University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
2015 NFL Draft Kicks Off on Thursday
The NFL Draft, which is being held in Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park, will be televised by both ESPN/ESPN2 and the NFL Network starting at 5 p.m. PT on Thursday. The second and third rounds of the draft will be broadcast on Friday, May 1 beginning at 4 p.m. PT. Rounds four through seven will take place on Saturday, May 2, starting at 9 a.m. PT. The event will also be radio broadcast by Sirius XM NFL Radio (Ch. 88) and ESPN Radio. It will be streamed over WatchESPN and NFL.com.
NFL teams have made 30 UCLA player selections in the first round of the draft, dating back to Cal Rossi in 1947, the No. 4 overall pick by the Redskins. The most recent Bruin first-round selection was last year by Minnesota, which tabbed linebacker Anthony Barr with the 9th pick of the initial round.
In five previous drafts, UCLA has had multiple players selected in round one –-- 1947 – Cal Rossi, Washington-No. 4/ Ernie Case, Green Bay-No. 6; 1961 – Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco-No. 6/ Bill Kilmer, San Francisco-No. 11; 1974 – Bill Sandifer, San Francisco-No. 10/ Fred McNeill, Minnesota-No. 17; 1979 – Manu Tuiasosopo, Seattle-No. 18/ Jerry Robinson, Philadelphia-No. 21; 1981 – Freeman McNeil, New York Jets-No. 3/ Kenny Easley, Seattle-No. 4. Quarterback Troy Aikman is the sole Bruin to be taken with the first overall pick in the draft (1989).
UCLA had five players picked in the 2014 NFL Draft – linebacker Anthony Barr (rd. 1-Minnesota), offensive lineman Xavier Su’a-Filo (rd. 2-Houston), defensive lineman Cassius Marsh (rd. 4-Seattle), wide receiver Shaq Evans (rd. 4-NYJ), linebacker Jordan Zumwalt (rd. 6-Pittsburgh). The last time the Bruins had more than five players selected in the draft was in 2002 – linebacker Robert Thomas (rd. 1), running back DeShaun Foster (rd. 2), safety Marques Anderson (rd. 3), defensive lineman Kenyon Coleman (rd. 5), tight end Bryan Fletcher (rd. 6), long snapper Jeff Grau (rd. 7).
UCLA's First-Round Draft Picks (1946-Present)
1946 Cal Rossi, Washington (No. 9)*
1947 Cal Rossi, Washington (No. 4) / Ernie Case, Green Bay (No. 6)
1953 Donn Moomaw, Los Angeles (No. 9)
1961 Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco (No. 6) / Bill Kilmer, San Francisco (No. 11)
1963 Kermit Alexander, San Francisco (No. 8)
1967 Mel Farr, Detroit (No. 7)
1974 Bill Sandifer, San Francisco (No. 10) / Fred McNeill, Minnesota (No. 17)
1979 Manu Tuiasosopo, Seattle (No. 18) / Jerry Robinson, Philadelphia (No. 21)
1981 Freeman McNeil, New York Jets (No. 3) / Kenny Easley, Seattle (No. 4)
1982 Luis Sharpe, St. Louis (No. 16)
1984 Don Rogers, Cleveland (No. 18)
1986 Mike Sherrard, Dallas (No. 18)
1988 Gaston Green, L.A. Rams (No. 14)
1989 Troy Aikman, Dallas (No. 1)
1991 Eric Turner, Cleveland (No. 2)
1992 Tommy Maddox, Denver (No. 25)
1994 Jamir Miller, Arizona (No. 10)
1995 J.J. Stokes, San Francisco (No. 10)
1996 Jonathan Ogden, Baltimore (No. 4)
1998 Shaun Williams, New York (No. 24)
1999 Cade McNown, Chicago (No. 12)
2001 Freddie Mitchell, Philadelphia (No. 25)
2002 Robert Thomas, St. Louis (No. 31)
2006 Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville (No. 28)
2013 Datone Jones, Green Bay (No. 26)
2014 Anthony Barr, Minnesota (No. 9)
*pick later negated
2015 First-Round NFL Draft Selection Order
1-Tampa Bay
2-Tennessee
3-Jacksonville
4-Oakland
5-Washington
6-New York Jets
7-Chicago
8-Atlanta
9-New York Giants
10-St. Louis
11-Minnesota
12-Cleveland
13-New Orleans
14-Miami
15-San Francisco
16-Houston
17-San Diego
18-Kansas City
19-Cleveland
20-Philadelphia
21-Cincinnati
22-Pittsburgh
23-Detroit
24-Arizona
25-Carolina
26-Baltimore
27-Dallas
28-Denver
29-Indianapolis
30-Green Bay
31-New Orleans
32 New England
Each team will have 10 minutes to make its first-round selection.
UCLA Players on NFL Rosters at end of Last Season
BALTIMORE RAVENS - Kevin McDermott, LS
CAROLINA PANTHERS - Nate Chandler, OT
CLEVELAND BROWNS - Christian Yount, LS
DENVER BRONCOS - Rahim Moore, S
DETROIT LIONS - Joseph Fauria, TE
GREEN BAY PACKERS - Datone Jones, DE
HOUSTON TEXANS – Xavier Su’a-Filo, OL
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Sheldon Price, CB
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS - Marcedes Lewis, TE
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Mike Harris, OL / Jeff Locke, P/ Anthony Barr, LB
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Matthew Slater, WR / Akeem Ayers, LB
NEW YORK JETS – Shaq Evans, WR
OAKLAND RAIDERS - Maurice Jones-Drew, RB
PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Jordan Zumwalt, LB
ST. LOUIS RAMS - Cory Harkey, TE
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Jeff Baca, OL
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Derrick Coleman, FB/ Cassius Marsh, DL
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Alterraun Verner, CB
WASHINGTON REDSKINS - Kai Forbath, PK - Logan Paulsen, TE