Your question could be legitimate, Florida Gators football fans: How can the defending national champions have only three players chosen in the two days of the National Football League Draft that concluded early Sunday evening at Radio City Music Hall in New York City?
After All-America wide receiver Percy Harvin was the only Gator drafted Saturday in the first two rounds, going in the first round as the 22nd pick to the Minnesota Vikings, only two teammates heard their names called Sunday in rounds 3-7. The Oakland Raiders used the 124th pick overall in the fourth round to choose wide receiver Louis Murphy. Then in the fifth round, with the 153rd pick, the Philadelphia Eagles took tight end Cornelius Ingram, who missed the entire 2008 season after suffering a torn ACL in his knee.
Offensive tackles Phil Trautwein and Jason Watkins are expected to sign free-agent contracts in the next couple of days, and another possible free agent is long snapper James Smith.
There’s a reason, of course, why so few Gators were drafted. Coach Urban Meyer and his staff have everyone back in the two-deep which made up the defense last season, led by middle linebacker Brandon Spikes. Both punter Chas Henry and placekicker Jonathan Phillips also return as does Brandon James, one of the most dangerous returnmen in the country.
The offense returns seven starters, led by 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow.
Many of them will be eligible for the 2010 NFL Draft, and if Florida can successfully defend its national championship, there could be a great many of them getting calls a year from now.
Below is the entire two-day, round-by-round draft:
FIRST ROUND
1. Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
2. St. Louis Rams, Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
3. Kansas City Chiefs, Tyson Jackson, DE, Louisiana State
4. Seattle Seahawks, Aaron Curry, OLB, Wake Forest
5. New York Jets, Mark Sanchez, QB, Southern California
6. Cincinnati Bengals, Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
7. Oakland Raiders, Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland
8. Jacksonville Jaguars, Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
9. Green Bay Packers, B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
10. San Francisco 49ers, Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
11. Buffalo Bills, Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State
12. Denver Broncos, Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
13. Washington Redskins, Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas
14. New Orleans Saints, Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State
15. Houston Texans, Brian Cushing, OLB, Southern California
16. San Diego Chargers, Larry English, DE, Northern Illinois
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State
18. Denver Broncos, Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee
19. Philadelphia Eagles, Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
20. Detroit Lions, Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State
21. Cleveland Browns, Alex Mack, OC, California
22. Minnesota Vikings, Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
23. Baltimore Ravens, Michael Oher, OT, Mississippi
24. Atlanta Falcons, Peria Jerry, DT, Mississippi
25. Miami Dolphins, Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois
26. Green Bay Packers, Clay Matthews, OLB, Southern California
27. Indianapolis Colts, Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut
28. Buffalo Bills, Eric Wood, OC, Louisville
29. New York Giants, Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina
30. Tennessee Titans, Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers
31. Arizona Cardinals, Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State
32. Pittsburgh Steelers, Evander Hood, DT, Missouri
SECOND ROUND
33. Detroit Lions, Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan
34. New England Patriots, Patrick Chung, S, Oregon
35. St. Louis Rams, James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State
36. Cleveland Browns, Brian Robiskie, WR, Ohio State
37. Denver Broncos, Alphonso Smith, CB, Wake Forest
38. Cincinnati Bengals, Rey Maualuga, ILB, Southern California
39. Jacksonville Jaguars, Eben Britton, OT, Arizona
40. New England Patriots, Ron Brace, DT, Boston College
41. New England Patriots, Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut
42. Buffalo Bills, Jarius Byrd, CB, Oregon
43. Carolina Panthers, Everette Brown, DE, Florida State
44. Miami Dolphins, Pat White, WR, West Virginia
45. New York Giants, Clint Sintim, OLB, Virginia
46. Houston Texans, Connor Barwin, DE, Cincinnati
47. Oakland Raiders, Michael Mitchell, S, Ohio
48. Denver Broncos, Darcel McBath, S, Texas Tech
49. Seattle Seahawks, Max Under, OC, Oregon
50. Cleveland Browns, Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Georgia
51. Buffalo Bills, Andrew Levitre, OG, Oregon State
52. Cleveland Browns, David Veikune, DE, Hawaii
53. Philadelphia Eagles, LeSean McCoy, RB, Pittsburgh
54. Minnesota Vikings, Phil Loadholt, OT, Oklahoma
55. Atlanta Falcons, William Moore, S, Missouri
56. Indianapolis Colts, Fili Moala, DT, Southern California
57. Baltimore Ravens, Paul Kruger, OLB, Utah
58. New England Patriots, Sebastian Vollmer, OT, Houston
59. Carolina Panthers, Sherrod Martin, CB, Troy State
60. New York Giants, William Beatty, OT, Connecticut
61. Miami Dolphins, Sean Smith, CB, Utah
62. Tennessee Titans, Sen’Derrick Marks, DT, Auburn
63. Arizona Cardinals, Cody Brown, OLB, Connecticut
64. Denver Broncos, Richard Quinn, TE, North Carolina
THIRD ROUND
65. New York Jets, Shonn Greene, RB, Iowa
66. St. Louis Rams, Bradley Fletcher, CB, Iowa
67. Kansas City Chiefs, Alex Magee, DT, Purdue
68. Chicago Bears, Jarron Gilbert, DT, San Jose State
69. Dallas Cowboys, Jason Williams, OLB, Western Illinois
70. Cincinnati Bengals, Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech
71. Oakland Raiders, Matt Shaughnessy, DE, Wisconsin
72. Jacksonville Jaguars, Terrance Knighton, DT, Temple
73. Jacksonville Jaguars, Derek Cox, CB, William & Mary
74. San Francisco 49ers, Glen Coffee, RB, Alabama
75. Dallas Cowboys, Robert Brewster, OT, Ball State
76. Detroit Lions, DeAndre Levy, OLB, Wisconsin
77. Houston Texans, Antoine Caldwell, C, Alabama
78. San Diego Chargers, Louis Vasquez, OG, Texas Tech
79. Pittsburgh Steelers, Kraig Urbik, OG, Wisconsin
80. Washington Redskins, Kevin Barnes, CB, Maryland
81. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Roy Miller, DT, Texas
82. Detroit Lions, Derrick Williams, WR, Penn State
83. New England Patriots, Brandon Tate, WR, North Carolina
84. Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Wallace, WR, Mississippi
85. New York Giants, Ramses Barden, WR, Cal Poly
86. Minnesota Vikings, Asher Allen, CB, Georgia
87. Miami Dolphins, Patrick Turner, WR, Southern California
88. Baltimore Ravens, Lardarius Webb, CB, Nicholls State
89. Tennessee Titans, Jared Cook, TE, South Carolina
90. Atlanta Falcons, Chris Owens, CB, San Jose State
91. Seattle Seahawks, Deon Butler, WR, Penn State
92. Indianapolis Colts, Jerraud Powers, CB, Auburn
93. Carolina Panthers, Corvey Irvin, DT, Georgia
94. Tennessee Titans, Ryan Mouton, CB, Hawaii
95. Arizona Cardinals, Rashad Johnson, S, Alabama
96. Pittsburgh Steelers, Keenan Lewis, CB, Oregon State
97. New England Patriots, Tyrone McKenzie, OLB, South Florida
98. Cincinnati Bengals, Chase Coffman, TE, Missouri
99. Chicago Bears, Juaquin Iglesias, WR, Oklahoma
100. New York Giants, Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin
FOURTH ROUND
101. Dallas Cowboys, Stephen McGee, QB, Texas A&M
102. Kansas City Chiefs, Donald Washington, CB, Ohio State
103. St. Louis Rams, Dorell Scott, DT, Clemson
104. Cleveland Browns, Kaluka Maiava, OLB, Southern California
105. Chicago Bears, Henry Melton, DE, Texas
106. Cincinnati Bengals, Jonathan Luigs, OC, Arkansas
107. Jacksonville Jaguars, Mike Thomas, WR, Arizona
108. Miami Dolphins, Brian Hartline, WR, Ohio State
109. Green Bay Packers, T.J. Lang, OT, Eastern Michigan
110. Dallas Cowboys, Victor Butler, OLB, Oregon State
111. Carolina Panthers, Mike Goodson, RB, Texas A&M
112. Houston Texans, Glover Quin, S, New Mexico
113. San Diego Chargers, Vaughn Martin, DT, Western Ontario
114. Denver Broncos, David Bruton, S, Notre Dame
115. Detroit Lions, Sammie Lee Hill, DT, Stillman
116. New Orleans Saints, Chip Vaughn, S, Wake Forest
117. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kyle Moore, DE, Southern California
118. New Orleans Saints, Stanley Arnoux, ILB, Wake Forest
119. Chicago Bears, D.J. Moore, CB, Vanderbilt
120. Dallas Cowboys, Brandon Williams, DE, Texas Tech
121. Buffalo Bills, Shawn Nelson, TE, Southern Mississippi
122. Houston Texans, Anthony Hill, TE, North Carolina State
123. New England Patriots, Richard Ohrnberger, OG, Penn State
124. Oakland Raiders, Louis Murphy, WR, Florida
125. Atlanta Falcons, Lawrence Sidbury, DE, Richmond
126. Oakland Raiders, Slade Norris, OLB, Oregon State
127. Indianapolis Colts, Austin Collie, WR, Brigham Young
128. Carolina Panthers, Tony Fiammetta, FB, Syracuse
129. New York Giants, Andre Brown, RB, North Carolina State
130. Tennessee Titans, Gerald McRath, ILB, Southern Mississippi
131. Arizona Cardinals, Gregory Toler, CB, St. Paul’s College
132. Denver Broncos, Seth Olsen, OT, Iowa
133. San Diego Chargers, Tyronne Green, OG, Auburn
134. San Diego Chargers, Gartrell Johnson, RB, Colorado State
135. Tennessee Titans, Troy Kropog, OT, Tulane
136. Indianapolis Colts, Terrance Taylor, DT, Michigan
FIFTH ROUND
137. Baltimore Ravens, Jason Phillips, ILB, Texas Christian
138. Atlanta Falcons, William Middleton, CB, Furman
139. Kansas City Chiefs, Colin Brown, OT, Missouri
140. Chicago Bears, Johnny Knox, WR, Abilene Christian
141. Denver Broncos, Kenny McKinley, WR, South Carolina
142. Cincinnati Bengals, Kevin Huber, P, Cincinnati
143. Dallas Cowboys, DeAngelo Smith, CB, Cincinnati
144. Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarett Dillard, WR, Rice
145. Green Bay Packers, Quinn Johnson, FB, Louisiana State
146. San Francisco 49ers, Scott McKillop, ILB, Pittsburgh
147. Buffalo Bills, Nic Harris, OLB, Oklahoma
148. San Diego Chargers, Brandon Hughes, CB, Oregon State
149. Baltimore Ravens, Davon Drew, TE, East Carolina
150. Minnesota Vikings, Jasper Brinkley, ILB, South Carolina
151. New York Giants, Rhett Bomar, QB, Sam Houston State
152. Houston Texans, James Casey, TE, Rice
153. Philadelphia Eagles, Cornelius Ingram, TE, Florida
154. Chicago Bears, Marcus Freeman, OLB, Ohio State
155. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Xavier Fulton, OT, Illinois
156. Atlanta Falcons, Garrett Reynolds, OT, North Carolina
157. Philadelphia Eagles, Victor Harris, CB, Virginia Tech
158. Minnesota Vikings, Cody Glenn, OLB, Nebraska
159. Philadelphia Eagles, Fenuki Tupou, OT, Oregon
160. St. Louis Rams, Brooks Foster, WR, North Carolina
161. Miami Dolphins, Johnathan Nalbone, TE, Monmouth
162. Green Bay Packers, Jamon Meredith, OT, South Carolina
163. Carolina Panthers, Duke Robinson, OG, Oklahoma
164. New Orleans Saints, Thomas Morstead, P, Southern Methodist
165. Miami Dolphins, Chris Clemons, S, Clemson
166. Dallas Cowboys, Michael Hamlin, S, Clemson
167. Arizona Cardinals, Herman Johnson, OG, Louisiana State
168. Pittsburgh Steelers, Joe Burnett, CB, Central Florida
169. Pittsburgh Steelers, Frank Summers, RB, UNLV
170. New England Patriots, George Bussey, OT, Louisville
171. San Francisco 49ers, Nate Davis, QB, Ball State
172. Dallas Cowboys, David Buehler, PK, Southern California
173. Tennessee Titans, Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan State
SIXTH ROUND
174. Denver Broncos, Tom Brandstater, QB, Fresno State
175. Kansas City Chiefs, Quinten Lawrence, WR, McNeese State
176. Atlanta Falcons, Spencer Adkins, ILB, Miami (Fla.)
177. Cleveland Browns, Don Carey, CB, Norfolk State
178. Seattle Seahawks, Mike Teel, QB, Rutgers
179. Cincinnati Bengals, Morgan Trent, CB, Michigan
180. Jacksonville Jaguars, Zach Miller, QB, Nebraska-Omaha
181. Miami Dolphins, Andrew Gardner, OT, Georgia Tech
182. Green Bay Packers, Jarius Wynn, DE, Georgia
183. Buffalo Bills, Cary Harris, CB, Southern California
184. San Francisco 49ers, Bear Pascoe, TE, Fresno State
185. Baltimore Ravens, Cedric Peerman, RB, Virginia
186. Washington Redskins, Robert Henson, ILB, Texas Christian
187. Green Bay Packers, Brandon Underwood, CB, Cincinnati
188. Houston Texans, Brice McCain, CB, Utah
189. San Diego Chargers, Kevin Ellison, S, Southern California
190. Chicago Bears, Al Afalava, S, Oregon State
191. Cleveland Browns, Cove Francies, CB, San Jose State
192. Detroit Lions, Aaron Brown, RB, Texas Christian
193. New York Jets, Matthew Slauson, OG, Nebraska
194. Philadelphia Eagles, Brandon Gibson, WR, Washington State
195. Cleveland Browns, James Davis, RB, Clemson
196. St. Louis Rams, Keith Null, QB, West Texas A&M
197. Dallas Cowboys, Stephen Hodge, OLB, Texas Christian
198. New England Patriots, Jacob Ingram, LS, Hawaii
199. Oakland Raiders, Stryker Sulak, DE, Missouri
200. New York Giants, DeAndre Wright, CB, New Mexico
201. Indianapolis Colts, Curtis Painter, QB, Purdue
202. Oakland Raiders, Brandon Myers, TE, Iowa
203. Tennessee Titans, Jason McCourty, CB, Rutgers
204. Arizona Cardinals, Will Davis, DE, Illinois
205. Pittsburgh Steelers, Ra’Shon Harris, DT, Oregon
206. Tennessee Titans, Dominique Edison, WR, Stephen F. Austin
207. New England Patriots, Myron Pryor, DT, Kentucky
208. Dallas Cowboys, John Phillips, TE, Virginia
209. Cincinnati Bengals, Bernard Scott, RB, Abilene Christian
SEVENTH ROUND
210. Atlanta Falcons, Vance Walker, DT, Georgia Tech
211. St. Louis Rams, Chris Ogbonnaya, RB, Texas
212. Kansas City Chiefs, Javarris Williams, RB, Tennessee State
213. Philadelphia Eagles, Paul Fanaika, OG, Arizona State
214. Miami Dolphins, J.D. Folsom, OLB, Weber State
215. Cincinnati Bengals, Taufui Vakapuna, RB, Brigham Young
216. Carolina Panthers, Captain Munnerlyn, CB, South Carolina
217. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Edjuan Biggers, CB, Western Michigan
218. Green Bay Packers, Brad Jones, OLB, Colorado
219. San Francisco 49ers, Curtis Taylr, S, Louisiana State
220. Buffalo Bills, Ellis Lankster, CB, West Virginia
221. Washington Redskins, Eddie Williams, FB, Idaho
222. Indianapolis Colts, Patrick McAfee, PK, West Virginia
223. Houston Texans, Troy Nolan, S, Arizona State
224. San Diego Chargers, Demetrius Byrd, WR, Louisiana State
225. Denver Broncos, Blake Schlueter, OC, Texas Christian
226. Pittsburgh Steelers, A.O. Shipley, OC, Penn Stte
227. Dallas Cowboys, Mike Mickens, CB, Cincinnati
228. Detroit Lions, Lydon Murtha, OT, Nebraska
229. Dallas Cowboys, Manuel Johnson, WR, Oklahoma
230. Philadelphia Eagles, Moise Fokou, OLB, Maryland
231. Minnesota Vikings, Jamarca Sanford, S, Mississippi
232. New England Patriots, Julian Edelman, WR, Kent State
233. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sammie Stroughter, WR, Oregon State
234. New England Patriots, Darryl Richard, DT, Georgia Tech
235. Detroit Lions, Zach Follett, OLB, California
236. Indianapolis Colts, Jaimie Thomas, OG, Maryland
237. Kansas City Chiefs, Jake O’Connell, TE, Miami (Ohio)
238. New York Giants, Stoney Woodson, CB, South Carolina
239. Tennessee Titans, Ryan Durand, OG, Syracuse
240. Arizona Cardinals, LaRod Stephens-Howling, RB, Pittsburgh
241. Pittsburgh Steelers, David Johnson, TE, Arkansas State
242. Tennessee Titans, Nicholas Schommer, S, North Dakota State
243. Washington Redskins, Marko Mitchell, WR, Nevada
244. San Francisco 49ers, Ricky Jean-Francois, DT, Louisiana State
245. Seattle Seahawks, Courtney Greene, S, Rutgers
246. Chicago Bears, Lance Louis, OG, San Diego State
247. Seattle Seahawks, Nick Reed, DE, Oregon
248. Seattle Seahawks, Cameron Morrah, TE, California
249. Cincinnati Bengals, Clinton McDonald, DT, Memphis
250. Jacksonville Jaguars, Rashad Jennings, RB, Liberty
251. Chicago Bears, Derek Kinder, WR, Pittsburgh
252. Cincinnati Bengals, Freddie Brown, WR, Utah
253. Jacksonville Jaguars, Tiquan Underwood, WR, Rutgers
254. Arizona Cardinals, Trevor Canfield, OG, Cincinnati
255. Detroit Lions, Dan Gronkowski, TE, Maryland
256. Kansas City Chiefs, Ryan Succop, PK, South Carolina