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Scarlet and Gray Teams Set at Annual Draft
By John Porentas

The annual draft for the Scarlet and Gray game was held yesterday in the recruiting room in Ohio Stadium.

As usual, the seniors were assigned to teams by the coaching staff and then participated in the actual draft decisions.

The Scarlet team is headed up by coaches Jim Bollman, Dick Tressel, Darrell Hazell, Tim Beckman and Luke Fickell. The seniors assigned to that team are DT David Patterson, DT Juan Garnier, DE Jay Richardson, LB John Kerr and CB Antonio Smith on defense. On offense, WR Derek Harden, OL Tim Schafer, OL Doug Datish, QB Troy Smith, FB Ryan Franzinger and long snapper Harrison Till.

The Gray team is coached by coaches Jim Heacock, John Peterson, Joe Daniels and Paul Haynes. Seniors assigned to the gray team included O. T. J. Downing, Q.B. Justin Zwick, WR Roy Hall, FB Stan White and long snapper Drew Norman on offense. On defense, CB Mike Roberts, S Brandon Mitchell, linebacker Mike D'Andrea, DT Quinn Pitcock and DT Joel Penton.

Prior to the draft, a number of players were designated as either medically unavailable or players whose playing time would be limited. The players who will not participate in the spring game for medical reasons include Kirk Barton, Doug Datish, Tyson Gentry, Devin Jordan, Shaun Lane, David Lisko, Antonio Pittman and Kyle Ruhl on offense. On defense, Mike D'Andrea, Curt Lukens, Quinn Pitcock, Ryan Williams and Doug Worthington are all out due to medical problems.

Additionally, David Patterson is limited to playing the first quarter only. Jay Richardson, T. J. Downing, Anthony Gonzalez, Ted Ginn will be limited to play in the first two periods only. Troy Smith and Justin Zwick will play just one period and will be required to wear black, no-contact jerseys.

The draft is conducted by position, that is, the team holding the first pick (determined by coin toss) names a position and takes a player at that position. The two teams then alternate picks at that position until all players at that position are assigned. At that point, the second team opens a position and the process is repeated.

Draft Order

Punter - A.J. Trapasso (Scarlet), John Thoma (Gray) , Jason Weihrauch (Scarlet), Evan Jablonka (Gray).

Defensive Ends - . Lawrence Wilson (Gray), Vernon Gholston (Scarlet), Alex Barrow (Gray), Brett Daly (Scarlet), Bryan Gray (Gray), Doug Worthington (Scarlet), Ryan Williams (Gray).

Defensive Tackle - Todd Denlinger (Scarlet), Nadar Abdallah (Gray), Juan Garnier (Scarlet)

Corner Back - Malcolm Jenkins (Gray), Donald Washington (Scarlet), Andre Amos (Gray), Curt Coleman (Scarlet), Sirjo Welch (Gray), Brandon Underwood (Scarlet) De'Angelo Haslam (Gray), Zach Willis (Scarlet).

Center - Tyler Whaley (Scarlet), Jim Cordle (Gray), Jon Skinner (Scarlet), Andrew Moses (Gray).

Offensive Line (guards and tackles) - Alex Boone (Gray), Steve Rehring (Scarlet), Ben Person (Gray), Kyle Mitchum (Scarlet), Josh Kerr (Gray), Dan Dye (Scarlet), Doug Ebner (Gray).

Running Back - Eric Haw (Scarlet), Maurice Wells (Gray), Chris Wells (Scarlet), Joe Gantz (Gray).

Will Linebacker - Marcus Freeman (Gray), Ross Homan (Scarlet), Ryan Lukens (Gray).

Sam Linebacker - Curtis Terry (Scarlet), James Laurinaitis (Gray), Larry Grant (Scarlet).

Wide Receiver - Ted Ginn (Gray), Anthony Gonzalez (Scarlet), Brian Robiske (Gray), Brian Hartline (Scarlet), Albert Dukes (Gray), Devon Lyons (Scarlet), Dan Potokar (Gray), Brent Ullery (Scarlet), Dre Riddick (Gray), James Wallace (Scarlet).

Safety - Jamario O'Neal (Scarlet), Anderson Russell (Gray), Nick Patterson (Scarlet), Michael Dougherty (Gray), Marcus Williams (Scarlet), Matt Daniels (Gray), Curt Lukens (Scarlet), Kyle Ruhl (Gray).

Tight Ends - Marcel Frost (Gray), Rory Nicol (Scarlet), Brandon Smith (Gray), Will Crall (Scarlet), John Larson (Gray).

Middle Linebacker - Austin Spitler (Scarlet), Chad Hoobler (Gray), Kurt Schnittger (Scarlet), Matt Drummelsmith (Gray).

Quarterback - Todd Boeckman (Gray), Robby Schoenhoft (Scarlet), Ben Kacsandi (Gray).

Fullback - Dionte Johnson (Scarlet), Trevor Robinson (Gray).

Kicker - Aaron Pettery (Gray), Ryan Pretorius (Scarlet), Jonathan Skeete (Gray), Andrew Good (Scarlet) Michael Mattimoe (Gray).

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