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1 LONGHORNS TEXAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1963, 69, 70, 2005 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS 96, 05, 09 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1920, 28, 30, 42, 43, 45, 50, 52, 53*, 59*, 61*, 62, 63, 68*, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75*, 77, 83, 90, 94*, 95 (*co-champs) Athletics Media Relations Department P.O. Box 7399 Austin, TX Office: 512/ Fax: 512/ Assoc. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco SPRING NOTES pg Schedule pg. 1 Quick Facts pg. 1 Horns At-A-Glance pg. 2-3 Roster pg. 4-8 Notes pg. 7 By The Numbers WHAT S INSIDE... pg. 8 Horns in the NFL pg Returning Player Bios pg Newcomer Bios pg Coaches Bios pg Statistics notes as of May 11 CONNECTING WITH THE Facebook: YouTube: TEXAS ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. Media Relations Director: Thomas Stepp thomas.stepp@athletics.utexas.edu Assoc. Media Relations Director: Joe Hernandez joe.hernandez@athletics.utexas.edu Asst. Media Relations Director: Shawn Nestor shawn.nestor@athletics.utexas.edu TEXAS WRAPS SECOND SPRING UNDER STRONG: Texas capped its second spring under head coach Charlie Strong on Saturday, April 18, with the annual Orange-White Scrimmage. The scrimmage concluded the four-week spring practice season which began on March 25. The Longhorns open the 2015 regular season on Sept. 5 at Notre Dame. STARTERS RETURNING: Texas welcomes back starters at 12 positions, including seven on offense and five on defense. There are 11 offensive players who started a game in 2014 back in the fall, including offensive linemen Sedrick Flowers, Marcus Hutchins and Kent Perkins, who each started all 13 games. There are 12 defensive players back who had starts in 2014, including three with 10 or more. Cornerback Duke Thomas started all 13 games, safety Dylan Haines had 12, and defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway 10. The Longhorns also return place-kicker Nick Rose. STARTERS LOST: The Longhorns will have to replace 10 offensive and defensive starters, as well as their punter. The defense was hit hardest with six starters having departed. Two of them - DT Malcom Brown and LB Jordan Hicks - earned All- America honors in Brown, a consensus first-team All-American, was also a finalist for both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation s top defensive player) and Outland Trophy (nation s best interior lineman). Texas also lost Quandre Diggs, a four-year starting cornerback, defensive end Cedric Reed, a two-time All-Big 12 player, and two-year starting safety Mykkele Thompson. In addition to starting running back Malcolm Brown, the offense lost two of its starting wide receivers in Jaxon Shipley and John Harris. Shipley ended his career third on the UT all-time receptions list (218) and sixth in receiving yards (2,510), and Harris became one of only six players in school history with at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season with 1,051 in Nine of the 10 lost offensive and defensive starters were either selected in the 2015 NFL Draft or signed as free agents. William Russ and Michael Davidson each served as the No. 1 punter last season, and both were seniors. Russ ended his career No. 4 on the school s alltime punting average (42.35) chart, with all of his 66 attempts occurring last season. BREAKING DOWN THE 2015 SCHED- ULE: UT will play eight of its 12 games this season against teams that reached a bowl game in Those eight bowl teams all registered at least seven wins. Last season, Texas played nine teams that were in bowl games in As in most years, Texas will play a challenging nonconference schedule, with Notre Dame and Rice both reaching bowl games a year ago. UT will also face Cal, a Power 5 Conference team that missed the postseason by one only game. Texas open the season at Notre Dame, as two of the top three winningest programs in college football history meet. Notre Dame holds an 8-2 series advantage, having won the most recent game in 1996 in Austin, Longtime Southwest Conference foes, Texas and Rice will meet for the first time since 2011, the same season Cal faced the Longhorns the last time. Texas 2015 Opponents Opponent Bowl, Result 2014 Record Notre Dame Music Bowl, W 8-5 Rice Hawai i Bowl, W 8-5 California None 5-7 Oklahoma St. Cactus Bowl, W 7-6 TCU Peach Bowl, W 12-1 Oklahoma Russell Athletic Bowl, L 8-5 Kansas St. Alamo Bowl, L 9-4 Iowa St. None 2-10 Kansas None 3-9 W. Virginia Liberty Bowl, L 7-6 Texas Tech None 4-8 Baylor Cotton Bowl, L 11-2

2 COMPETITION AT QUARTERBACK: One year after starting 12 games at quarterback when starter David Ash went down with an injury in the opener, junior Tyrone Swoopes saw stiff competition from redshirt freshman Jerrod Heard in the spring and that is expected to continue into preseason practice. Head coach Charlie Strong said Heard had really closed the gap heading into the Orange- White Scrimmage. It s good that you have competition because that makes both of them better, Strong said. Swoopes played sparingly in six games as a true freshman during 2013 before being inserted into the starting lineup in game two last season. He went on to complete 224 of 384 passes (58.3 percent) for 2,409 yards. Swoopes threw for more than 300 yards in three games, which is tied for fourth on the UT single-season list. Heard, who led Guyer High School to state titles as a junior and senior, served as the backup last season though he ended up redshirting. What happens is they push each other and get better and better that s what you want to see, Strong said after spring practice ended. We didn t have that issue last year, but it s good that we have that problem now. Now, you just have a chance to watch two of them go out and compete each and every day. STARTING O-LINE BACK IN 2015: The Longhorns hope to benefit in 2015 by playing a number of inexperienced offensive linemen last season. All five starters - LT Marcus Hutchins, LG Sedrick Flowers, C Taylor Doyle, RG Kent Perkins and RT Camrhon Hughes - from last season are back, along with Jake Raulerson, who combined to start five games at both center and right tackle. Flowers and Perkins have the most experience as each played reserve roles in But Hutchins and Hughes saw their first-ever action along the offensive line last season, and Doyle played only a handful of snaps during The loss of senior center Dominic Espinosa (broken foot) in the opening game last season was a major blow as he was the only returning o-line starter from But last year s offensive line eventually started to come together when Doyle took over as the starting center in the sixth game. Flowers was the lone offensive lineman to start at the same position in all 13 games, though Hutchins had one start at right tackle and the final 12 at left tackle. Last season, freshmen Elijah Rodriguez, Terrell Cuney and Alex Anderson all redshirted and now hope to add depth to the unit. This spring, the returning group was buoyed by the addition of four incoming recruits. Brandon Hodges, Tristan Nickelson, Garrett Thomas and Connor Williams enrolled in classes in January and added depth and competition during practice. It s always good when you get depth, when you add four guys to the group, because it just helps now when you go out to practice, you just don t wear down a group, head coach Charlie Strong said in the spring. Now you have some guys you can practice and go develop and get better. LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENTS AT WIDEOUT AND TIGHT END: The Texas receiving corps is going through an overhaul with the departure of starting wideouts John Harris and Jaxon Shipley, and tight end Geoff Swaim. Last season, Harris (68 for 1,051) and Shipley (59 for 577) ranked 1-2 on the team in both receptions and receiving yards. Swaim only caught 10 passes, but was a key cog in the running game with his blocking skills, which helped him get taken by Dallas in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. The Longhorns return players who produced just 32 percent of the receptions and 30 percent of the receiving yards. Senior Marcus Johnson is the most productive NCAA ALL-TIME TEAM RECORDS YEARS RECORD PCT. 1. Notre Dame Michigan Boise State Ohio State Oklahoma Alabama TEXAS USC Nebraska YEARS WINS 1. Michigan Notre Dame TEXAS Nebraska Ohio State Alabama Oklahoma Tennessee USC receiver remaining on the roster, having posted a combined 49 catches for 663 receiving yards in Daje Johnson, a senior, has also shown flashes of his explosiveness, but was limited to just six games last season. However, in his career, Johnson has scored on an 84-yard run, a 70-yard reception and an 85-yard punt return. There are also a number of other options with junior Jacorey Warrick and sophomores Dorian Leonard, Lorenzo Joe and Armanti Foreman seeing the most time last season. Foreman and Joe were the most productive of that group, each registering 10 receptions. Sophomores Andrew Beck and Blake Whiteley will look to replace Swaim. Beck began last year as a linebacker before moving to tight end in the preseason where he proved to be a capable blocker in his reserve role. Whiteley redshirted in 2014 after transferring from Arizona Western Community College where he played one season, but emerged as the No. 1 JUCO tight end in the nation. NO GRAY AREA: Texas will have to replace running back Malcolm Brown, who ended his career as the ninth-leading rusher in school history (2,678 yards) and started all 13 games in 2014, but senior Johnathan Gray has been a key part of the offense the last three seasons. Gray ranks 15th on the UT career rushing list (2,118), but that total could be higher had he not suffered an Achilles injury which caused him to miss the final four games in He played all 13 games in 2014 and rushed for 637 yards to go with a team-high seven touchdowns, but said this spring he didn t feel all the way back until the West Virginia game on Nov. 8. Gray also catches the ball well coming out of the backfield. He had a career-high 20 receptions last season. If you block people for him he s one of those guys that can open up and run and he doesn t mind running behind his pads, head coach Charlie Strong said in the spring. Gray will be joined in the backfield by tailbacks D Onta Foreman and Duke Catalon. Foreman played sparingly last season as a true freshman, but showed promise before injuring his hand and missing the final two games. Catalon redshirted during his true freshman season. The Longhorns do return their top two fullbacks in senior Alex De La Torre and junior Dominic Cruciani. De La Torre has been a stable force at fullback the last two seasons with Cruciani seeing limited action. 5

3 CHANGES ALONG THE DEFENSIVE LINE: Texas will have a tough time replacing All-America defensive tackle Malcom Brown, who ended up being a first-round pick of New England in the 2015 NFL Draft, but two experieced and talented players should help ease the transition. Desmond Jackson, a fifth-year senior, returns after missing nearly all of the 2014 season with a foot injury. He started the first three games at defensive tackle before lisfranc surgery on his injured foot ended his season after three games. Hassan Ridgeway stepped into his spot and performed admirably alongside Brown, who went on to earn consensus first-team All- America honors and was named a finalist for the both the Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy. Brown led the team in sacks with 6.5 and Ridgeway was second with 6.0. Head coach Charlie Strong calls Ridgeway a mainstay in the middle. Poona Ford, who saw time as a true freshman in 2014, junior Paul Boyette Jr. and junior Alex Norman should also expect to see time in the defensive tackle rotation, along with redshirt freshmen Chris Nelson and Jake McMillon, who moved back to defensive tackle in the offseason. McMillon served as a reserve offensive lineman last season. Cedric Reed will be another difficult player to replace. The two-time All-Big 12 defensive end recorded 29 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks during his final two seasons. Naashon Hughes, Shiro Davis and Caleb Bluiett split snaps at the defensive end spot opposite Reed. Davis started the first three games in 2014 and Hughes seven of the last eight. Juniors Bryce Cottrell and Quincy Vasser also figure to garner some playing time in the fall. Cottrell played in nine games last season and Vasser joined the team in January from Navarro College where he was a second-team JUCO All-American in Redshirt freshman Derick Roberson missed the spring with a shoulder injury but is expected back in the summer. LINEBACKER JOBS OPEN: Texas spent the majority of 2014 in a two-linebacker set and both of those productive players have departed. Jordan Hicks and Steve Edmond were the top two tacklers on the team last season. Hicks, a 2014 second-team All-American and third-round choice by Philadelphia in the 2015 NFL Draft, collected a career-high 147 tackles, tied for the seventh-highest total on the UT single-season list. Edmond chipped in 6 a career-best 131 tackles from his middle linebacker spot. He had 323 career tackles, which was just 23 shy of the UT all-time top 10. Seniors Dalton Santos and Peter Jinkens, and junior Timothy Cole have the most experience on the current roster. Jinkens has 11 starts in his career and Santos has nine. The Longhorns were thin at linebacker during the spring as Santos missed the second half with an injury, though they were fortunate one of the six early enrollees was linebacker Malik Jefferson, among the more-highly regarded prospects nationally in the 2015 signing class. Jefferson s talent was on display in the Orange-White Scrimmage when he posted six tackles, one forced fumble and a pass breakup. Edwin Freeman, who scooped up the Jefferson forced fumble and returned it for 33 yards for a touchdown, is a converted safety who redshirted last season. They are two very athletic linebackers, head coach Charlie Strong said. RELOADING IN THE SECONDARY: Cornerback Quandre Diggs, a four-year starter, and safety/nickel corner Mykkele Thompson, a two-year starter, were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft, but senior Duke Thomas, junior Dylan Haines, sophomore Jason Hall and junior Adrian Colbert return as starters in the secondary. Thomas has started the last two seasons at cornerback. He led the team in pass breakups (10) and was tied for second in interceptions (3) in Haines was a pleasant surprise last season, climbing the depth chart beginning in the spring. The former walk-on was inserted in the starting lineup at safety in the second game and ended the year with a team-best four interceptions, plus seven pass breakups (second on the team). His 86 tackles were third on the team and are the most among returning players. Hall and Colbert split time at one of the starting safeties. The hard-hitting Hall registered 49 tackles and Colbert tallied 20. Senior Sheroid Evans, junior Bryson Echols and sophomore Antwuan Davis are cornerbacks with playing experience. Evans missed all of last season with a knee injury and was again sidelined in the spring. Echols started once last season and has played in 26 career games. Davis played in nine contests last year, mostly on special teams. Cornerback should get a boost from redshirt freshmen John Bonney and Jermaine Roberts Jr. Bonney was praised in the spring for his grasp of the nickel cornerback position which was manned by Diggs and Thompson the last two seasons. ROSE RETURNS, PUNTER JOB OPEN: Place-kicker Nick Rose is back in the fold for his senior year, but the Longhorns are in search of a new punter with the departure of William Russ and Michael Davidson, who were both seniors last season. Rose connected on 14 of 21 field goals in 2014, including 7 of 11 on attempts of 40 yards or more. He was also a weapon on kickoffs, with 44 of 61 attempts (72.1 percent) going for touchbacks. Texas will also need a replacement for deep snapper Nate Boyer, who served in that role the last three seasons. Junior Kyle Ashby has experience, having served as the snapper for punts during Sophomore Mitchell Becker handled most of the punting chores in the spring, though sophomore Matt Simms had one attempt in the Orange-White Scrimmage. Russ and Davidson combined for a 42.3-yard punting average last season. Russ dropped 33 percent of his punts (22 of 67) inside the opponents 20-yard line. UT ALL-TIME RECORDS Overall (122 years) (.712) Home (.791) Away (.653) Neutral (.573) vs. Ranked Opponents All-time* (.482) Home Away Neutral Ranked matchup As the higher-ranked team As the lower-ranked team * as ranked by either The AP Poll or Coaches Poll + both teams ranked W/L vs. unranked opponents (since 1936) All-time* (.801) Home Away Neutral

4 STAFF ADDITIONS: There were three adjustments on head coach Charlie Strong s staff following his first season: Brick Haley joined the staff in February as defensive line coach. He spent the last six seasons as LSU s defensive line coach. His resume also includes stops with the Chicago Bears ( /DL), Mississippi State ( /DL) and Baylor ( / DC/LB). During his time at LSU ( ), Haley coached 10 defensive linemen selected in the NFL Draft, including a pair of first-round picks in DT Michael Brockers (No. 12 overall in 2012) and DE Barkevious Mingo (No. 6 overall in 2013). Danielle Hunter was selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, extending LSU s streak of years with at least one defensive lineman picked in the draft to 12. Jay Norvell was named wide receivers coach in January. Novell has three stints as an offensive coordinator, mostly recently at Oklahoma where he served as cooffensive coordinator/wide receivers from and assistant offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach from Three of the top four players on OU s alltime receptions chart have played under Norvell s direction Ryan Broyles (349), Kenny Stills (204) and Juaquin Iglesias (202) while five of the top six singleseason reception marks have come under Norvell. He was also the OC/quarterbacks coach at UCLA in 2007 and at Nebraska As of May 11, there were 42 former players on NFL rosters and three coaching in the NFL. Emmanuel Acho, Philidelphia Eagles (LB) Sam Acho, Chicago Bears (LB) Chykie Brown, New York Giants (CB) Curtis Brown, New York Jets (CB) Malcolm Brown, St. Louis Rams (RB) Malcom Brown, New England Patriots (DT) Nate Boyer, Seattle Seahawks (LS) Carrington Byndom, Carolina Panthers (CB) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs (RB) John Chiles, Chicago Bears (WR) Phil Dawson, San Francisco 49ers (PK) Quandre Diggs, Detroit Lions (CB) Marquise Goodwin, Buffalo Bills (WR) Jerry Gray, Minnesota Vikings (DB Coach) Michael Griffin, Tennessee Titans (S) Donald Hawkins, Miami Dolphins (OL) John Harris, Philadelphia Eagles (WR) Jordan Hicks, Philadelphia Eagles (LB) Richard Hightower, San Francisco 49ers (ST) Trey Hopkins, Cincinnati Bengals (OG) Lamarr Houston, Chicago Bears (DT) from In addition, he coached in the NFL with Indianapolis ( ) and Oakland ( ). Jeff Traylor joined the staff in February as tight ends coach/special teams coordinator. Traylor is in his first stop at the collegiate level after a tremendously successful high school career. Traylor was Gilmer [Texas] High School s head coach for the past 15 seasons ( ), amassing three state championships (2004, 09 14) and a overall record (.871). He also led Gilmer to state runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2012, along with 12 district titles. Gilmer reached the 10-win mark 11 times under Traylor s direction, all in the last 12 years, while also recording seven 13-win campaigns. The Buckeyes reached the 15-win plateau three times, all of which resulted in undefeated state championship years, including two 16-0 marks in 2004 and LONGHORNS ACTIVE IN THE NFL Michael Huey, San Diego Chargers (OL) Jackson Jeffcoat, Washington Redskins (LB) Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs (LB) Cullen Loeffler, Minnesota Vikings (LS) Colt McCoy, Washington Redskins (QB) Henry Melton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DT) Roy Miller, Jacksonville Jaguars (DT) Alex Okafor, Arizona Cardinals (LB) Brian Orakpo, Tennessee Titans (LB) Adrian Phillips, San Diego Chargers (S) Cory Redding, Arizona Cardinals (DT) Cedric Reed, Buffalo Bills (DE) Keenan Robinson, Washington Redskins (LB) Brian Robison, Minnesota Vikings (DE) Kyle Shanahan, Cleveland Browns (OC) Jaxon Shipley, Arizona Cardinals (WR) Geoff Swaim, Dallas Cowboys (TE) Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks (S) Mykkele Thompson, New York Giants (S) Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens (PK) Kenny Vaccaro, New Orleans Saints (S) Chris Whaley, Dallas Cowboys (DT) Fozzy Whittaker, Carolina Panthers (RB) Aaron Williams, Buffalo Bills (CB) TEXAS BY THE NUMBERS 5: All five starters return on the offensive line: LT Marcus Hutchins, LG Sedrick Flowers, C Taylor Doyle, RG Kent Perkins and RT Camrhon Hughes. That group has accounted for 58 career starts, with all but two occurring last season. Flowers and Perkins each started once in Jake Raulerson also started five games last year as a reshirt freshman. Center Dominic Espinosa was the lone returning offensive line starter heading into : The Longhorns return five of their top six rushers from last season, though the lone departure is leading ground gainer Malcolm Brown. He posted 708 rushing yards and ended his career No. 9 on the UT all-time list (2,678). 8: The Longhorns have eight of their top 15 tacklers back from last season, but only one among the top seven. Dylan Haines was third on the team with : Texas returns 10 of the 15 players who caught a pass in 2014, but will have to replace its top two receivers. John Harris posted 68 catches for 1,051 receiving yards and Jaxon Shipley had 59 receptions for 577 yards. 15: Senior Johnathan Gray ranks No. 15 on the school s all-time rushing list (2,109). 17: Duke Thomas (10) and Dylan Haines (7) accounted for 17 of the team s 41 pass breakups (41.5 percent) last season. 176: Over the last nine years, Texas has the most Academic All-Big 12 selections of any team in the conference with

5 2015 NFL DRAFT NEWS AND NOTES: The 2015 NFL Draft saw five Longhorns being selected over the three-day process and five more players signing as free agents in the following days. On the opening day, defensive tackle Malcom Brown landed in the first round (32nd overall) to New England, and one day later linebacker Jordan Hicks was taken with the 20th pick (84th overall) in the third round by Philadelphia, giving Texas at least a pair of selections in the first three rounds in 13 of the last 15 years. It was also the 51st time in the last 54 years (since 1962) the Longhorns had two or more picks in the NFL Draft. One year after having its NFL-record streak snapped at 76 seasons of having a player selected in the draft, Texas had its most chosen in five years (six in 2010). On the final day of the draft, the New York Giants chose defensive back Mykkele Thompson in the fifth round, Detroit tabbed cornerback Quandre Diggs in the sixth round, and Dallas picked tight end Geoff Swaim in the seventh round. This was the fifth time in last 10 years UT has had five or more draft picks. In the days following the draft, five Longhorns signed as rookie free agents with NFL teams: DS Nate Boyer Seattle RB Malcolm Brown St. Louis WR John Harris Philadelphia DE Cedric Reed Buffalo WR Jaxon Shipley Arizona LONGHORNS 2015 NFL DRAFT NOTES The Longhorns have had 335 players chosen on draft day and had at least one player selected in 77 of the 80 NFL Drafts, including a record 76 consecutive ( ). With Jordan Hicks selection in the third round, the Longhorns have had at least two players taken in the first three rounds in 13 of the last 15 NFL Drafts. New England selected Malcom Brown in the first round. In fact, at least two Longhorns have been drafted in 51 of the last 54 years, dating back to Texas has had 44 players selected in the first round with three of those Kenneth Sims, 1982; Earl Campbell, 1978; Tommy Nobis, 1966 earning the honor of being the first player selected overall. This is the fourth year in the last seven the Longhorns had a first-round draft choice including Kenny Vaccaro (2013 by New Orleans), Earl Thomas (2010 by Seattle) and Brian Orakpo (2009 by Washington). Brian Orakpo was the last Longhorn defensive lineman to go in the first round (13th overall to Washington in 2009) and Marcus Tubbs the previous UT defensive tackle to be selected in the opening round (23rd overall to Seattle in 2004). Malcom Brown became the fifth player under Strong to be drafted in the first round during the last two years. Louisville s DeVante Parker went in the first round (14th overall) to Miami. Last season, Louisville had three first round picks in safety Calvin Pryor (18th overall to New York Jets), defensive end Marcus Smith (26th overall to Philadelphia) and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (32nd overall to Minnesota). Strong was the head coach with the Cardinals from 2011 to Since 1995, Strong has coached 14 players selected in the first round and 35 taken in the first four rounds. David Thomas (third round in 2006) was the last Longhorn selected in the NFL Draft by New England. Kenneth Sims (first overall in 1982) and Raymond Clayborn (16th overall in 1977) were the other Longhorns drafted in the first round by the Patriots. Jordan Hicks became the fourth Texas linebacker selected in the draft during the last six years. Keenan Robinson (fourth round in 2012 to Washington), Emmanuel Acho (sixth round in 2012 to Cleveland) and Roddrick Muckelroy (fourth round in 2010 to Cincinnati) join Hicks on the list. Acho has spent the last two seasons in Philadelphia. With the selection of Mykkele Thompson s and Quandre Diggs, Texas has had seven defensive backs chosen in the last six drafts. In addition, there have been at least two defensive backs taken in four of the last 10 years with the last occurrence in 2011 with Aaron Williams (second round, Buffalo) and Curtis Brown (third round, Pittsburgh). Geoff Swaim is the first Longhorn to be drafted by Dallas since 1999 (WR Wane McGarity, fourth round) and only the second since The last UT tight end to be chosen was Jermichael Finley, going in the third round of the 2008 draft to Green Bay. The Longhorns five selections this year are the most since they had six in This is also the fifth time in last 10 years UT has had five or more selections. Despite not having a player selected in the 2014 draft, seven Longhorns ended up signing as free agents. Six from that class were on NFL rosters last season, including Carrington Byndom (Carolina), Donald Hawkins (Dallas), Trey Hopkins (Cincinnati), Jackson Jeffcoat (Washington), Adrian Phillips (San Diego) and Chris Whaley (Dallas). The six first-year players on NFL rosters was tied with Baylor and Oklahoma for the most among Big 12 schools and tied for 21st in the nation. Texas holds the NFL record with 17 players selected in the 1984 draft. 8