Cardinals DE King picked first in NFLEL Allocation Draft
January 27, 2006 - National Football League Europa (NFLE) News Release
ARIZONA Cardinals defensive end TYLER KING was the first player selected in the NFL Europe League's annual NFL Allocated Player Draft as defensive players dominated the first round.
All six places were filled by players on the defensive side of the ball, with King, ranked fourth all-time at Connecticut with 19 career sacks, chosen by the Rhein Fire.
A total of 121 players were drafted by NFLEL teams during the second stage of the annual allocation of NFL players to teams prior to the opening of training camp in the Tampa Bay area next month. Earlier today (Friday), the NFLEL announced the assignment of more than 100 current NFL players to teams (see earlier release, NFLEL2006 notes -1) and, with kickers and punters yet to be assigned, the total of NFL players allocated to the NFLEL for the upcoming season is expected to reach approximately 250.
Other first-round selections included Miami Dolphins linebacker MATT SINCLAIR, who posted 285 career tackles at Illinois and was selected by Frankfurt with the second pick. The Hamburg Sea Devils chose Indianapolis Colts defensive back ERIC HILL, who has converted from wide receiver since leaving Colorado State, while the Cologne Centurions made Carolina Panthers linebacker DAVID BERGERON, an All-Pac 10 selection at Stanford, their first choice.
Denver Broncos cornerback ANTWAUN ROGERS, who earned All-Big 10 honors at Purdue, was the first-round selection of the Berlin Thunder, while the World Bowl champion Amsterdam Admirals completed the first round by picking Chicago Bears cornerback ABRAHAM ELIMIMIAN, who posted five interceptions as a senior at Hawaii to win All-WAC selection.
Later today, the NFLEL will stage its annual free agent draft. Teams will take 60 players each into training camp and will cut their rosters to 48 for the regular season, which kicks off on March 18.
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PROTECTED NFL-ALLOCATED PLAYERS (Protected players count ed against 10th and 11th round picks in the NFL Allocated Player Draft)
NFLEL team Name Pos NFL team College
Amsterdam Derrick Ballard LB Atlanta Falcons Memphis
Amsterdam Jeremy Caudill DT Philadelphia Eagles Kentucky
Berlin James Thornton DB Cleveland Browns Morris Brown
Frankfurt Aaron Hosack WR Minnesota Vikings Minneseota
Hamburg Shawn Mayer S Cleveland Browns Penn State
NFL ALLOCATED PLAYER DRAFT 2006
Round NFLEL Team Name Pos NFL Team College
1 Rhein Tyler King DE Arizona Cardinals Connecticut
1 Frankfurt Matt Sinclair LB Miami Dolphins Illinois
1 Hamburg Eric Hill CB/S Indianapolis Colts Colorado State
1 Cologne David Bergeron LB Carolina Panthers Stanford
1 Berlin Antwaun Rogers CB Denver Broncos Purdue
1 Amsterdam Abraham Elimimian CB Chicago Bears Hawaii
2 Rhein Reggie Austin CB Seattle Seahawks Wake Forest
2 Frankfurt Justin Sandy S Tennessee Titans N. Iowa
2 Hamburg Jonathan Dunn T Cleveland Browns Virginia Tech
2 Cologne Aric Williams CB Washington Redskins Oregon State
2 Berlin Andre Torrey LB Houston Texans Arizona
2 Amsterdam Art Thomas CB Miami Dolphins Virginia
3 Amsterdam Atlas Herrion G Cleveland Browns Alabama
3 Berlin Andrew Battle LB Detroit Lions Indiana, Pa.
3 Cologne Jared Peck T Carolina Panthers North Dakota State
3 Hamburg Russell Rabe LB New Orleans Saints Minnesota-Duluth
3 Frankfurt Roger Cooper LB Oakland Raiders Montana State
3 Rhein William Obeng T Oakland Raiders San Jose State
4 Rhein Kendrick Starling WR Houston Texans San Jose State
4 Frankfurt Duncan Reid TE San Diego Chargers Fresno State
4 Hamburg Kori Dickerson TE Detroit Lions USC
4 Cologne Kevin Curtis S Houston Texans Texas Tech
4 Berlin Mike Erickson G Tennessee Titans Nebraska
4 Amsterdam Nick Hannah LB Indianapolis Colts E. Oregon
5 Amsterdam Jeff Roehl T New England Patriots Northwestern
5 Berlin Tom Kaleita T Detroit Lions E. Michigan
5 Cologne Joey Hawkins TE Indianapolis Colts Texas Tech
5 Hamburg Justin Smith LB Chicago Bears Indiana
5 Frankfurt Hiram Eugene CB Oakland Raiders Louisiana Tech
5 Rhein Stephen Larsen LB Chicago Bears San Diego State
6 Rhein Andy Stokes TE Arizona Cardinals William Penn
6 Frankfurt Rob Droege T Baltimore Ravens Missouri
6 Hamburg Sean Bubin G/T Minnesota Vikings Illinois
6 Cologne Mark Estelle CB Houston Texans Utah State
6 Berlin C.J. Jones WR Seattle Seahawks Iowa
6 Amsterdam Craig Bragg WR Chicago Bears UCLA
7 Amsterdam Cory Peoples S Philadelphia Eagles South Carolina
7 Berlin Julius Franklin G New York Giants Bethune-Cookman
7 Cologne Alex Haynes RB Carolina Panthers Central Florida
7 Hamburg Willie Amos CB Chicago Bears Nebraska
7 Frankfurt Justin Brown DE Indianapolis Colts E. Central University
7 Rhein Sam Wilder T San Francisco 49ers Colorado
8 Rhein Arnold Parker S San Francisco 49ers Utah
8 Frankfurt Matt McGhghy G Detroit Lions N. Illinois
8 Hamburg Jimmy Dixon RB Seattle Seahawks Georgia Tech
8 Cologne Van Brown DE Washington Redskins N.W. Oklahoma
8 Berlin Jarrell Weaver S Houston Texans Miami
8 Amsterdam Tory Humphrey TE Green Bay Packers Central Michigan
9 Amsterdam Shawn Morgan LB Oakland Raiders Fayetteville State
9 Berlin Keron Henry WR San Diego Chargers Connecticut
9 Cologne Michael Gasperson WR Philadelphia Eagles San Diego
9 Hamburg Vontez Duff CB New York Giants Notre Dame
9 Frankfurt Phil Hawkins G Carolina Panthers Houston
9 Rhein Antwain Spann CB New England Patriots Louisiana-Lafayette
10 Rhein Jacque Lewis RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers North Carolina
10 Cologne Brandon Pinderhughes CB Philadelphia Eagles Nebraska at Omaha
11 Berlin Brandon Phillips T New Orleans Saints Arizona
11 Cologne Carlos Joseph T Jacksonville Jaguars Miami
11 Hamburg Phil Bogle G Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Haven
11 Frankfurt Roger Robinson RB Arizona Cardinals N. Arizona
11 Rhein Mitch Meeuwsen S San Diego Chargers Oregon State
12 Rhein Brandon Middelton WR St. Louis Rams Houston
12 Frankfurt Derrick Tinsley WR Atlanta Falcons Tennessee
12 Hamburg Nate Curry WR Kansas City Chiefs Georgia Tech
12 Cologne Jonas Doty T New York Giants Kansas State
12 Berlin Jeff Green DE Oakland Raiders Florida A&M
12 Amsterdam Diamond Ferri RB Atlanta Falcons Syracuse
13 Amsterdam Henry Tellis T New York Giants Troy State
13 Berlin Kendrick Mosley WR Cleveland Browns W. Michigan
13 Cologne Jonathan Pollard LB San Diego Chargers Oregon State
13 Hamburg Pasha Jackson LB Oakland Raiders Oklahoma
13 Frankfurt Chris Davis WR Miami Dolphins Southern
13 Rhein Nick Steitz G New England Patriots Oregon
14 Rhein Gabriel Helms CB Kansas City Chiefs N.W. Missouri State
14 Frankfurt Jason Harmon S Chicago Bears Michigan State
14 Hamburg Earl Charles RB New England Patriots Marshall
14 Cologne Edward Simms WR Philadelphia Eagles William Penn
14 Berlin Jamaal Brimmer S New York Giants UNLV
14 Amsterdam Marvin Ward S Minnesota Vikings Northwestern
15 Amsterdam Ben Hall TE Arizona Cardinals Clemson
15 Berlin Shannon Fitzhugh CB Carolina Panthers W. Illinois
15 Cologne Josh Dean LB Chicago Bears San Diego State
15 Hamburg Tai Tupai DT Buffalo Bills Washington State
15 Frankfurt Sarth Benoit LB Detroit Lions S. Connecticut
15 Rhein Steven Harris WR Washington Redskins Arkansas
16 Rhein Pete Traynor G Green Bay Packers Iowa
16 Frankfurt Keith Willis TE Seattle Seahawks Virginia Tech
16 Hamburg Roderick Green G/T Oakland Raiders Arkansas-Pine Bluff
16 Cologne Brian Bratton WR Baltimore Ravens Furman
16 Berlin Jamacia Jackson S New York Giants South Carolina
16 Amsterdam Skyler Fulton WR Seattle Seahawks Arizona State
17 Amsterdam Vincent Butler WR Green Bay Packers N.W. Oklahoma
17 Berlin Curtis Williams WR New York Giants Maryland
17 Cologne Bill Flowers WR Denver Broncos Mississippi
17 Hamburg Jonas Crafts TE Philadelphia Eagles UTEP
17 Frankfurt Mike Warfield WR Cincinnati Bengals Duquesne
17 Rhein Jamal Branch RB New Orleans Saints Colgate
18 Rhein Doug Easlick RB San Francisco 49ers Virginia Tech
18 Frankfurt James Taylor CB New York Jets Georgetown, Ky.
18 Hamburg Matt Cherry WR Carolina Panthers Akron
18 Cologne Neal Philpot TE Houston Texans Pittsburgh, Kan.
18 Berlin Ryan Bowers S Atlanta Falcons Presbyterian
18 Amsterdam Chad Lucas WR Green Bay Packers Alabama State
19 Amsterdam Chad Scott RB New York Giants North Carolina
19 Berlin Rich Musinski WR New England Patriots William & Mary
19 Cologne Brandon Payne CB Detroit Lions New Mexico
19 Hamburg Willie Walden TE Kansas City Chiefs Montana
19 Frankfurt Brandon Mueller S Indianapolis Colts Princeton
19 Rhein Fredrick Jackson RB Buffalo Bills Coe College
20 Rhein Chris Samp WR Carolina Panthers Winona State
20 Frankfurt Ben Johnson T San Diego Chargers Wisconsin
20 Hamburg Chonn Lacey S Seattle Seahawks Temple
20 Cologne Clarence Farmer RB Oakland Raiders Arizona
20 Berlin Jonathan Evans RBF San Diego Chargers Baylor
20 Amsterdam Marcus Jasmin DT Detroit Lions Texas A&M
21 Amsterdam Zak Keasay RBF San Francisco 49ers Princeton
NFL-ALLOCATED KICKERS AND PUNTERS (to be assigned later)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Xavier Beitia K Florida State
Oakland Raiders Tim Duncan K Oklahoma
Houston Texans Hayden Epstein K Michigan
Denver Broncos Tyler Fredrickson* K California
Washington Redskins Tyler Jones K Boise State
Seattle Seahawks Ryan Killeen K USC
Oakland Raiders David Kimball K Penn State
Minnesota Vikings Jonathan Nichols K Mississippi
Buffalo Bills Nicholas Setta K Notre Dame
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Shafer K Syracuse
Detroit Lions Adam Anderson P W. Michigan
Houston Texans Bryce Benekos P UTEP
Green Bay Packers Ryan Dutton P Minnesota-Mankato
Seattle Seahawks Gabe Lindstrom P Toledo
Oakland Raiders Glenn Pakulak P Kentucky
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brian Simnjanovski P San Diego State
New York Giants Travis Dorsch P/K Purdue
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National Football League Europa Stories from January 27, 2006
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