University of Georgia Athletics
'Dogs Add Two More Sunday
April 29, 2007 | Football
ATHENS,Ga. --- The University of Georgia added two players in Sunday's final day of the NFL draft giving the Bulldogs four total players selected by professional teams.
Tight end Martrez Milner of Gainesville was the first Bulldog taken Sunday as he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 34th pick of the fourth round (133rd overall selection). He was followed in the sixth round by offensive tackle Ken Shackleford of Villa Rica who was chosen with the 16th pick, 190th overall, by the St. Louis Rams.
Georgia players taken in Saturday’s first day of the draft included Georgia’s two starting defensive ends, both of whom went in the third round: Quentin Moses of Athens (first pick, third round, 65th overall, Oakland Raiders) and Charles Johnson of Hawkinsville (20th pick, third round, 83rd overall, Carolina Panthers).
The most Georgia players ever taken in a seven round draft is eight in 2002. Seven Bulldogs were selected in the 2003 and 2006 drafts while six were taken in 2005, 2001 and 1999. Four were taken in 2004, 1996, and 1993 among recent drafts.
The four Bulldogs chosen this year bring to 36 the total number of Georgia players selected in the past six NFL drafts.
Georgia Players Taken in Recent NFL Drafts
2007 (4)
DE Quentin Moses (3rd round, 65th pick), Oakland Raiders; DE Charles Johnson (3rd round, 83rd pick), Carolina Panthers; TE Martrez Milner (4th round, 133rd pick); OT Ken Shackleford (6th round, 190th pick, St. Louis Rams).
2006 (7)
CB Tim Jennings (2nd round, 62nd pick), Indianapolis Colts; TE Leonard Pope (3rd round, 72nd pick), Arizona Cardinals; OG Max Jean-Gilles (4th round, 99th pick), Philadelphia Eagles; FS Greg Blue (5th round, 149th pick), Minnesota Vikings; CB DeMario Minter (5th round, 152nd pick), Cleveland Browns; DT Kedric Golston (6th round, 196th pick), Washington Redskins; QB D.J. Shockley (7th round, 223rd pick), Atlanta Falcons.
2005 (6)
FS Thomas Davis, Shellman, Ga. (1st rouind, 14th pick), Carolina Panthers; DE David Pollack, Snellville, Ga. (1st round, 17th pick), Cincinnati Bengals; WR Reggie Brown, Carrollton, Ga., (2nd round, 35th pick), Philadelphia Eagles; LB Odell Thurman, Monticello, Ga. (2nd round, 48th pick), Cincinnati Bengals; QB David Greene, Snellville, Ga. (3rd round, 85th pick), Seattle Seahawks; WR Fred Gibson, Waycross, Ga.(4th round, 131st pick), Pittsburgh Steelers.
2004 (4)
TE Ben Watson (1st round, 32nd pick), New England Patriots; Rov Sean Jones (2nd round, 59th pick), Cleveland Browns; DE Robert Geathers (4th round, 117th pick)), Cincinnati Bengals; CB Bruce Thornton (4th round, 121st pick), Dallas Cowboys;
2003 (7)
DT Johnathan Sullivan (1st round, 6th pick), New Orleans Saints; OT George Foster (1st round, 20th pick), Denver Broncos; OLB Boss Bailey (2nd round, 34th pick), Detroit Lions; OT Jon Stinchcomb (2nd round, 37th pick), New Orleans Saints; TB Musa Smith (3rd round, 77th pick), Baltimore Ravens; ILB Tony Gilbert (6th round, 210th pick), Arizona Cardinals; FB J.T. Wall (7th round, 242nd pick), Pittsburgh Steelers.
2002 (8)
DE Charles Grant (1st round, 25th pick, New Orleans Saints), OLB Will Witherspoon (3rd round, 73rd pick, Carolina Panthers), TE Randy McMichael (4th round, 114th pick, Miami Dolphins), SS Terreal Bierria (4th round, 120th pick, Seattle Seahawks), FS Jermaine Phillips (5th round, 157th pick, Tampa Bay Bucs), FB Verron Haynes (5th round, 166th pick, Pittsburgh Steelers); DE Josh Mallard (7th round, 220th pick, Indianapolis Colts); CB Tim Wansley (7th round, 233rd pick, Tampa Bay Bucs).
2001 (6)
DT Richard Seymour (1st round, 6th pick, New England Patriots), DT Marcus Stroud (1st round, 13th pick, Jacksonville Jaguars), LB Kendrell Bell (2nd round, Pittsburgh Steelers), QB Quincy Carter (2nd round, Dallas Cowboys), OT Jonas Jennings (3rd round, Buffalo Bills), and CB Jamie Henderson (4th round, New York Jets).
2000 (2)
LB Orantes Grant (7th round, 219th pick, Dallas Cowboys), RB Patrick Pass (7th round, 232nd pick, New England Patriots).
1999 (6)
CB Champ Bailey (1st round, 7th pick, Washington Redskins), OT Matt Stinchcomb (1st round, 18th pick, Oakland Raiders), OT Chris Terry (2nd round, 34th pick, Carolina Panthers), DE Antonio Cochran (4th round, 115th pick, Seattle Seahawks), TB Olandis Gary (4th round, 127th pick, Denver Broncos), DT Emarlos Leroy (6th round, 182nd pick, Jacksonville Jaguars).
1998 (3)
TB Robert Edwards (1st round, 18th pick, New England Patriots); WR Hines Ward (3rd round, 92nd pick, Pittsburgh Steelers); LB Brandon Tolbert, 7th round, 214th pick, Jacksonville Jaguars).
1997 (3)
OT Adam Meadows (2nd round, 48th pick, Indianapolis Colts), DT Jermaine Smith (4th round, 126th pick, Green Bay Packers), DT Jason Ferguson (7th round, 229th pick, New York Jets).
1996 (4)
LB Randall Godfrey (2nd round, 49th pick, Dallas Cowboys), DE Phlllip Daniels (4th round, 99th pick, Seattle Seahawks), LB Whit Marshall (5th round, 147th pick, Philadelphia Eagles), WR Brice Hunter (7th round, 251st pick, Miami Dolphins).
1995 (3)
QB Eric Zeier (3rd round, 84th pick, Cleveland Browns), TB Terrell Davis (6th round, 196th pick, Denver Broncos), DB Carlos Yancy (7th round, 234th pick, New England Patriots).
1994 (3)
OT Bernard Williams (1st round 14th pick, Philadelphia Eagles), LB Mitch Davis (4th round, 118th pick, Atlanta Falcons), RB Frank Harvey (7th round, 204th pick), Arizona Cardinals).
1993 (4)
TB Garrison Hearst (1st round, 3rd pick, Arizona Cardinals); WR Andre Hastings (3rd round, 76th pick, Pittsburgh Steelers), OT Alec Millen, (7th round, 171st pick, New York Jets), PK Todd Peterson (7th round, 177th pick, New York Giants).
1992 (None)
1991 (2)
LB Mo Lewis (3rd round, 63rd pick, New York Jets), PK John Kasay (4th round, 98th pick, Seattle Seahawks).
