2009 NFL Draft

This weekend was another great weekend for the Parisi NFL Combine Training Program.  Our program had 10 selected and we are very excited for these athletes to make the jump to the next level.  Numerous of our athletes were said to have enhanced their draft status (Williams, Butler, Sidbury, Peerman) on the official coverage on the NFL Network yesterday.  That is a great testament to the fact that hard work does still pay off.  Interestingly, our first pick of the year, Jason Williams did not even go to the NFL Combine, but his pro day numbers (4.4 in the 40 yard dash) shocked the scouts into getting him drafted early.   Quinten Lawrence is another success story in that he was not able to run at the combine due to an ankle injury sustained during the season but also ran 4.40 in the 40 to gain his sport among the chosen few selected in this weekend's draft.

It is also of note that 5 of our 10 draft picks came from smaller, lesser known schools.  This made their chances even harder to get drafted, yet with their impressive numbers, they made their presence known to the NFL scouts and garnered a draftable status. 

Congratulations again to all our athletes this year and we look forward to seeing them on Sundays soon.

Below is a review of the round, pick, school and team that the athlete was chosen to represent:

3rd Round

69th pick Jason Williams Western Illinois  Dallas Cowboys

91st pick Deon Butler Penn State Seattle Seahawks

4th round

106th pick Jonathan Luigs Arkansas Cincinnati Bengals

125th pick Lawrence Sidbury Richmond Altanta Falcons

5th Round

150th pick  Jasper Brinkley South Carolina Minnesota Vikings

6th Round

175th pick Quinten Lawrence McNeese St. Kansas City Chiefs

185th pick Cedric Peerman Virginia  Baltimore Ravens

208th pick John Phillips Virginia Dallas Cowboys

7th Round

212th pick Javarris Williams Tennessee State Kansas City Chiefs

241st pick David Johnson Arkansas State Pittsburgh Steelers