Last season only Two DB's were selected in the '24 NFL Draft...but BOTH went in the 2nd Round!!
Corner Back Cooper Dejean (Iowa/ Eagles 40th overall) & Cole Bishop (Utah/ Bills 59th)
.........Dejean was the highest white Corner Back taken since Brian Davis-Nebraska 1987/ 30th pick 2nd Round (back when NFL had only 28 teams)
/ Tory Nixon 1985 /33rd pick; Jason Sehorn 1994 / 2nd Round 59th pick) are a few others higher picks; Dustin Fox 2005 (3rd Round/80th) was moved to Safety
Dejean's team mate at Iowa Riley Moss was 2023 Draft was the first White CB taken in the NFL Draft (3rd / 83rd Broncos)
This '24 season looks to have "more depth" . Hunter Wohler should be a Day 2 NFL Draft pick; But would like to see more DB's than just TWO like this year;(but they were BOTH heavy hitters) How many NFL Drafts in the past have had ZERO White DBs Drafted at all?? Or just One??
Would like to see an average of at least 5!!
Interesting that 3 of the 10 DBs shown wear the number #17
Hunter Wohler (Sr.) 6'-2" 215 Wisconsin
1st Team All-Big Ten (AP), Led the Badgers and all Big Ten DB's with 120 total tackles, most for a Badger DB since 1991.
was the only DB in the country to have 110+ tackles and multiple interceptions … totaled 74 solo tackles, the most of any DB in the nation!
Dillon Thieneman (Soph.) 6'-0 205 Purdue
2023 Freshman All American ; started in all 12 games! Ranked 3rd nationally in INT's (6) & solo tackles (74), leading all freshmen and setting new Purdue freshman records ; Led the team with 106 tackles, ranking fifth in the Big Ten among all players and the most by any freshman in the country
Athlon's Pre-Season 1st Team All Big 10 ; 2nd Team All American!
Jack Howell (Sr.) 6'- 0 200 Colorado State
Last year 1st Team All-Mountain West • Bronko Nagurski ; Chuck Bednarik & Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
Led the team in tackles with 114, including 50 solo stops • Finished 2nd in the Mountain West in total tackles
Dad John won Super Bowl with Tampa Bay Bucs
Forms a Talented Safety duo with heavy hitting Henry Blackburn shown #11 (Grad.) 6'-0 205
Quinn Schulte (Grad.) 6'-1" 209 Iowa
Former WALK-ON is a Lott IMPACT Trophy candidate… Athlon preseason 2nd team All-Big Ten.
Started at Free Safety in all 14 games… recorded 65 tackles (40 solo, 25 assists), including 2.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards, ranked 4th on team this season… also had 1 INT for 39 yards, 4 pass break-ups on the season…
Hudson Clark (Sr.) 6'-2" 190 Arkansas
Former WALK-ON Corner Back; now a Free Safety
2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
Last season 1st Team Academic All-America
Recorded 51 tackles with a career-best 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 PBU's; one fumble recovery, a half sack ; 5 career INTs
Redshirt Freshman(Covid) year had an incredible 3 INT game vs Ole Miss at CB
Dan Jackson (Sr.) 6.- 1" 190 Georgia
Former WALK ON ; Missed some time due to Foot Injury
Projected Starting " Strong Safety " enters Senior season w 73 tackles ; 2 Forced Fumbles ; 2 INTs ; 2 Pass deflections
gamechangers.uga.edu
Isaac Gifford (Sr.) 6 '- 1" 205 Nebraska
2023 started all 12 games; led team with a career-high 86 tackles, becoming the first Husker DB to have 80 tackles in a season since Nathan Gerry in 2014; also ranked 2nd on the team with a career-high 8 pass breakups and finished with a career-high 6.5 tackles for loss and one interception.
An honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick
Older brother Luke plays in the NFL
Justin Barron (Sr.) 6'-4" 231 Syracuse
Converted WR is one of the largest DB's in the nation! 34 career Starts
Enters the 2024 season ranked 15th in program history for tackles by a DB (201) , 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 11 pass breakups, 1 INT, 3 forced fumbles & 2 fumble recoveries
...Team captain during training camp played the majority of this past season with an injury that required him to wear a cast when he played.
Nate Ritchie (Soph.) 6'-2" 208 Utah
Projected Starting Strong Safety to take over for Cole Bishop mentioned above ..
made 3 starts last season ;Tied a career-high with 7 stops (0.5 TFL) vs. Northwestern in the Las Vegas Bowl. Contributed an 8 -yard sack ; 4 tackles vs. Cal.
2020: Started all 5 games as a TRUE Freshman during COVID shortened season; then went on 2 year Mission
Led the secondary with 28 total tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack), adding one fumble recovery and a pass breakup. Career-high seven tackles against Washington. Six tackles (1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack) against No. 21 Colorado, also recovering a fumble in the game … five tackles (1.0 TFL against Oregon State and USC Five tackles (1.0 TFL) and a pass breakup against Washington State.
Dad played at BYU
2020 pic with Wazzu RB Max Borghi
Did not include talented Iowa CB Sebastian Castro considered Latino? He's a caste buster too....
Should have more posted in the coming days and weeks! Happy 4th!
Made a list of 37 DBs..this was the "10 " that came up first........
Corner Back Cooper Dejean (Iowa/ Eagles 40th overall) & Cole Bishop (Utah/ Bills 59th)
.........Dejean was the highest white Corner Back taken since Brian Davis-Nebraska 1987/ 30th pick 2nd Round (back when NFL had only 28 teams)
/ Tory Nixon 1985 /33rd pick; Jason Sehorn 1994 / 2nd Round 59th pick) are a few others higher picks; Dustin Fox 2005 (3rd Round/80th) was moved to Safety
Dejean's team mate at Iowa Riley Moss was 2023 Draft was the first White CB taken in the NFL Draft (3rd / 83rd Broncos)
This '24 season looks to have "more depth" . Hunter Wohler should be a Day 2 NFL Draft pick; But would like to see more DB's than just TWO like this year;(but they were BOTH heavy hitters) How many NFL Drafts in the past have had ZERO White DBs Drafted at all?? Or just One??
Would like to see an average of at least 5!!
Interesting that 3 of the 10 DBs shown wear the number #17
Hunter Wohler (Sr.) 6'-2" 215 Wisconsin
1st Team All-Big Ten (AP), Led the Badgers and all Big Ten DB's with 120 total tackles, most for a Badger DB since 1991.
was the only DB in the country to have 110+ tackles and multiple interceptions … totaled 74 solo tackles, the most of any DB in the nation!
Dillon Thieneman (Soph.) 6'-0 205 Purdue
2023 Freshman All American ; started in all 12 games! Ranked 3rd nationally in INT's (6) & solo tackles (74), leading all freshmen and setting new Purdue freshman records ; Led the team with 106 tackles, ranking fifth in the Big Ten among all players and the most by any freshman in the country
Athlon's Pre-Season 1st Team All Big 10 ; 2nd Team All American!
Jack Howell (Sr.) 6'- 0 200 Colorado State
Last year 1st Team All-Mountain West • Bronko Nagurski ; Chuck Bednarik & Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
Led the team in tackles with 114, including 50 solo stops • Finished 2nd in the Mountain West in total tackles
Dad John won Super Bowl with Tampa Bay Bucs
Forms a Talented Safety duo with heavy hitting Henry Blackburn shown #11 (Grad.) 6'-0 205
Quinn Schulte (Grad.) 6'-1" 209 Iowa
Former WALK-ON is a Lott IMPACT Trophy candidate… Athlon preseason 2nd team All-Big Ten.
Started at Free Safety in all 14 games… recorded 65 tackles (40 solo, 25 assists), including 2.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards, ranked 4th on team this season… also had 1 INT for 39 yards, 4 pass break-ups on the season…
Hudson Clark (Sr.) 6'-2" 190 Arkansas
Former WALK-ON Corner Back; now a Free Safety
2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
Last season 1st Team Academic All-America
Recorded 51 tackles with a career-best 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 PBU's; one fumble recovery, a half sack ; 5 career INTs
Redshirt Freshman(Covid) year had an incredible 3 INT game vs Ole Miss at CB
Dan Jackson (Sr.) 6.- 1" 190 Georgia
Former WALK ON ; Missed some time due to Foot Injury
Projected Starting " Strong Safety " enters Senior season w 73 tackles ; 2 Forced Fumbles ; 2 INTs ; 2 Pass deflections
Georgia Game Changer: Dan Jackson
All all-star teammate and student, Dan Jackson brings his powerhouse attitude to the football field and his agriculture major.
gamechangers.uga.edu
Isaac Gifford (Sr.) 6 '- 1" 205 Nebraska
2023 started all 12 games; led team with a career-high 86 tackles, becoming the first Husker DB to have 80 tackles in a season since Nathan Gerry in 2014; also ranked 2nd on the team with a career-high 8 pass breakups and finished with a career-high 6.5 tackles for loss and one interception.
An honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick
Older brother Luke plays in the NFL
Justin Barron (Sr.) 6'-4" 231 Syracuse
Converted WR is one of the largest DB's in the nation! 34 career Starts
Enters the 2024 season ranked 15th in program history for tackles by a DB (201) , 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 11 pass breakups, 1 INT, 3 forced fumbles & 2 fumble recoveries
...Team captain during training camp played the majority of this past season with an injury that required him to wear a cast when he played.
Nate Ritchie (Soph.) 6'-2" 208 Utah
Projected Starting Strong Safety to take over for Cole Bishop mentioned above ..
made 3 starts last season ;Tied a career-high with 7 stops (0.5 TFL) vs. Northwestern in the Las Vegas Bowl. Contributed an 8 -yard sack ; 4 tackles vs. Cal.
2020: Started all 5 games as a TRUE Freshman during COVID shortened season; then went on 2 year Mission
Led the secondary with 28 total tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack), adding one fumble recovery and a pass breakup. Career-high seven tackles against Washington. Six tackles (1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack) against No. 21 Colorado, also recovering a fumble in the game … five tackles (1.0 TFL against Oregon State and USC Five tackles (1.0 TFL) and a pass breakup against Washington State.
Dad played at BYU
2020 pic with Wazzu RB Max Borghi
Did not include talented Iowa CB Sebastian Castro considered Latino? He's a caste buster too....
Should have more posted in the coming days and weeks! Happy 4th!
Made a list of 37 DBs..this was the "10 " that came up first........
