I think Mike Mitchell was a 2nd round pick.

EDIT- good timing GoCats!

They love their measurables out there in the Bay area. Oakland took another measurables guy with their first pick that year in Darius Heyward-Bey (also ended up with the Steelers). They drafted Mitchell way too high but he was still a better pick than Heyward-Bey. I'm an Ohio grad and used to be a Maryland season ticket holder and both picks shocked me.

Dion Byrum is my favorite, Basham is second.

I have no idea how Byrum was not drafted. I know that if he were truly an NFL player, he would have stuck around for a little bit. Certainly as long or longer than someone like Julian Posey did. But I thought his college resume was strong enough to warrant a pick.

Was a CFL Defensive Player of the Year a few years ago. Won a pair of Grey Cups. Has put together a HOF type career for CFL standards.

Via Wikipedia:

Professional career
Cox was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2005, and he spent the 2005 training camp and preseason with the team. However, Cox was released on August 30, and he subsequently played in the CFL for the Montreal Alouettes. On January 9, 2007, he was signed by the Washington Redskins but was cut before training camp and returned to Montreal. After switching to the linebacker position for the 2009 season, Cox led the CFL in forced fumbles and capped off the year by winning the 97th Grey Cup with the Alouettes.

In 2013 Cox had a career high, and league leading number of tackles with 114. He also won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award and the James P. McCaffrey Trophy. With his 114 tackles that season, he broke the Montreal Alouettes single-season record of 110 set by Tracy Gravely in the 1996 CFL season.

On November 5, 2011 against the B.C. Lions, Cox reached 400 career defensive tackles with the Alouettes, becoming the only player in club history to achieve this feat. He is the club's all-time leader in defensive tackles with 800.

In his 10th season in the CFL, Cox is still one of the top defensive players of the league. So far, in his career he has recorded 800 tackles, 25 sacks, 22 interceptions and 8 fumbles recoveries. He is also a 4-times CFL all-star and an 6-times East division all-star. He was a member of both the 97th Grey Cup and 98th Grey Cup championship team with the Montreal Alouettes.

On December 2, 2014, the Alouettes announced that they had resigned Cox to a three-year deal worth more than $200,000 annually, which general manager Jim Popp stated would make him the CFL’s highest-paid defensive player.

Never quite understood the Mike Mitchell haters on an OU board. Oh, we are being "objective." Guy did nothing but battle through injury at Ohio University. Played with more heart than 99% to pass through our walls. Goes on to get drafted 2nd round which obviously wasn't far off 8 years later starting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dude was a mainstay in the formidable Solich years. While having a very solid career 8 years in... you're on still here with the same s***. He was a stretch, all he is good for is penalties, and hard hitter that's about it. What about finishing top 5 in tackles every year he has started, the devastating blows Pitt pays him to deliver to take away the deep post. No wonder the guy never comes back... really sad.

What, no love for Travis Carrie?