First, the players drafted:
Buffalo - Khalil Mack to Raiders, Round 1 pick 5
NIU - SS Jimmie Ward to 49ers, Round 1 pick 30
Kent St - RB Dri Archer to Steelers, Round 3 pick 33
Ball State - DE Jonathon Newsome to Colts, Round 5 pick 26
Ball State - QB Keith Wenning to Ravens, Round 6, pick 18
Ohio- CB Travis Carrie to Raiders, Round 7 pick 4
U.Mass. - TE Robert Blanchflower to Steelers, Round 7, pick 15
NIU - DT Ken Bishop to Cowboys, Round 7 pick 36
Then using the UFA
list from NFL.com and from
SB Nation, we have free agent deals for:
NIU - QB Jordan Lynch to the Bears, LB Joe Windsor to Cowboys, Anthony Wells to Bears
Toledo - RB David Fluellen to Philadelphia, LB Jayrone Elliot to the Packers, OC Zac Kerin to Minnesota, WR Bernard Reedy to Atlanta
Ball State - WR Willie Snead to the Browns
BG - TE Alex Bayer to the Rams, TE Tyler Beck to Pats, DT Jairus Cambell to Ravens
Ohio - WR Donte Foster to Minnesota
Kent St - DT Roosevelt Nix to Atlanta, CB Darius Polk to Colts
Buffalo - WR Alex Neutz to the Bengals, DB Derek Brim to Bills, RB Brandon Oliver to Colts, CB Najia Johnson to Steelers
Akron - OL Jarrod Pughsley to Dallas
U. Mass - OL Anthony Dima to Browns
CMU - RB Zurlon Tipton to Colts, S Avery Cunningham to Rams
EMU - S Mycal Swaim to Tampa Bay
Miami - DT Austin Brown to Texans
WMU - none
I show the following people as having mini-camp tryouts::
Ohio - RB Ryan Boykin Saints, OT Ryan McGrath Saints, Blankenship to Jacksonville, Prior to Detroit
BG - DB Aaron Foster Cowboys, S Boo-Boo Gates to Titans, CB Cam Truss to Steelers, DT Ted Ouellet to Packers
CMU - OT Jake Olson to Lions
EMU - DE Kalonji Kashama to Lions
Buffalo - OL Jason Carlson to Bears, DE Colby Way to Bills
Ball State - Zane Fakes to Browns
U.Mass - DT Galen Clemons to Tampa Bay
Toledo - FS Ross Madison to Redskins
Total players with NFL deals, either drafted or as UFA
Drafted UFA Minicamp Tryout Total
Buffalo 1 4 2 7
BG 0 3 4 7
Ohio 1 2 3 6
NIU 2 3 0 5
Toledo 0 5 0 5
Ball State 2 1 1 4
Kent 1 2 0 3
CMU 0 2 1 3
U. Mass 1 1 1 3
EMU 0 1 1 2
Akron 0 1 0 1
Miami 0 1 0 1
WMU 0 0 0 0
I updated this, but I make no guarantees of accuracy. New agreements are signed all the time, and even when there is an announcement, you can't always be sure who is a free agent actually under contract, and who has just been invited to try out at a mini-camp. I did remove Toledo QB Terrance Owens who had previously been announced as a UFA to the Steelers, but who apparently wasn't able to come to terms. I'm sure he'll likely end up somewhere, at least with a camp tryout.
One thing you can see from this table is who lost the most talent. In the East, Buffalo and BG both lost a lot of talent, so things may even up a bit. Akron, who was 4-4, lost very little, so they may move up. In the West, NIU, Ball State, and Toledo were pretty close last year, and all lost a fair number of good players, so things will likely continue to be very competitive in the West. CMU lost less, so they may be competitive as well.
So far Blankenship and Toledo's Ross Madison have earned UFA agreements from their tryouts.
Last Edited: 5/18/2014 2:25:22 PM by L.C.