JCGridiron.com - 24 former JUCO players hear their names called

April 29, 2012

Brad Hoiseth
JCGridiron.com Publisher

The 2012 NFL Draft concluded on Saturday afternoon in what ended up being the greatest year ever for former junior college players since JCGridiron.com started recording the data in 2006. Former Mt. San Antonio star Bruce Irvin was the first to come off the board in the opening round as 22 different JUCO programs were represented over the three-day event.

The 24 players eclipses the 22 players selected in 2008, which was a previous high since we started recording the data in 2006. The 24 players selected represents roughly 10% of the total players drafted in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Player, Position, Team, Round, Pick, JUCO Attended

First Round
Bruce Irvin, OLB, Seattle, 1st round, 15th pick, Mt. San Antonio

Second Round
Amini Silatolu, OG, Carolina, 2nd round, 8th pick, San Joaquin Delta
Lavonte David, OLB, Tampa, 2nd round, 26th pick, Ft. Scott

Third Round
Tyrone Crawford, DE, Dallas, 3rd round, 18th pick, Bakersfield
Dwight Bentley, CB, Detroit, 3rd round, 22nd pick, Dodge City
Akiem Hicks, DT, New Orleans, 3rd round, 26th pick, Sacramento City
Lamar Holmes, OT, Atlanta, 3rd round, 28th pick, Itawamba

Fourth Round
Philip Blake, OC, Denver, 4th round, 13th pick, Tyler
Brandon Mosley, OT, NY Giants, 4th round, 36th pick, Coffeyville

Fifth Round
DeQuan Menzie, CB, Kansas City, 5th round, 11th pick, Copiah-Lincoln
Rokevious Watkins, OG, St. Louis, 5th round, 15th pick, Georgia Military
Korey Toomer, LB, Seattle, 5th round, 19th pick, Arizona Western
Jonathan Massaquoi, DE, Atlanta, 5th round, 29th pick, Butler County
Vic Ballard, RB, Indianapolis, 5th round, 35th pick, Mississippi Gulf Coast

Sixth Round
Mike Harris, CB, Jacksonville, 6th round, 6th pick, El Camino
Andrew Tiller, OG, New Orleans, 6th round, 9th pick, Nassau
Christo Bilukidi, DT, Oakland, 6th round, 19th pick, Eastern Arizona
Robert Griffin, OG, NY Jets, 6th round, 33rd pick, Navarro

Seventh Round
Aaron Brown, OLB, St. Louis, 7th round, 2nd pick, Saddleback
Michael Smith, RB, Tampa Bay, 7th round, 5th pick, Eastern Arizona
Richard Crawford, CB, Washington, 7th round, 6th pick, Saddleback
Rishard Matthews, WR, Miami, 7th round, 20th pick, Bakersfield(so)/Santa Ana(fr)
Jeris Pendleton, DT, Jacksonville, 7th round, 21st pick, Joliet
Daryl Richardson, RB, St. Louis, 7th round, 45th pick, Cisco

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