Hawkeye Draft Tidbits

When it comes to developing Football Players, Coach Ferentz and his Staff seem to have for the job.  For the second consecutive year, the Iowa Hawkeye Football program saw 6 players get drafted.  The Hawkeyes led the Big Ten in Draft Picks for the 2nd year in a row and the 6 Hawkeyes drafted were tied for 5th best in the nation.  Over the past two years, Iowa has now had 12 players drafted  and this number is good enough for third best in the nation, trailing only USC and Miami (FL).

Here is a little background and history of the Hawkeyes & the NFL Draft under Coach Ferentz:

• WIth Julian Vandervelde taken in the 5th round by the Philadelphia Eagles, Iowa now ranks atop the list of Offensive Linemen taken in the NFL Draft since 2003.  Both teams have had 11 offensive linemen drafted in the past 9 NFL Drafts.
• With 6 players being drafted this year, Coach Ferentz has now had 45 players drafted in the NFL Draft.  He has also had 52 players sign Free Agent contracts and this number does not include the Hawks who will go on to sign Free Agent contracts this year after the NFL comes to terms with the CBA.  That is a total of 97 former Hawks who have either been drafted or signed a Free Agent deal under Coach Ferentz.
• 26 different NFL Franchises have drafted a Hawkeye at some point in the past 12 NFL Drafts.  Only 6 NFL teams have not drafted a Hawkeye in that same time frame.
  
  Hawkeyes Drafted by Round under Coach Ferentz
  1st Round - 5
  2nd Round - 7
  3rd Round - 8
  4th Round - 6
  5th Round - 7
  6th Round - 8
  7th Round - 4
  Total Hawkeyes Drafted since 2000 NFL Draft - 45
  
  Number of Hawkeyes Drafted by Team under Coach Ferentz
  3 - Green Bay Packers
  3 - Indianapolis Colts
  3 - Oakland Raiders
  3 - St. Louis Rams
  2 - Atlanta Falcons
  2 - Buffalo Bills
  2 - Carolina Panthes
  2 - Denver Broncos
  2 - Kansas City Chiefs
  2 - Miami Dolphins
  2 - Minnesota Vikings
  2 - New York Jets
  2 - Philadelphia Eagles
  2 - San Diego Chargers
  2 - Tennessee Titans
  1 - Arizona Cardinals
  1 - Baltimore Ravens
  1 - Cincinnati Bengals
  1 - Detroit Lions
  1 - New England Patriots
  1 - New Orleans Saints
  1 - New York Giants
  1 - Pittsburgh Steelers
  1 - Seattle Seahawks
  1 - Tampa Bay Bucs
  1 - Washington Redskins
  0 - Chicago Bears
  0 - Cleveland Browns
  0 - Dallas Cowboys
  0 - Houston Texans
  0 - Jacksonville Jaguars
  0 - San Francisco 49ers