UConn in the NFL (Since 2005)
|Draftees by Round
With Shamar Stephen and Yawin Smallwood getting drafted last weekend, UConn has now had a total of 23 draftees since 2005. UConn has had at least one player drafted in each round of the draft, with Donald Brown being the sole first-round pick.
One- 1 (Donald Brown)
Two- 4 (Darius Butler, Will Beatty, Cody Brown, Kendall Reyes)
Three- 4 (Dwayne Gratz, Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Sio Moore, Alfred Fincher)
Four- 3 (Trevardo Williams, Tyvon Branch, Marcus Easley)
Five- 2 (Dan Orlovsky, Anthony Sherman)
Six- 5 (Deon Anderson, Donald Thomas, Jordan Todman, Lawrence Wilson, Ryan Griffin)
Seven- 4 (Robert McClain, Greg Lloyd, Yawin Smallwood, Shamar Stephen)
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Draftees by Position Played at UConn
As we all know, UConn has been much more accomplished defensively than offensively. Thus, it makes sense that of the 23 Husky draftees, 14 were defensive players while just nine were offensive players.
Offense: 9
Two- RB, FB
One- QB, TE, WR, OT, OG
Defense: 14
Five- LB, CB
Two- DT, DE
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Huskies Who Switched Positions Once They Got to the NFL
Most of the Huskies stayed at their respective positions when they got to the NFL, but five of them made a shift.
Kendall Reyes: DT à 3-4 DE
Trevardo Williams: DE à 3-4 OLB
Cody Brown: DE à LB
Tyvon Branch: CB à SS
Darius Butler: CB à FS
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By Team Drafted
UConn players been drafted by 18 different NFL teams. Every team in the AFC South has drafted at least one Husky while the AFC North has been allergic to drafting Huskies. 14 NFL teams are yet to draft a Husky.
Two: Oakland, Houston, San Diego, Arizona, Carolina
One: Minnesota, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Indianapolis, New England, New York Giants, Miami, Dallas, New Orleans, Detroit
None: New York Jets, Washington, Kansas City, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Green Bay, Chicago, Tampa Bay
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Huskies in the NFL by Current Team
There are 24 Huskies in the NFL right now. Every team in the AFC South has at least one Husky. The NFC West is missing out on all the fun.
Colts (3): Darius Butler, Scott Lutrus, Donald Thomas
Texans (3): Ryan Griffin, Michael Smith, Trevardo Williams
Jaguars (2): Dwayne Gratz, Jordan Todman
Raiders (2): Tyvon Branch, Sio Moore
Chargers (2): Donald Brown, Kendall Reyes
Falcons (2): Robert McClain, Yawin Smallwood
Giants (1): Will Beatty
Bills (1): Marcus Easley
Jets (1): Danny Lansanah
Steelers (1): Kashif Moore
Lions (1): Dan Orlovsky
Chiefs (1): Anthony Sherman
Redskins (1): Nick Williams
Titans (1): Blidi Wreh-Wilson
Bears (1): Lawrence Wilson
Vikings (1): Shamar Stephen
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