NEILD MAKES IT FOUR
April 30, 2011 09:01 PM | General
Chris Neild was the fourth West Virginia University football player picked during the final day of the NFL draft taking place in New York City.
The defensive tackle was the next to last pick of the draft, going in the seventh round (253rd overall) to the Washington Redskins. Last year, the Redskins selected Mountaineer offensive tackle Selvish Capers in the seventh round.
Neild, an all-Big East performer in 2010, finished his career as one of the most productive nose tackles in school history. A three-year starter, Neild appeared in 50 career games, accumulating 131 total tackles, 11 tackles for losses, six sacks and an interception.
The drafting of Neild gives West Virginia four players taken off of Jeff Casteel's nationally ranked defense - only the second time since the draft was pared to seven rounds that West Virginia has had four defensive players drafted in the same year. The other time that happened was in 1999.
It is also the most West Virginia players drafted since 2000, when Anthony Becht, Jerry Porter, Barrett Green and Marc Bulger were picked.
West Virginia and UConn had the second most players drafted among Big East schools with four. Pitt had the most with five, including first-rounder Jon Baldwin. South Florida and Louisville had three players selected, while Syracuse had two and Cincinnati one. Rutgers was the only Big East program that failed to get a player drafted this year.
Mountaineers in the Draft Since 2000
2011, Brandon Hogan 4th, Carolina Panthers
2011, Robert Sands, 5th, Cincinnati Bengals
2011, J.T. Thomas, 6th, Chicago Bears
2011, Chris Neild, 7th, Washington Redskins
2010, Selvish Capers, 7th, Washington Redskins
2009, Pat White, 2nd, Miami Dolphins
2009, Ellis Lankster, 7th, Buffalo Bills
2009, Pat McAfee, 7th, Indianapolis Colts
2008, Steve Slaton, 3rd, Houston Texans
2008, Owen Schmitt, 5th, Seattle Seahawks
2008, Ryan Mundy, 6th, Pittsburgh Steelers
2006, Dee McCann, 6th, Detroit Lions
2005, Adam Jones, 1st, Tennessee Titans
2005, Chris Henry, 3rd, Cincinnati Bengals
2005, Rasheed Marshall, 5th, San Francisco 49ers
2004, Quincy Wilson, 7th, Atlanta Falcons
2003, Lance Nimmo, 4th, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2003, James Davis, 5th, Detroit Lions
2000, Anthony Becht, 1st, New York Jets
2000, Jerry Porter, 2nd, Oakland Raiders
2000, Barrett Green, 2nd, Detroit Lions
2000, Marc Bulger, 6th, New Orleans Saints
The defensive tackle was the next to last pick of the draft, going in the seventh round (253rd overall) to the Washington Redskins. Last year, the Redskins selected Mountaineer offensive tackle Selvish Capers in the seventh round.
Neild, an all-Big East performer in 2010, finished his career as one of the most productive nose tackles in school history. A three-year starter, Neild appeared in 50 career games, accumulating 131 total tackles, 11 tackles for losses, six sacks and an interception.
The drafting of Neild gives West Virginia four players taken off of Jeff Casteel's nationally ranked defense - only the second time since the draft was pared to seven rounds that West Virginia has had four defensive players drafted in the same year. The other time that happened was in 1999.
It is also the most West Virginia players drafted since 2000, when Anthony Becht, Jerry Porter, Barrett Green and Marc Bulger were picked.
West Virginia and UConn had the second most players drafted among Big East schools with four. Pitt had the most with five, including first-rounder Jon Baldwin. South Florida and Louisville had three players selected, while Syracuse had two and Cincinnati one. Rutgers was the only Big East program that failed to get a player drafted this year.
Mountaineers in the Draft Since 2000
2011, Brandon Hogan 4th, Carolina Panthers
2011, Robert Sands, 5th, Cincinnati Bengals
2011, J.T. Thomas, 6th, Chicago Bears
2011, Chris Neild, 7th, Washington Redskins
2010, Selvish Capers, 7th, Washington Redskins
2009, Pat White, 2nd, Miami Dolphins
2009, Ellis Lankster, 7th, Buffalo Bills
2009, Pat McAfee, 7th, Indianapolis Colts
2008, Steve Slaton, 3rd, Houston Texans
2008, Owen Schmitt, 5th, Seattle Seahawks
2008, Ryan Mundy, 6th, Pittsburgh Steelers
2006, Dee McCann, 6th, Detroit Lions
2005, Adam Jones, 1st, Tennessee Titans
2005, Chris Henry, 3rd, Cincinnati Bengals
2005, Rasheed Marshall, 5th, San Francisco 49ers
2004, Quincy Wilson, 7th, Atlanta Falcons
2003, Lance Nimmo, 4th, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2003, James Davis, 5th, Detroit Lions
2000, Anthony Becht, 1st, New York Jets
2000, Jerry Porter, 2nd, Oakland Raiders
2000, Barrett Green, 2nd, Detroit Lions
2000, Marc Bulger, 6th, New Orleans Saints
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