Last years Trojans in the NFL
by Paragon SC on Dec 9, 2009 1:49 PM PST
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The 11 Trojan draft picks from last year have played in a combined 95 games and racked up a combined 54 starts during their rookie seasons this fall -- and that's through just Week 13. The USC-bred rookies are already making quite a name for themselves. Mark Sanchez is quarterback of a 6-6 New York Jets team that's one game out of a playoff spot, linebacker Brian Cushing is a top candidate for defensive rookie of the year and linebackers Rey Maualuga and Clay Matthews are forging star roles for themselves on their respective squads.
And that's just the beginning. Take a look at what all the Trojan rookies are doing during their first seasons in the NFL:
- QB Mark Sanchez (New York Jets, 1st round, 5th overall pick) • 12 starts, quarterbacking a 6-6 squad that's one game out of the AFC playoff race
- LB Brian Cushing (Houston Texans, 1st round, 15th overall pick) • 12 starts, 5th in the NFL with 102 tackles (No. 1 among rookies), 3 INTs, 12 passes defended (best among all LBs)
- LB Clay Matthews (Green Bay Packers, 1st round, 26th overall pick) • 9 starts (appeared in all 12 games), 13th in the NFL with 7 sacks (No. 1 among rookies), 2 forced fumbles
- LB Rey Maualuga (Cincinnati Bengals, 2nd round, 38th overall pick) • 12 starts
- DL Fili Moala • (Indianapolis Colts, 2nd round, 56th overall pick) • Appeared in 6 games
- WR Patrick Turner (Miami Dolphins, 3rd round, 87th overall pick) • Appeared in 2 games
- LB Kaluka Maiava (Cleveland Browns, 4th round, 104th overall pick) • 3 starts (appeared in all 12 games), 33 tackles, 2 forced fumbles
- DL Kyle Moore (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4th round, 117th overall pick) • Appeared in 4 games
- K David Buehler (Dallas Cowboys, 5th round, 172nd overall pick) • Appeared in all 12 games, 20 touchbacks (No. 4 in the NFL) in just 60 kickoffs, 66.6 yard kickoff average
- CB Cary Harris (Buffalo Bills, 6th round, 183rd overall pick) • Appeared in 2 games
- S Kevin Ellison (San Diego Chargers, 6th round,189th overall pick) • 6 starts (appeared in 9 games), 36 tackles
That is A LOT of freakin' production!!
It also reinforces why SC struggled so much this year...
You can't replace that type of talent over night!
FIGHT ON!
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Begs the Question
Why didn’t we make the BCS Title game last season? We underachieved relative to the talent-level. Again.
Rey Rey's stats
12 games
1 sack / 8 yrds for loss
47 solo tackles / 18 assists / 65 total
Damn straight those are stellar numbers for a rookie 2nd round draft choice!
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
all about the O
only 2 offensive players on that list. thats why we didn’t make it to the BCS championship game.
PC can teach and coach the D, no doubt.
but the offensive players are not being developed because we don’t have the same level of expertise on that side of the ball.
You know since they didn't play for Ucla they are just a bunch of thugs, ucla might not have that many in the NFL but they do lead in semi pro ball.
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by so.cal.native1952 on Dec 9, 2009 4:38 PM PST reply actions
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