Twenty-seven Outback Bowl Alumni Selected in 2010 NFL Draft
April 30, 2010
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-seven players who have played in the New Year's Day game during their college careers were selected in the 2010 NFL draft.
Four players were selected in the first round led by Tennessee safety Eric Berry as the 5th pick. That brings the total number to at least 611 alumni of this bowl game who have been drafted or signed as free agents with NFL teams over its history. In just the past seven years 174 players have been drafted including 25 first round picks.
2010 Picks by round (overall selection):
1st Round
Eric Berry, SS, Tennessee, by Kansas City (5)
Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa, by Green Bay (23)
Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee, by Arizona (26)
Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State, by Miami (28)
2nd Round
Sean Lee, LB, Penn State, by Dallas (55)
Ben Tate, RB, Auburn, by Houston (58)
Montaro Hardesty, RB, Tennessee, by Cleveland (59)
Pat Angerer, LB, Iowa, by Indianapolis (63)
3rd Round
Armi Spievey, CB, Iowa, by Detroit (66)
Navorro Bowman, LB, Penn State, by San Francisco (91)
Tony Moeaki, TE, Iowa, by Kansas City, (93)
4th Round
Corey Wootton, DE, Northwestern, by Chicago (109)
Garrett Graham, TE, Wisconsin, by Houston (118)
A.J. Edds, LB, Iowa, by Miami (119)
Mike Kafka, QB, Northwestern, by Philadelphia (122)
Eric Norwood, LB, South Carolina, by Carolina (124)
Jacques Clendon, OG, Tennessee, by Indianapolis (129)
O’Brien Schofield, DE, Wisconsin, by Arizona (130)
5th Round
Walter McFadden, DB, Auburn, by Oakland (138)
Sherrick McManis, CB, Northwestern, by Houston (144)
Chris Scott, OT, Tennessee, by Pittsburgh (151)
Andrew Quarless, TE, Penn State, by Green Bay (154)
Jonathan Crompton, QB, Tennessee, by San Diego (168)
6th Round
Clifton Geathers, DE, South Carolina, by Cleveland (186)
7th Round
Mickey Shuler, TE, Penn State, by Minnesota (214)
Kyle Calloway, OT, Iowa, by Buffalo (216)
Josh Hull, LB, Penn State, by St Louis (254)
