Un-undrafted

Jerry Hughes

The other day, we looked at the notable players from the Big XII that were drafted by an NFL team last weekend.

We'd be remiss to not mention some of the other favorites and notables from other schools, of local interest or just fun people to make fun of because it's fun.

The others:

Jerry Hughes
No. 31 - Indianapolis Colts
Loved seeing the TCU great get a nod from the Super Bowl-contending Colts with the opportunity play opposite Dwight Freeney. A great place to land.

Darryl Washington
No. 47 - Arizona Cardinals
TCU's second-best defender drops to the second round to the very athletic, opportunistic Cardinals, a team that's had some luck with linebackers in the draft in the past.

Emmanuel Sanders
No. 82 - Pittsburgh Steelers
Many have the SMU Mustang as a sleeper in the draft. The question is who will be throwing balls to him next season. Or if he'll be raped by the current quarterback.

Marshall Newhouse
No. 169 - Green Bay Packers
Cousin to former Dallas Cowboys great Robert Newhouse. Taken as a possible replacement for their aging offensive line.

Riley Cooper
No. 159 - Philadelphia Eagles
Only notable because he was projected for a target for the Cowboys and he was drafted by the Texas Rangers last season.

Jordan Pugh
No. 202 - Carolina Panthers
How are two NFL-caliber Pughs not related? Somewhere a Roger Aikman wishes Troy was his father.

C.J. Wilson
No. 230 - Green Bay Packers
If the starting gig doesn't pan out, he'll always have Green Bay.

The Undrafted
Jevan Snead - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The former UT quarterback left for Ole Miss after some guy named McCoy got the starting job.

Ryan Perrilloux - Minnesota Vikings
Perrilloux has to be considered one of the biggest disappointments in recent football history. Toyed with the Longhorns before going to LSU and burning out. Ended his college career in the vaunted Jacksonville State program.

Chris Brown - Denver Broncos
Follows in the footsteps of former OU back Quentin Griffin to Denver. But Griffin was drafted. Brown joined the Sooners right when they found the best quarterback in the land and starting throwing every down.

Shawnbrey McNeal - San Diego Chargers
SMU back gets some love from Josh Lewin and the Chargers.

DeMarcus Granger - Seattle Seahawks
I would imagine that if you knew Granger would wind up undrafted two years ago, you could've won some money on a well-placed bet with an OU fan.

Kevin Matthews - Tennessee Titans
Son of Bruce and Aggie great. Titans throw former franchise great a bone?