zoogs Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Round 4 (#16 overall) Ricky Henry - Hartford Colonials Round 5 (#23 overall) Mike Smith - Omaha Nighthawks Round 6 (#28 overall) DJ Jones - Omaha Nighthawks Rootin' for McNeil, Lee, and Allen still! A&M's Jerrod Johnson went first overall. http://www.ufl-football.com/news/2011-ufl-draft Quote Link to comment
dbetz23 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 DJ Jones and Mike Smith were both drafted tonight by the Omaha Nighthawks. Smith in 5th round and Jones in 6th round. 1 Quote Link to comment
dbetz23 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Will be looking forward to see if Smith can rebound after being hurt. 1 Quote Link to comment
Fuzzy Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Nighthawks have 6 picks left, correct? Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 There's only 10 rounds. Omaha just picked up QB Jeremiah Masoli in round 8. Quote Link to comment
nathanwindu Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Not that it matters, but the Nighthawks' 3rd round pick, OT Joe Toledo, is an Omaha native. I'm a fan of the UFL and follow it closely, and I was a bit disappointed this wasn't a college-player draft. Yes, most of the players were straight outta college anyways, but I think the draft is meant for developing prospects, not getting a bunch of veterans (which is what the Nighthawks did last year under Jagodzinski) They took Boston College LB Mark Herzlich with their last pick, great story about his struggle with cancer, and a good player as well. I think the thing about this draft is, even Undrafted free agents, like Kendric Burney or Kris O'Dowd, are too talented to let the NFL go for a smaller, lesser known league like the UFL. I think Pierre Allen falls into the category of '1st tier' UDFA's, which could explain why the Nighthawks passed him over for the Clemson dude they drafted in the 2nd. ame with McNeill, and the TE they drafted in the 6th. Zac Lee I think could get a free agent contract, he did tryout for them, after all. In the end, however, this is a football franchise that just happens to be based in Omaha, Nebraska, and I think Joe Moglia is smart enough to know that making the Pro Football Nebraska Cornhuskers may make good publicity, but not a good product on the field. He'll get the players he feels are the best available. Quote Link to comment
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