Round
1998 Charlie Batch Detroit Lions 2nd Round
1999 L.J. Shelton Arizona Cardinals 1st Round(21st Pick)

Marshall's NFL Draft Pick

Player................. Year . Rd ............... Team
Everett Elkins - HB ...... 1939 ... 15 ...... Chicago Cardinals
Frank Huffman - G ....... 1939 ... 16 ...... Chicago Cardinals
Jack Morlock - HB ....... 1940 ... 12 .............. Detroit Lions
Jim Roberts - G ............ 1941 ..... 6 . Pittsburgh Steelers
Jackie Hunt - HB .......... 1942 .... 11 ............ Chicago Bears
Charley Snyder - T ...... 1948 ... 19 . Pittsburgh Steelers
Norm Willey - E ............ 1950 ... 13 ... Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Swierczek - E ........ 1954 ... 13 .............. Detroit Lions
Albie Maier - T ............. 1955 ... 18 . Pittsburgh Steelers
Len Hellyer - HB ........... 1956 ..... 8 ...... Cleveland Browns
Ray Dunlap - HB ............ 1958 ... 15 ...... Chicago Cardinals
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UCF NFL Draft Picks

2001 Travis Fisher, Cornerback, St. Louis Rams, 2nd Round
1999 Charles Lee, Wide Receiver, Green Bay Packers, 7th Round
1998 Daunte Culpepper, Quarterback, Minnesota Vikings, 1st Round (11th pick)
1998 Paul Miranda, Cornerback, Indianapolis Colts, 4th Round
1995 Marquette Smith, Tailback, Carolina Panthers, 5th Round
1994 Greg Jefferson, Defensive End, Philadelphia Eagles, 3rd Round
1992 Rick Hamilton, Linebacker, Washington Redskins, 3rd Round
1991 Bobby Spitulski, Linebacker, Seattle Seahawks, 3rd Round
1990 Shawn Jefferson, Wide Receiver, Houston Oilers, 9th Round
1987 Corris Ervin, Defensive Back, Denver Broncos, 5th Round
1997 Bernard Ford, Wide Receiver, Buffalo Bills, 3rd Round
1986 Elgin Davis, Running Back, New England Patriots, 12th Round
1986 Ted Wilson, Wide Receiver, Washington Redskins, 10th Round

Toledo's NFL Draft Picks

Name Position League Year Draft Date Team Round Pick
Chester Taylor RB NFL 2002 Apr. 21, 2002 Baltimore 6 207
Clarence Love CB NFL 1998 Apr. 19, 1998 Philadelphia 4 116
Dan Williams DE NFL 1993 Apr. 25-26, 1993 Denver 1 11
Darren Anderson DB NFL 1992 Apr. 26-27, 1992 New England 4 93
Vince Marrow TE NFL 1992 Apr. 26-27, 1992 Buffalo 11 307
Jerry Evans TE NFL 1991 Apr. 21-22, 1991 Phoenix 8 204
Brent Williams DE NFL 1986 Apr. 29-30, 1986 New England 7 192
Mike Russell LB NFL 1984 May 1-2, 1984 Houston 9 252
Jeff Jackson DE NFL 1982 Apr. 27-28, 1982 Oakland 7 177
Gene Swick QB NFL 1976 Apr. 8-9, 1976 Cleveland 4 97
John Saunders DB NFL 1972 Feb. 1-2, 1972 LA Rams 4 87
Mel Long LB NFL 1972 Feb. 1-2, 1972 Cleveland 11 278
Tony Harris RB NFL 1971 Jan. 28-29, 1971 San Francisco 4 101
Charley Cole RB NFL 1971 Jan. 28-29, 1971 Buffalo 15 369
James Manuel OT NFL 1970 Jan. 27-28, 1970 St. Louis 6 136
Curtis Johnson DB NFL 1970 Jan. 27-28, 1970 Miami 4 81
Roland Moss RB NFL 1969 Jan. 28-29, 1969 Baltimore 7 181
Ray Hayes DT NFL 1968 Jan. 30-31, 1968 NY Jets 12 318
Tom Beutler LB NFL 1968 Jan. 30-31, 1968 Cleveland 12 319
John Schneider QB NFL 1968 Jan. 30-31, 1968 Boston 7 170
Lurley Archambeau Center NFL 1966 Nov. 28, 1965 Atlanta 17 #
Dan Simrell QB NFL 1965 Nov. 28, 1964 Cleveland 14 #
Wynn Lembright Tackle NFL 1964 Dec. 2, 1963 NY Giants 16 #
Jim Bogdalek Tackle NFL 1963 Dec. 3, 1962 San Francisco 16 #
Ed Scrutchins End NFL 1963 Dec. 3, 1962 St. Louis 15 #
Larry Campbell End NFL 1963 Dec. 3, 1962 LA Rams 15 #
Frank Baker Back NFL 1963 Dec. 3, 1962 Cleveland 5 #
Jack Campbell End NFL 1960 unknown % Cleveland 19 #
Gene Cook End NFL 1958 Dec. 2, 1957 Green Bay 13 #
Mel Triplett Back NFL 1955 Jan. 27-28, 1955 NY Giants 5 #
George Machoukas Center NFL 1955 Jan. 27-28, 1955 Green Bay 15 #
Rick Kaser Back NFL 1954 Jan. 28, 1954 Detroit 17 #
Asa Jenkins Back NFL 1954 Jan. 28, 1954 Cleveland 6 #
Jocko Gordon Tackle NFL 1953 Jan. 22, 1953 LA Rams 21 #
Emerson Cole Back NFL 1950 Jan. 21-22, 1950 Cleveland 12 #
Ted Zuchowski Tackle NFL 1948 Dec. 9, 1947 Pittsburgh 29 #
Frank Pizza Tackle NFL 1948 Dec. 9, 1947 Detroit 27 #
Bob Hayes End NFL 1941 Dec. 10, 1940 Green Bay 17 #
Warren Densmore Center NFL 1941 Dec. 10, 1940 Cleveland 10 #
Frances Maher Back NFL 1940 Dec. 9, 1939 Philadelphia 10 #
Tony Popp End NFL 1939 Dec. 8, 1938 Brooklyn 20 #

Okay, I have to find my Broncos Football Media Guide to give you all of the WMU draft picks over the years.

Schools I could not find anything on were:

Akron, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Miami, Northern Illinois and Ohio.

By the way, the highest selected individual in my research has turned up...

Dan Williams of the Toledo Rockets. Dan was the 11th pick in the first round of the 1993 draft.

Are you sure about Casey, RF? Williams always gets touted as the highest drafted MAC player.

Seriously. Casey did go ninth overall. This is the second link I've found that seems to bear this out:

<a href='http://www.profootballhof.com/players/mainpage.cfm?cont_id=55398' target='_blank'>http://www.profootballhof.com/players/main...m?cont_id=55398</a>

John52168: Kudos on the research!

According to Rochester's site he found, the first draft was in 1936. I know this was before the MAC, but Art Lewis (Ohio U.) went #9 in the 1st round in the first ever NFL draft.