UTC again went 6-5 in 2010 and Skrine's play on defense was a huge piece of the rebuilding process. Skrine helped turnaround Chattanooga's football program, improving from 1-11 in 2008 to 6-5 in 2009. He recorded five interceptions in his career, playing in 42 games with 29 starts. A team captain in 2010, he finished the year with 39 tackles, including 29 solo stops. He is the first Moc to be selected in the NFL Draft since Terdell Sands was chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round in 2001.Ī native of Woodstock, Ga., Skrine was a four-year letter winner at right corner for the Mocs. Skrine was a two-time First Team All-Southern Conference Defensive Back. He was the sixth pick in the round, the 137 th selection overall. Skrine was chosen by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round. As a 2010 second team All-Conference selection, Allen's stock rose after his performance at the 2011 Annual East-West Shrine Game® and 2011 NFL Scouting Combine. Allen is also the first defensive player selected in the NFL draft since the Baltimore Colts selected linebacker Brian Ruff as the 304th pick in 1977.Īllen, who started attracting the attention of NFL scouts after his junior season, recorded two interceptions for 112 yards against Samford in 2009, marking the second-highest single-game number of interception return yards in Southern Conference history.
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The 6-1, 197-pound defensive back from Ocala, Fla., became the first defensive back and 13th Bulldog drafted by the NFL (16th drafted to play professional football).
This selection marks only the third time in school history that The Citadel Football team has had players selected in the National Football League (NFL) Draft in consecutive years.Īllen, selected in the fourth round by the 2011 AFC Champions, follows teammate Andre Roberts who was picked in the third round of the 2010 Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Smith, Mark LeGree and Daniel Kilgore were all chosen by NFL teams.Īllen was selected as the 128th pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chattanooga's Buster Skrine, The Citadel's Cortez Allen and Appalachian State's D.J. The Southern Conference had five players selected in the 2011 NFL Draft this weekend (April 28-30).
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