Donald Brown - Young/AP
Win-loss record, conference record, out-of-conference schedule, bowl appearances, and recruiting: just a few measures of a collegiate football program. But what about the number of players that the program sends to the NFL? When a program takes fairly unheralded recruits, and develops them into top NFL prospects, that is a clear reflection on the quality of the football program.
Such is the case with UConn football. Three UConn players – William Beatty, Darius Butler and Donald Brown are slated to be chosen in the first two rounds of the upcoming NFL Draft according to the National Football Post. A fourth, Cody Brown, is also expected to be chosen early on Draft Day.
Consider that since 1994 only six UConn players have been chosen in the Draft:
| YEAR | ROUND | PICK | PLAYER | TEAM |
| 2008 | 4 | 100 | Tyvon Branch | Raiders |
| 2008 | 6 | 195 | Donald Thomas | Dolphins |
| 2007 | 6 | 195 | Deon Anderson | Cowboys |
| 2005 | 3 | 82 | Alfred Fincher | Saints |
| 2005 | 5 | 145 | Dan Orlovsky | Lions |
| 1994 | 6 | 190 | Paul Duckworth | Packers |
Source: www.uconnhuskies.com
As spring practice begins for UConn, there should be no question that the program is on the rise. Whether UConn will consistently send its players to the NFL remains to be seen. But the NFL Draft class of 2009 is getting UConn off to a great start.
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