Dopo il draft più strano (per i Dolphins) che si potesse immaginare ecco chi sono i rookies draftati:
1 - Ted Ginn, Jr., WR/KR, Ohio State (6-0, 180)
2 - John Beck, QB, Brigham Young (6-2, 216)
2 - Samson Satele, C, Hawaii (6-2, 311)
3 - Lorenzo Booker, RB, Florida State (5-10, 193)
4 - Paul Soliai, DT, Utah (6-4, 334)
6 - Reagan Mauia, RB, Hawaii (6-0, 280)
6 - Drew Mormino, C, Central Michigan (6-3, 299)
7 - Kelvin Smith, LB, Syracuse (6-2, 234)
7 - Brandon Fields, P/K, Michigan State (6-5, 239)
7 - Abraham Wright, DE/OLB, Colorado (6-2, 242)
Ovviamente la grande sorpresa è stata Ted Ginn, Jr. alla 9, non tanto per la scelta in sè, quanto per il fatto che Cameron e Mueller siano passati oltre Brady Quinn.
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Ted Ginn, Jr., WR/KR, Ohio State (6-0, 180)
OVERVIEW
A standout return specialist and defensive back during his high school playing days, Ginn teamed with his roommate, Troy Smith, to give the Buckeyes one of the most dangerous pass/catching combinations in the collegiate ranks. “Here is guy who came to us as a return specialist and defensive back and has developed into a very good receiver,” head coach Jim Tressel said. “He has always had great hands and he has become a very good route runner. With his speed, he is a threat to score anytime he touches the ball.”
The son of renowned Glennville High School head coach Ted Ginn, Sr., the younger Ginn and Troy Smith were his prize pupils. Ginn was selected as the USA Today Defensive Player of the Year and was also a Parade All-American. Super Prep named him as its National Defensive Player of the Year and he was the Most Valuable Player of the U.S. Army All-America game his senior year.
Ginn also played quarterback, wide receiver and running back for Glenville and returned punts and kickoffs. He intercepted eight passes as a senior, returning five of them for touchdowns. One of his interception returns went for a state-record 102-yard touchdown, while another went for a 97-yard score. He also passed for 932 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 845 yards and 17 scores.
Ginn was named one of Ohio's three Division I Offensive Players of the Year as a junior. He returned four punts and one kickoff for touchdowns that season. In track, he was the national champion in the 110-meter high hurdles as a junior and recorded the best time in the nation as a senior when he won the state title for the second consecutive year. He also clocked a personal-best 10.5 seconds in the 100 meter dash.
The talented youngster enrolled at Ohio State in 2004. He spent most of the preseason working with the defense, but was moved to offense just before the start of the schedule. He was used sparingly early in the year as he learned the system, but was a key factor in the Buckeyes' late-season success. Ginn caught passes in the last seven games of the season and had 18 receptions in the last four games, finishing with 25 grabs for 359 yards (14.4 avg) and two touchdowns.
That season, he gained 113 yards with two scores on 13 carries (8.7 avg), but it was as a punt returner that he gained national media attention. His four punt returns for touch-downs set a school and Big Ten Conference season-record and at the time tied the NCAA mark. He averaged 25.6 yards per punt return, leading the nation and setting another OSU record in that department. He scored on punt returns of 65 yards (Wisconsin), 67 yards (Penn State), 60 yards (Michigan State) and 82-yard (Michigan). The latter broke the game open and was one of the most spectacular runs in Ohio State history.
In 2005, Ginn settled in as the team’s starting flanker. He finished second on the squad with 51 receptions for 803 yards (15.7 avg) and four touchdowns. He totaled 83 yards with a score on 12 carries (6.9 avg) and gained 532 yards on 18 kickoff returns, including a touchdown. His kickoff return average of 29.56 yards ranked fourth in the nation. He also returned 25 punts for 250 yards (10.0 avg) and a score. He became the first Buckeye to ever register receiving, rushing, punt returns and kickoff return touchdowns in the same season.
Ginn was a second-team All-America choice in 2006. He led the team with 781 yards and nine touchdowns on 59 catches (13.2 avg), adding 17 yards on three carries. He threw a pass for a 38-yard score, returned 18 kickoffs for 440 yards (24.4 avg) and a touchdown and had 24 punt returns for 266 yards (11.1 avg), including a score. He finished the year with 1,504 all-purpose yards, an average of 115.7 yards per game.
In 37 games at Ohio State, Ginn started 31 times. He snatched 125 passes for 1,943 yards (15.5 avg) and fifteen touchdowns. He carried 28 times for 213 yards (7.6 avg) and three scores, adding another touchdown on 1-of-2 pass completions for 38 yards. He set the Big Ten Conference career-record with six touchdowns on 64 punt returns for 900 yards (14.1 avg) and gained 1,012 yards with two scores on 38 kickoff returns (26.6 avg). He scored a total of 156 points and registered three solo tackles. Ginn also averaged 109.95 all-purpose yards per game, totaling 4,068 yards.
CAREER NOTES
Ginn ranks seventh in school history with 125 receptions, ranking behind David Boston (191, 1996-98), Cris Carter (168, 1984-86), Michael Jenkins (165, 1999-03), Gary Williams (154, 1979-82), Santonio Holmes (140, 2003-05) and Dee Miller (132, 1995-98)…His 1,943 yards receiving rank eighth and his 15 touchdown catches rank ninth in Ohio State annals…Became the eighth player in school history to amass over 4,000 all-purpose yards in a career (4,068)…His career average of 109.95 all-purpose yards per game rank seventh on OSU’s all-time record chart…Averaged 14.1 yards per punt return, the second-best career total in school history behind Neal Colzie (14.3 avg, 1972-74)…His 14.1-yard punt return average rank sixth in Big Ten Conference annals…Set school and conference career-records by returning six punts for touchdowns during his career, breaking the old Big Ten mark of five by Tim Dwight of Iowa (1994-97) and the previous OSU record of three, first set by Garcia Lane (1981-83) and matched by Jeff Graham (1989-90)…Ginn’s six punt returns for touchdowns are two shy of the NCAA Division 1-A record of eight that is shared by Wes Welker of Texas Tech (2000-03) and Antonio Perkins of Oklahoma (2001-04)…His eight total touchdowns on returns (six punts, two kickoffs) tied an NCAA career-record shared by Cliff Branch of Colorado (1970-71; 6 punts, 2 kickoffs), Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska (1970-72; 7 punts, 1 kickoff), Derek Abney of Kentucky (2000-03; 6 punts, 2 kickoffs) and Chad Owens of Hawaii (2001-04; 6 punts, 2 kickoffs)…Ginn’s 64 punt returns rank fourth in school history behind David Boston (98, 1996-98), Garcia Lane (89, 1981-83) and Mike Guess (73, 1977-79)…His 900 yards gained on punt returns rank second in OSU annals to Boston’s 959 yards…Ginn’s 38 kickoff returns rank fifth in school history, surpassed only by Maurice Hall (72, 2001-04), Ken-Yon Rambo (61, 1997-2000), Carlos Snow (58, 1987-89, 91) and Howard Cassady (42, 1952-55)…His two kickoff returns for touchdowns tied an OSU all-time record, first set by Dean Sensanbaugher (1943-47) and matched by Lenny Willis (1974)…Ginn’s kickoff return average of 26.6 yards rank fourth on the school’s career-record chart behind Tom Barrington (30.4 avg, 1963-65), Karl Sturtz (30.3 avg, 1949-50) and Butler By’not’e (27.1 avg, 1990-93)…His 59 receptions in 2006 rank tied with Dee Miller (1998) for sixth on the school’s season-record list behind David Boston (85 in 1998 and 73 in 1997), Cris Carter (69 in 1986), Terry Glenn (64 in 1995) and Michael Jenkins (61 in 2002)… Ginn’s 384 yards on punt returns in 2004 rank seventh on the Buckeyes’ season-record chart…His four punt returns for touchdowns in 2004 set school and Big Ten season-records, topping the previous conference mark of three by Gene Derricotte of Michigan (1947), Ira Matthews of Wisconsin (1976) and Tim Dwight of Iowa (1997)…His four touchdowns via punt returns was also one shy of the NCAA 1-A season-record of five, set by Chad Owens of Hawaii in 2004…Gained 1,668 all-purpose yards in 2004, the 11th-best season total in Ohio State annals…Led the nation and set school and Big Ten Conference season-records in 2004, when he averaged 25.6 yards per punt return, topping the old OSU mark of 18.7 yards by Larry Zxelina in 1969 and the Big Ten record of 21.9 yards by Bob Hoernschemeyer of Indiana in 1943…His kickoff return yardage of 532 in 2005 is topped only by Ken-Yon Rambo’s 653 in 1999 on Ohio State’s annual record list…His average of 29.6-yards per kickoff return in 2005 rank fourth on the Buckeyes’ season-record chart, surpassed by Tom Barrington (34.3 avg, 1965), Howard Cassady (31.3 avg in 1955) and Karl Sturtz (30.3 avg in 1950)…Ginn’s totals of 123 yards on punt returns vs. Michigan in 2004 and 110 yards vs. Indiana in 2005 rank sixth and seventh, respectively, on the school’s game-record list…He also holds the two of the top three punt return averages in a game at the school, (36.0 avg vs. Wisconsin in 2004 and 35.5 avg vs. Michigan State in 2004), topped only by Nate Clements’ 43.6-yard average vs. Purdue in 2000…Ginn’s kickoff game average of 64.5 yards vs. Minnesota in 2005 tied the school game-record that was first set by Lenny Willis vs. Oregon State in 1974.
PERSONAL
Human Development & Family Science major…Son of Ted Sr. and Jeanette Ginn...Born Theodore Ginn Jr., on 4/12/1985…Resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
2 - John Beck, QB, Brigham Young (6-2, 216)
OVERVIEW
After graduating from Mountain View High School in 2000, football was the furthest thing on the mind of John Beck, as he embarked on a three-year church mission. By the close of the 2006 season, all that was on the mind of Brigham Young fans was the vision of Beck earning a record seven Mountain West Conference Player of the Week honors en route to being named the MWC’s Player of the Year.
In his four seasons with the Cougars, Beck went from fourth on the quarterback depth chart to the holder of several school records, displaying the talent that has been a staple at the quarterback position during BYU’s glory days, reminding faithful of Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer, Jim McMahon and Steve Young.
Beck moved into the starting lineup late in his freshman year, as the team struggled to a 4-8 record. He took over full-time starting duties in 2004, as the team went 5-6 for the season. The Cougars returned to postseason action in 2005, as they put together a 6-6 campaign.
Then, it all came together for the Cougars in 2006, as Beck guided the team to an 11-victory season, only the ninth time in BYU annals a squad won as many games. He capped off a storied career by guiding the team to its first bowl victory since BYU beat Kansas State in the 1996 Cotton Bowl. Brigham Young’s 38-8 victory over Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl marked the Cougars' largest margin of victory in a bowl game. The previous best was a 25-point victory over Oklahoma in the 1994 Copper Bowl.
John was named the Outstanding Male Scholar Athlete at Mountain View High School, where he lettered three times in football. He earned first-team All-Region, All-State, USA Today All-American honorable mention and Dairyman first-team All-American honors. He was also selected Region Offensive Player of the Year, garnered first-team Super All-State and Super All-State Player-of-the-Year honors and recognized as the Arizona High School Football Player of the Year during his senior campaign.
Beck earned both the Ed Dougherty and Fred Enke Awards (Arizona Quarterback of the Year) and was named the MVP during the state championship game as a senior. He was selected as the Arizona All-Star game Most Valuable Player and recognized by Fox Sports as the Arizona Class 5A Player of the Year, leading Mountain View to a state championship as a senior. He posted an overall record of 25-2 over his junior and senior seasons and holds the Arizona high school record with 42 touchdown completions in a single season with only four interceptions. John also lettered twice in baseball as a pitcher and an infielder.
After serving on a church mission in Lisbon, Portugal (2000-2002), the former Eagle Scout, who began playing organized football at age eight, returned to the gridiron in 2003. He enrolled at Brigham Young, where his father, Wendell, had starred for the school’s track & field team. He played in eight games, becoming only the second true freshman in school history to start a game (four total), when he answered the opening bell for the Stanford clash. He completed 73-of-145 passes (50.3%) for 864 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions, earning Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors. He ran for another score and finished with 885 yards in total offense.
Beck started 10 of 11 games in 2004, picking up second-team All-MWC accolades. He completed 192-of-343 tosses (56.0%) for 2,563 yards, 15 touchdowns while throwing eight interceptions. He also collected 2,527 yards in total offense and set school and MWC game-records by attempting 67 passes in the Nevada-Las Vegas clash.
The All-Mountain West Conference and Academic All-MWC first-team pick was also named team MVP in 2005. He helped the team rank sixth in the nation in passing, averaging 310.08 yards per game, connecting on 331-of-513 throws (64.5%) for 3,709 yards, 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. BYU finished 13th in the Division 1-A ranks with an average of 462.42 yards per game in total offense, as John scored twice on 73 carries, caught a 3-yard pass and assisted on one tackle.
The MWC Offensive Player of the Year ranked second in the nation with a 169.05 passing efficiency rating. He only completed 147 of 289 passes (69.3%), but surpassed his previous season total of 3,709 yards with 3,885 on 41 fewer completions. He had 32 touchdowns with only eight interceptions and ran for six scores. His average of 323.08 yards per game ranked fourth nationally, and his 169.05 passing efficiency rating ranked second.
In 43 games at Brigham Young, Beck started 38 times. He gained 11,021 yards on 885-of-1,418 passes (62.4%) with 79 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. John rushed 267 times for 38 yards and nine scores. He recorded two tackles and had a 3-yard reception. On 1,685 plays, he gained 11,059 yards in total offense, an average of 257.19 yards per game.
CAREER NOTES
John became the 18th player in NCAA Division 1-A history to throw for over 11,000 yards in a career…His 11,021 yards passing rank second on the school career-record list behind Ty Detmer (15,031 yards, 1988-91)…His passing yardage total set a Mountain West Conference all-time record, surpassing the old mark of 9,684 yards by Casey Bramlet of Wyoming (2000-03)…Beck gained 11,059 yards in total offense, joining Ty Detmer (14,665 yards) as the only players in school history to amass over 10,000 yards in total offense during a career…His 11,059 yards also broke the old MWC all-time record of 9,575 yards by Casey Bramlet (Wyoming, 2000-03)…In BYU history, 22 different Cougars have thrown for 300 yards in at least one game. Beck’s total of 17 tied Jim McMahon 1977-78, 80-81) and John Walsh (1991-94) for second in school history behind Ty Detmer’s total of 34 300-yard performances…Beck’s 79 touchdown passes rank third in school annals, topped only by Ty Detmer’s 121 and Jim McMahon’s 84…Those 79 scoring strikes broke the old Mountain West Conference record of 56 by Casey Bramlet of Wyoming (2000-03)…Beck’s 885 pass completions set an MWC all-time record, surpassing the old mark of 767 by Casey Bramlet, while John’s 1,418 pass attempts also broke Bramlet’s all-time conference record of 1,378...Beck’s 3,877 yards in total offense in 2006 and 3,770 in 2005 rank 10th and 11th, respectively, on the school’s career-record list and rank second and third, respectively, in MWC annals behind the 4,664 gained by Brandon Doman of Brigham Young in 2001…John’s 513 pass attempts in 2005 set a conference season-record, topping the old mark of 464 by Bramlet in 2002 and Beck’s 331 pass completions in 2005 also set an MWC record, besting Bramlet’s 2002 total of 477…His 3,885 yards passing in 2006 rank eighth on the school season-record list and broke his old Mountain West record of 3,709 yards in 2005…Those 3,709 yards surpassed the previous MWC record of 3,554 yards by Kevin Feterik in 1999…Beck’s 32 touchdown passes in 2006 tied Alex Smith (2004) for second on Mountain West Conference season-record list behind Brandon Doman of Brigham Young (33 in 2001)…His 32 scoring strikes rank eighth on the school’s season-record list…His 586 plays of total offense in 2005 topped Casey Bramlet’s old MWC season-record of 565 in 2002…John’s 75 plays in total offense vs. Nevada-Las Vegas in 2004 tied Bramlet’s previous conference game-record that the Wyoming passer set vs. Nevada-Las Vegas in 2001…Beck’s 67 pass attempts in that 2004 UNLV clash set a conference and Edward Stadium game-record, topping his own previous mark of 60 by Adam Hall of San Diego State vs. Arizona State in 2002…John’s 41 pass completions vs. Boston College in 2005 topped the old MWC game-record of 39, first set by Kevin Feterik of BYU vs. Washington in 1999 and matched by Adam Hall of San Diego State vs. Colorado State in 2002…His 509 yards in total offense vs. Texas Christian in 2005 broke Hall’s old MWC game-record of 497 vs. Arizona State in 2002…Beck’s 517 yards passing in that 2005 TCU contest set a conference game-record, surpassing Hall’s old mark of 516 in the 2002 Arizona State clash…John’s five touchdown passes vs. Texas Christian in 2005 tied the MWC game-record held by several players (most recently by Adam Fitch of Air Force vs. BYU on October 29, 2005).
PERSONAL
Graduated with a degree in Communications, twice earning Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors with a 3.26 grade point average…Served on a Church mission in Lisbon, Portugal (2000-2002)...Started playing football at the age of eight...Is also an Eagle Scout...Son of Julie and Wendell Beck…Father participated in track & field at Brigham Young...Married to Barbara Burke of Ferron, Utah in May, 2004…Born 8/21/81…Resides in Mesa, Arizona
