Kats to make first choice in dispersal draft
Published on October 13, 2004 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Nashville Kats News Release
NASHVILLE (Oct. 13, 2004) â The Nashville Kats will add another key piece to their 2005 roster puzzle when they make the first selection in the Arena Football League's Player Dispersal Draft on Thursday. The draft, which will be held on Thursday at noon CT, will give all seventeen AFL teams the opportunity to add players from the rosters of the Carolina Cobras, Detroit Fury and Indiana Firebirds â all franchises that have been terminated. There are 29 total players available, including 2004 Rookie of the Year QB ADRIAN MC PHERSON, former Offensive Player of the Year MIKE HORACEK and former All-Rookie WR/LB ANDY MC CULLOUGH.
Nashville holds the first pick in the dispersal draft, as well as the 14th and 17th overall selections. The dispersal draft will be conducted via telephone conference and consists of a maximum of two rounds or until all teams in a round pass. A maximum of five minutes per selection is allowed in each round. If the time limit expires, the pick is forfeited. Trades between teams may occur at any time prior to or during the draft.
AVAILABLE PLAYERS
PREVIOUS TEAM
LAST NAME
POS
HGT
WGT
COLLEGE
Carolina Cobras
Chris Doering
WR/DB
6.04
205
Florida
Carolina Cobras
Kelly Herndon
DS
5.10
180
Toledo
Carolina Cobras
Norris McCleary
OL/DL
6.05
305
East Carolina
Carolina Cobras
Brandon Moore
OL/DL
6.04
295
Illinois
Detroit Fury
Matt Keneley
OL/DL
6.04
275
USC
Detroit Fury
Darnell McDonald
WR/LB
6.04
218
Kansas St
Detroit Fury
Carl Morris
WR/LB
6.03
218
Harvard
Detroit Fury
Brian Robinson
WR/LB
6.03
210
Houston
Indiana Firebirds
Fred Booker
DS
5.09
185
LSU
Indiana Firebirds
Ryan Bowers
WR/DB
6.02
210
Presbyterian College
Indiana Firebirds
Tom Burke
OL/DL
6.03
275
Wisconsin
Indiana Firebirds
Lamar Campbell
WR/DB
6.01
190
Wisconsin
Indiana Firebirds
Kahlil Carter
DS
6.02
195
Southern Arkansas
Indiana Firebirds
Jeff Cogell
FB/LB
6.02
261
American International
Indiana Firebirds
Charlie Cook
OL/DL
6.00
290
CW Post
Indiana Firebirds
Anthony Hines
WR/DB
5.11
185
Winston Salem St
Indiana Firebirds
Mike Horacek
OS
6.02
200
Iowa St
Indiana Firebirds
Delvin Hughley
WR/DB
5.11
195
Jacksonville St
Indiana Firebirds
Demetrious Maxie
OL/DL
6.02
280
UTEP
Indiana Firebirds
Andy McCullough
WR/LB
6.04
220
Tennessee
Indiana Firebirds
Adrian McPherson
QB
6.03
185
Florida St
Indiana Firebirds
Hans Olsen
OL/DL
6.04
298
BYU
Indiana Firebirds
Jon Pendergrass
WR/DB
6.00
205
Southern Illinois
Indiana Firebirds
Jarrod Penright
FB/LB
6.02
240
Texas A&M
Indiana Firebirds
Nathan Poole
WR/LB
6.02
205
Marshall
Indiana Firebirds
David Priestley
QB
6.04
217
Pittsburgh
Indiana Firebirds
Mike Sutton
OL/DL
6.04
272
LSU
Indiana Firebirds
Jordan Younger
WR/DB
5.11
180
Connecticut
Indiana Firebirds
Tony Zimmerman
QB
6.03
225
Duquesne
SELECTION ORDER
ROUND ONE
ROUND TWO
PICK
TEAM
PICK
TEAM
1
Nashville
17
Nashville
2
Grand Rapids
18
Grand Rapids
3
Colorado (from Philadelphia)
19
Philadelphia
4
Columbus
20
Columbus
-
PASS*
21
Dallas
5
Georgia
22
Georgia
6
Austin
23
Austin
7
Chicago (from Nashville via Las Vegas)
24
Las Vegas
8
New York
25
New York
9
Colorado (from Los Angeles)
26
Los Angeles
10
Tampa Bay
27
Tampa Bay
11
Orlando
28
Orlando
12
Colorado
29
Colorado
13
New Orleans
30
New Orleans
14
Nashville (from Chicago)
31
Chicago
15
San Jose
32
San Jose
16
Arizona
33
Arizona
* Dallas' first round pick was traded to Detroit in 2004
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- Teams look to add in dispersal draft - AFL I
- Kats to make first choice in dispersal draft - Nashville Kats
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- Wranglers Expand Ownership Roster - Austin Wranglers
- Rush signs free agent Chad Pegues - Chicago Rush
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