Outback Bowl Alumni Popular In 2007 NFL Draft

Fans watching the Outback Bowl get to see some of the best college football talent and that point continues to be proven each spring by NFL teams as twenty-six players who have played in the New Year's Day game during their college careers were selected in the 2007 NFL draft.

Five players were selected in the first round led by Wisconsin OT Joe Thomas and Penn State lineman Levi Brown chosen 3rd and 5th respectively. That brings the total number to at least 542 alumni of this bowl game who have been drafted or signed as free agents with NFL teams over its history. In just the past nine years 233 players have been drafted including 38 first round picks.

2007 Picks by round (overall selection):

1st Round

Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin, by Cleveland (3)

Levi Brown, OL, Penn State, by Arizona(5)

Justin Harrell, DT, Tennessee, by Green Bay (16)

Jarvis Moss, DE, Florida, by Denver (17)

Robert Meachem, WR, Tennessee, by New Orleans (27)

2nd Round

Paul Posluszny, OLB, Penn State, by Buffalo (34)

Arron Sears, OG, Tennessee, by Tampa Bay (35)

Turk McBride, DT, Tennessee, by Kansas City (54)

3rd Round

Quentin Moses, DE, Georgia, by Oakland (65)

Jay Alford, DT, Penn State, by New York Giants (81)

Charles Johnson, DE, Georgia, by Carolina (83)

Jonathan Wade, CB, Tennessee, by St Louis (84)

Marshal Yanda, OT, Iowa, by Baltimore (86)

Tony Hunt, RB, Penn State, by Philadelphia (90)

4th Round

Marcus Thomas, DT, Florida, by Denver (121)

Scott Chandler, TE, Iowa, by San Diego (129)

Martrez Milner, TE, Georgia, by Atlanta (133)

Joe Cohen, DE, Florida, by San Francisco (135)

5th Round

Tim Shaw, OLB, Penn State, by Carolina (164)

6th Round

Kendrick Shackleford, OT, Georgia, by St Louis (190)

Ryan Smith, CB, Florida, by Tennessee (206)

7th Round

Marvin Mitchell, LB, Tennessee, by New Orleans (220)

Dallas Baker, WR, Florida, by Pittsburgh (227)

Deshawn Wynn, RB, Florida, by Green Bay (228)

Brandon Siler, ILB, Florida, by San Diego (240)

Mike Elgin, C, Iowa, by New England (247)