21 Hula Bowl Alumni were selected in the First Ever USFL College Draft!

NFL Draft Diamonds and the Hula Bowl teamed up for the second year in a row to provide college football players another shot at making it to play professional football. Not every player in the NFL Draft is going to make it and some players may have to end up in other leagues like the CFL, USFL, or XFL. Today, the USFL College Draft took place and there were some pretty big picks.
Michigan Panthers had the first pick in the USFL College Draft and they selected a familiar face to the Hula Bowl in Jarrett Horst. The massive offensive tackle was selected by the Panthers and will become a trivia question for USFL fans forever being the first ever college player selected in the USFL College Draft.
The Hula Bowl had a great day as well. Tons of the players who participated in the game were drafted by USFL teams. Let’s break down the picks.
1st Round
1st Overall – Michigan Panthers – Jarrett Horst, OT, Michigan State
3rd Overall – Houston Gamblers – Chase Brice, QB, Appalachian State
4th Overall – Memphis Showboats – Mason Brooks, OT, Mississippi
6th Overall – Philadelphia Stars – Alfred Edwards III, OT, Utah State
2nd Round
8th Overall – Michigan Panthers – Tanner Morgan, QB, Minnesota
10th Overall – Houston Gamblers – Justin Ford, CB, Montana
13th Overall – Philadelphia Stars – Anderson Hardy, OT, Appalachian State
15th Overall – New Jersey Generals – Adrian Martinez, QB, Kansas State
3rd Round
16th Overall – Michigan Panthers – Santrell Latham, LB, Southern Mississippi
19th Overall – Memphis Showboats – Brevin Allen, DE, Campbell University
4th Round
27th Overall – Memphis Showboats – Benny Sapp III, DB, Northern Iowa
5th Round
32nd Overall – Michigan Panthers – Dashaun White, LB, Oklahoma
34th Overall – Houston Gamblers – Jeffrey Johnson, DT, Oklahoma
35th Overall – Memphis Showboats – Michael Ezeike, TE, UCLA
7th Round
50th Overall – Houston Gambles – Alex Jensen, OT, South Dakota
51st Overall – Memphis Showboats – Nehemiah Shelton, CB, San Jose State
8th Round
56th Overall – Michigan Panthers – Andrew Farmer II, OLB, Lane College
59th Overall – Memphis Showboats – Trea Shropshire, WR, UAB
9th Round
68th Overall – New Orleans Breakers – Alex Palczewski, OT, Illinois *
10th Round
73rd Overall – Pittsburgh Maulers – Ethan Evans, K, Wingate
74th Overall – Houston Gamblers – Colby Reeder, LB, Iowa State

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