Corey Liuget selected by San Diego in First Round of NFL Draft
April 29, 2011 12:49 AM
Liuget is the third Illinois underclassman selected in the first round since 2008, joining running back Rashard Mendenhall (23rd overall by the Steelers in 2008) and defensive back Vontae Davis (25th overall by Miami in 2009), and is the highest Illini draft pick since 1996, when Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice went second and third, respectively.
Illinois' three underclassmen chosen in the first round in the last four years is tied for the third-most by any team. Illinois is tied with Oklahoma and Georgia with three, behind only Alabama (six) and Florida (four) since 2008.
Liuget is the first Illinois defensive tackle drafted since Moe Gardner (fourth round) and Mel Agee (sixth round) both went in the 1991 draft, and is the first Illini picked in the first round since Joe Rutgens in 1961 (third overall to the Washington Redskins). Former Illini DT Josh Brent was chosen by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2010 supplemental draft.
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Illinois' three underclassmen chosen in the first round in the last four years is tied for the third-most by any team. Illinois is tied with Oklahoma and Georgia with three, behind only Alabama (six) and Florida (four) since 2008.
Liuget is the first Illinois defensive tackle drafted since Moe Gardner (fourth round) and Mel Agee (sixth round) both went in the 1991 draft, and is the first Illini picked in the first round since Joe Rutgens in 1961 (third overall to the Washington Redskins). Former Illini DT Josh Brent was chosen by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2010 supplemental draft.
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