The NFL Draft is over — here's what stood out to me

Once again, Boise State has its presence known in the NFL Draft.

DeMarcus Lawrence went to Dallas in the second round, a perfect fit scheme-wise for the outside linebacker/defensive end. He is literally the second coming of DeMarcus Ware, who recently left the Cowboys for Denver.

As long as Lawrence continues to work hard, stays out of trouble (not sure how much some curfew suspensions troubled NFL teams) and gets some consistent coaching, he will be a huge piece, if not a star, for a long time in Dallas.

It was great to see a pair of other Broncos make it the League as well. Center Matt Paradis went to Denver in the sixth round and tackle Charles Leno went to Chicago in the seventh.

Interesting note: Boise State has had four consecutive left tackles drafted in to the NFL, dating back to Daryn Colledge in 2006 (Ryan Clady, Nate Potter, Leno).

Even more interesting note: Paradis seemed a long shot to make it to the NFL back in high school. He played at Council, a tiny town in the central western part of Idaho. They play eight-man football there. He walked on at Boise State. When his named was called Saturday, his immediately became one of the coolest in the entire draft.

Receivers Geraldo Boldewijn (Atlanta Falcons) and Aaron Burks (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and defensive tackle Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe (San Diego Chargers) were all signed as undrafted free agents. Quarterback Joe Southwick will be at the Oakland Raiders rookie mini-camp next week, but has not signed with a team yet.

In the non-Boise State thought department, we have, "What's wrong with Texas?!"

The 2014 NFL Draft was tangible evidence of the decay and stagnant state of the Longhorn program under Mack Brown. This is why many boosters, donors and rich people heavily involved in Texas football wanted him out of there.

They got their wish, but it was one year too late, appearantly.

However, let me add one huge disclaimer. Jackson Jeffcoat, the All-American defensive end did not go drafted. This is a huge oversight by every single team and general manager in the league. Jeffcoat has the talent and the pedigree to be a big-time player.

Seattle signed Jeffcoat as an UDFA and got a huge steal. Expect him to make the team and contribute.

The Michael Sam story is cool as he will become the first ever openly gay NFL player after the St. Louis Rams drafted the Missouri defensive lineman.

All this crossed my mind at some point over the last three days. What did I miss?

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