October 30, 2014

30 Bowl Alums Join NFL Ranks in April

Thirty more players who have played in past Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg games have joined the NFL ranks.  Eight of the players were selected in the NFL Draft and 22 additional players signed free agent contracts.  Leading the list of drafted players is FIU's FS John Cyprien who was the 33rd player selected (Jacksonville Jaguars).  Marshall WR Aaron Dobson, the Bowl MVP for the Herd, was a 2nd round pick of the New England Patriots.   Players from all past five years of the Bowl game are included on this list, including two USF players from the inaugural game in 2008.  The Rutgers team from 2009 produced nine players to lead the list. 2012 Game (8) UCF vs. Ball State UCF (7) A.J. Bouye, CB, Houston Texans Troy Davis, DE, New York Jets Theo Goins, OG, Atlanta Falcons Kemal Ishmael, CB, Atlanta Falcons Quincy McDuffie, WR, Denver Broncos Latavius Murray, RB, Oakland Raiders Ray Shipman, OLB, New Orleans Saints Ball State (1) Austin Holtz, OT, Detroit Lions 2011 Game (8) Marshall vs. FIU Marshall (3) Aaron Dobson, WR, New England Patriots Andre Snipes-Booker, WR, Detroit Lions Antavious Wilson, WR, New York Jets FIU (5) Jose Cheeseborough, CB, Baltimore Ravens Johnathan Cyprien, S, Jacksonville Jaguars Caylin Hauptmann, OT, Cleveland Browns Junior Mertile, CB, New York Giants Tourek Williams, DE, San Diego Chargers 2010 Game (3) Louisville vs. Southern Miss Louisville (2) Mario Benavides, C, Kansas City Chiefs Alex Kupper, OT, Houston Texans Southern Miss (1) Jamie Collins, OLB, New England Patriots 2009 Game (9) Rutgers vs. UCF Rutgers (9) Steve Beauharnais, LB, New England Patriots Marcus Cooper, CB, San Francisco 49ers Ka’Lial Glaud, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Khaseem Greene, OLB, Chicago Bears Mark Harrison, WR, Chicago Bears Duron Harmon, S, New England Patriots D.C. Jefferson, TE, Arizona Cardinals Brandon Jones, CB, New England Patriorts Tim Wright, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008 Game (2) USF vs. Memphis USF (2) Maikon Bonani, K, Tennessee Titans Danous Estenor, OL, Indianapolis Colts