NFL Draft: Big Sky Conference hopes to extend streak
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:33 am
The Big Sky Conference has had players selected in the NFL Draft every spring for 14 years in a row.
The streak is expected to continue this weekend as the three-day draft extravaganza unfolds in Chicago.
“I’m thinking we could potentially have three and maybe as many as five or six drafted,” said Jon Kasper, assistant commissioner in media relations for the Big Sky. “As you know, it’s always a crapshoot. But based on what I’m seen out there, we’re going to have three to five guys picked.”
The last time the Big Sky did not have a player selected was 2000. In fact, that’s the only time the league was snubbed in the 50-year history of the conference. Last year, Montana linebacker Jordan Tripp of Missoula was among two league players selected.
This time Zack Wagenmann, another Missoula native who starred for the Grizzlies, is expected to be selected.
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The streak is expected to continue this weekend as the three-day draft extravaganza unfolds in Chicago.
“I’m thinking we could potentially have three and maybe as many as five or six drafted,” said Jon Kasper, assistant commissioner in media relations for the Big Sky. “As you know, it’s always a crapshoot. But based on what I’m seen out there, we’re going to have three to five guys picked.”
The last time the Big Sky did not have a player selected was 2000. In fact, that’s the only time the league was snubbed in the 50-year history of the conference. Last year, Montana linebacker Jordan Tripp of Missoula was among two league players selected.
This time Zack Wagenmann, another Missoula native who starred for the Grizzlies, is expected to be selected.
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