Trojans Going Pro

Alright so the draft is finally over We will have to sit down and wait to see how these players are going to turn out three to five years from now.  The draft gives a lot of speculation as to what players will become eventually.  Of those players that were drafted 9 came out of University of Southern California.  6 of those Trojans were selected on the final day of the 2011 NFL Draft, giving USC a total of national-best 9 players selected this year.

For the fourth time in the past 6 years, USC had the most players selected in the NFL Draft (also in 2006, 2008 and 2009), tied this year with North Carolina.  Regardless as to what negativity this school and program has received this past year just goes to show you that this program is still premier football program and it will continue to be force to reckoned with.  One of those players selected in the draft was tailback Allen Bradford being picked in the sixth round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  

For the start of the 2011 Season Bradford had to learn from a new coach due to Todd McNair's contract expired June 30, 2010. He played a key part in the NCAA's investigation of the school's athletic department dealing with former Trojans running back Reggie Bush.  Moving forward with this pick by Tampa Bay there is a solid chance of seeing Allen Bradford possibly starting this year in Tampa.  Another player of the Trojans that got picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles was Stanley Havili.  Havili was a another player that decided to come out earlier He was a 2007 Phil Steele's All-Pac-10 honorable mention pick. Havili ended his USC career with the most receptions than of any fullback at the school. 

            Other players picked up in the NFL Draft are tight end Jordan Cameron was picked in the fourth round by the Cleveland Browns. Wide receiver Ronald Johnson went in the sixth round to the San Francisco 49ers.  The Oakland Raiders selected David Ausbery and then Malcolm Smith by the Seattle Seahawks.  Offensive tackle Tyron Smith was a first round selection of the Dallas Cowboys. That upped USC's national-best number of first rounder’s to 75.  The final Trojans picked in the NFL Draft was Defensive Tackle Jurrell Casey (Tennessee Titans) and cornerback Shareece Wright defensive tackle went in the third round.
Only time will tell how these players will play in the league and how they will adapt in the pros because obviously college is a much different type of ball compared to college.