There have been 9 gamers from the College of Florida (UF) Gators soccer program taken within the 2010 NFL Draft that was held in April. The 9 males that have been led by Florida head coach City Meyer earlier than getting into the NFL in 2010 are:
- Joe Haden (cornerback) – quantity 7 general choice within the first spherical by the Cleveland Browns
- Maurkice Pouncey (heart) – first spherical alternative by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 18th general choose
- Tim Tebow (quarterback) – Denver Broncos first spherical choose up with the 25th choose of the draft
- Jermaine Cunningham (defensive finish) -selected by the New England Patriots within the second spherical because the 53rd general participant taken
- Carlos Dunlap (defensive finish) – taken within the second spherical by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 54th general choose
- Brandon Spikes (linebacker) – New England Patriots alternative with the 62nd general choose occurring within the second spherical
- Main Wright (security) – chosen by the Chicago Bears with the 75th general alternative within the third spherical
- Aaron Hernandez (tight finish) – chosen by the New England Patriots within the fourth spherical because the 113th general participant taken
- Riley Cooper (vast receiver) – Philadelphia Eagles alternative within the fifth spherical because the 159th general choice
With 9 alternatives the College of Florida Gators had extra gamers from their college taken within the 2010 NFL Draft that every other faculty. The following closest determine was seven gamers taken from a single college and that mark was hit by the College of Alabama, College of Oklahoma, and the College of Southern California in a 3 method tie for second place. After the College of Florida and the College of Alabama the Southeastern Convention (SEC) faculty with the third most gamers taken within the 2010 NFL Draft was the LSU Tigers with six.
To interrupt it down by spherical chosen the UF soccer program had:
- Three first spherical picks (Haden, Pouncey, and Tebow)
- Three second spherical alternatives (Cunningham, Dunlap, and Spikes)
- One third spherical participant taken (Wright)
- One fourth spherical choice (Hernandez)
- One fifth spherical choose (Cooper)
In complete 5 defensive gamers and 4 offensive gamers have been chosen to seven completely different Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) groups. Three Gators soccer gamers ended up on the identical staff with the New England Patriots. Defensive finish Jermaine Cunningham, linebacker Brandon Spikes, and tight finish Aaron Hernandez are all slated to be reunited as teammates for the Boston, Massachusetts space based mostly Patriots staff.
There is no such thing as a doubt that Florida head coach City Meyer shall be monitoring the skilled soccer careers of all of his former gamers. It’s extensively understood that each Meyer and UF followers typically shall be paying significantly shut consideration to how quarterback Tim Tebow does on the subsequent stage.
