Small-school cornerbacks draw big-time attention

Sporting News, The, Feb 2, 2004 by Dan Pompei

Small schools: the corner market

Small-school cornerbacks taken in the first four rounds since 2000:

Player, college                      Draft selection

Rashard Anderson, Jackson State      1st round, Panthers, 2000
Tony Beckham, Wisconsin-Stout        4th round, Titans, 2002
Drayton Florence, Tuskegee           2nd round, Chargers, 2003
Joseph Jefferson, Western Kentucky   3rd round, Colts, 2002
Kareem Larrimore, West Texas A&M     4th round, Cowboys, 2000
Rashean Mathis, Bethune-Cookman      2nd round, Jaguars, 2003
Terrence McGee, Northwestern State   4th round, Bills, 2003
Will Peterson, Western Illinois      3rd round, Giants, 2001
Dante Wesley, Arkansas-Pine Bluff    4th round, Panthers, 2002
Roosevelt Williams, Tuskegee         3rd round, Bears, 2002

DAN POMPEI

dpompei@sportingnews.com