USC is tops again.
Six more Trojans were selected during the NFL Draft's second day on Sunday, giving USC a nation-best 11 players chosen. It's the third time in the last four years that the Trojans were the most represented program in the Draft. Here's a list of this year's USC draftees:
- QB Mark Sanchez • New York Jets, 1st round (5th overall pick)
- LB Brian Cushing • Houston Texans, 1st round (15th overall pick)
- LB Clay Matthews • Green Bay Packers, 1st round (26th overall pick)
- LB Rey Maualuga • Cincinnati Bengals, 2nd round (38th overall pick)
- DL Fili Moala • Indianapolis Colts, 2nd round (56th overall pick)
- WR Patrick Turner • Miami Dolphins, 3rd round (87th overall pick)
- LB Kaluka Maiava • Cleveland Browns, 4th round (104th overall pick)
- DL Kyle Moore • Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4th round (117th overall pick)
- K David Buehler • Dallas Cowboys, 5th round (172nd overall pick)
- CB Cary Harris • Buffalo Bills, 6th round (183rd overall pick)
- S Kevin Ellison • San Diego Chargers, 6th round (189th overall pick)
The 11 Trojans selected -- who make up more than a third of the Pac-10's 32 players chosen this weekend -- were the talk of the 2009 NFL Draft.
"If you want to play pro football and you are a high school athlete, you know USC gives you the best opportunity system-wide and competitive-wise on the field," ESPN analyst and former NFL head coach Herm Edwards said during Sunday's broadcast. "That's what USC brings to the table."
The news has also been well received back at Heritage Hall, where coaches and players are buzzing with excitement.
"Our guys have so much to be proud of," Coach Carroll said. "Having that many players drafted is a statement of how hard they work and how much NFL teams respect the Trojans."
In Carroll's eight seasons at USC, 53 Trojans have been drafted by the NFL, including 14 in the first round.
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson presents Mark Sanchez, the NFL Draft's fifth overall pick, with his new jersey Sunday. [AP photo]
Six more Trojans were selected during the NFL Draft's second day on Sunday, giving USC a nation-best 11 players chosen. It's the third time in the last four years that the Trojans were the most represented program in the Draft. Here's a list of this year's USC draftees:
- QB Mark Sanchez • New York Jets, 1st round (5th overall pick)
- LB Brian Cushing • Houston Texans, 1st round (15th overall pick)
- LB Clay Matthews • Green Bay Packers, 1st round (26th overall pick)
- LB Rey Maualuga • Cincinnati Bengals, 2nd round (38th overall pick)
- DL Fili Moala • Indianapolis Colts, 2nd round (56th overall pick)
- WR Patrick Turner • Miami Dolphins, 3rd round (87th overall pick)
- LB Kaluka Maiava • Cleveland Browns, 4th round (104th overall pick)
- DL Kyle Moore • Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4th round (117th overall pick)
- K David Buehler • Dallas Cowboys, 5th round (172nd overall pick)
- CB Cary Harris • Buffalo Bills, 6th round (183rd overall pick)
- S Kevin Ellison • San Diego Chargers, 6th round (189th overall pick)
The 11 Trojans selected -- who make up more than a third of the Pac-10's 32 players chosen this weekend -- were the talk of the 2009 NFL Draft.
"If you want to play pro football and you are a high school athlete, you know USC gives you the best opportunity system-wide and competitive-wise on the field," ESPN analyst and former NFL head coach Herm Edwards said during Sunday's broadcast. "That's what USC brings to the table."
The news has also been well received back at Heritage Hall, where coaches and players are buzzing with excitement.
"Our guys have so much to be proud of," Coach Carroll said. "Having that many players drafted is a statement of how hard they work and how much NFL teams respect the Trojans."
In Carroll's eight seasons at USC, 53 Trojans have been drafted by the NFL, including 14 in the first round.
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson presents Mark Sanchez, the NFL Draft's fifth overall pick, with his new jersey Sunday. [AP photo]
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