WAC Players Selected in the 2009 NFL Draft

Despite its conference champion not having a single player drafted over this past weekend, 10 players from the WAC were selected by the NFL. The first WAC player, Defensive End David Veikune, went to Cleveland with the NFL Draft’s 52nd Pick.

The pick that caught my eye was Denver’s choice of Tom Brandstater in the 6th round. Considering all the turmoil in the offseason with Jay Cutler being traded to Chicago, it was nearly a sure fire bet the Broncos would have secured a top quarterback with the depth chart having Kyle Orton and Chris Simms at that position.

However, the Broncos failed to move up to get Mark Sanchez (QB USC) and passed on Josh Freeman (QB Kansas State). Of course there might be a tie back to Pat Hill in this one.

It was a good showing by the WAC. In being drafted, these players are representative of the types of athletes the Western Athletic Conference produces and I wish them the best in their pro careers.

2009 WAC Draft Picks

DE David Veikune	Hawai’i	Second Round	52nd	Cleveland
DT Jarron Gilbert	San Jose State	Third Round	68th	Chicago
CB Chris Owens	San Jose State	Third Round	90th	Atlanta
CB Ryan Mouton	Hawai’i	Third Round	94th	Tennessee
QB Tom Brandstater	Fresno State	Sixth Round	174th	Denver
TE Bear Pascoe	Fresno State	Sixth Round	184th	San Francisco
CB Coye Francies	San Jose State	Sixth Round	191st	Cleveland
LS Jacob Ingram	Hawai’i	Sixth Round	198th	New England
FB Eddie Williams	Idaho	Seventh Round	221st	Washington
WR Marko Mitchell	Nevada	Seventh Round	243rd	Washington