From NCAA to the NFL 2005 (NCAA/Madden)

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This is a joint dynasty using EA Sports' NCAA Football 2004 and Madden Football 2004 to follow the careers of several college recruits through college and the NFL. These recruits include the top player from each of these positions: QB, HB, WR, TE, DT, LB, CB, K.

Our players are:
QB Scott Ballard, Sophmore, University of Texas Longhorns
College stats: 132.7 rating, 16-36, 308 yards, 3 TD, 2 int, 3 carries, 13 yards, 1 rush TD
HB Eric Woodson, Sophmore, University of Texas Longhorns
College stats: 1 carry, 5 yards
WR Tim Mays, Sophmore, Ohio State University Buckeyes
College stats: 9 rec., 188 yards, 1 rec TD 1 carry, 50 yards, 1 rush TD, 7 helmet decals
TE Daniel Lamb, Sophmore, University of Texas Longhorns
College stats: 1 carry, 10 yards
DT Rob Walton, Sophmore, Ohio State University Buckeyes
College stats: 29 tackles, 4 tfl, 1 pass deflected, 5 helmet decals
OLB Brandon Booth, Sophmore, Ohio State University Buckeyes
College stats: 5 tackles, 1 helmet decal
CB Jason Tubbs, Sophmore, University of Southern California Trojans
College stats: 45 tackles, 18 passes deflected, 1 int, 2 fum. rec.
K Rod Wiggins, Sophmore, University of Georgia Bulldogs
Career stats: 22-28 FG (long 52), 51-52 XP, 13 TB, 13 helmet decals, 1 POG.

History in Brief
2003 Sugar Bowl (National Championship) - #8 Texas (11-3) 5, #1 Ohio State (12-1) 37
2003 Super Bowl - Buccaneers (13-6) 19, Raiders (15-4) 7
2004 Orange Bowl (National Championship) - #1 Ohio State (11-2) 38, #4 Miami (FL) (12-1) 31
2004 Super Bowl - Colts (13-7) 10, Buccaneers (16-3) 23
Note: Teams in bold had at least one of our players on them at the time.

In case you are just joining us, catch up by checking out the 2003-2004 seasons (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=21957).

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2005 NFL Draft First Round
Pick Player Name Pos/Num Team School
1 Lydell Ross HB#30 Dallas Ohio State
2 Mike Williams WR#1 Dallas USC
3 Kellen Winslow Jr. TE#81 Washington Miami (FL)
4 Jami Hightower LT#75 Cleveland Texas A&M
5 Michael Clayton WR#14 Denver LSU
6 Darren Sproles HB#43 Oakland Kansas State
7 Justin Smiley LG#78 Carolina Alabama
8 Tommie Harris DT#97 San Francisco Oklahoma
9 DeAngelo Hall CB#4 New Orleans Virginia Tech
10 Sean Taylor FS#26 Miami Miami (FL)
11 David Baas LG#75 New York Jets Michigan
12 David Pollack LE#47 Detroit Georgia
13 Antonio Perkins CB#28 Philadelphia Oklahoma
14 Wesley Britt LT#70 Cincinnati Alabama
15 Vince Wilfork DT#75 Chicago Miami (FL)
16 Devard Darling WR#1 St. Louis Washington State
17 Fred Gibson WR#82 Jacksonville Georgia
18 Derrick Hamilton WR#21 Buffalo Clemson
19 Shaun Cody DT#84 Arizona USC
20 Will Peoples WR#29 Tennessee Oklahoma
21 Simon Fraser LE#75 Cincinnati Ohio State
22 Calvin Armstrong LT#67 Arizona Washington State
23 Derrick Johnson LOLB#11 Minnesota Oklahoma
24 Antrel Rolle CB#6 Atlanta Miami (FL)
25 Randy Starks DT#57 Seattle Maryland
26 Vince Carter C#50 Baltimore Oklahoma
27 Frank Gore HB#32 New York Giants Miami (FL)
28 Maurice Clarett HB#13 Detroit Ohio State
29 Dustin Fox CB#37 Denver Ohio State
30 Fabian Washington CB#3 Green Bay Nebraska
31 Brandon Jones WR#81 Indianapolis Oklahoma
32 Jonathan Jackson LE#49 Buffalo Oklahoma

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2005 NFL Draft Second Round
Pick Player Name Pos/Num Team School
34 Ray Willis RT#77 Arizona Florida State
35 Ben Wilkerson C#55 Washington LSU
36 Loren Howard RE#66 Cleveland Northwestern
37 Ben Roethlisberger QB#7 Cleveland Miami (OH)
38 Mike Patterson DT#99 Green Bay USC
39 Joey Kaleikini WR#21 Carolina Florida State
40 Khalif Barnes RT#65 San Francisco Washington
41 Michael Larkin WR#6 New Orleans Miami (OH)
42 Rob Petitti LT#78 Miami Pittsburgh
43 Donte Nicholson SS#8 Miami Oklahoma
44 Matt Grootegoed LOLB#6 Detroit USC
45 Carlos Rogers CB#14 Arizona Auburn
46 Cedric Benson HB#32 Cincinnati Texas
47 Mark Pierce FB#33 Chicago Arkansas
48 Chris Canty RE#95 St. Louis Virginia
49 Laroni Gallishaw CB#42 Jacksonville Louisville
50 Terrence Murphy WR#5 Buffalo Texas A&M
51 Nick Kazcur LT#68 Houston Toledo
52 Kevin Sherlock HB#29 Tennessee Iowa
53 Jim Leonhard FS#18 Cincinnati Wisconsin
54 Max Jean-Gilles RT#74 Tennessee Georgia
55 Josh Fields QB#13 Minnesota Oklahoma State
56 Craig Bragg WR#87 Atlanta UCLA
57 Michael Boley ROLB#27 Seattle Southern Miss
58 Craphanso Thorpe WR#1 Baltimore Florida State
59 Timmy Chang QB#14 New York Giants Hawaii
60 Marcus Spears LE#84 New England LSU
61 Matt Roth LE#31 San Diego Iowa
62 Jason Campbell QB#17 Green Bay Auburn
63 Josh Davis WR#82 Arizona Marshall
64 Joel Dreessen TE#81 St. Louis Colorado State

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2005 NFL Draft Third Round
Pick Player Name Pos/Num Team School
66 Andy Galloway LG#72 Arizona UAB
67 Santonio Thomas DT#56 Washington Miami
68 PK Sam WR#4 Cleveland Florida State
69 George Gause RE#99 Denver South Carolina
70 Andrew Hoffman DT#60 Oakland Virginia
71 KeJuan Jones HB#40 Carolina Oklahoma
72 Tony Jeffery WR#12 San Francisco Texas
73 Brock Berlin QB#7 New Orleans Miami (FL)
74 Billy Griffin RG#65 Miami Florida
75 Martin Patterson LOLB#50 Philadelphia TCU
76 Sam Dudley TE#89 Detroit UAB
77 Barrett Ruud MLB#38 Philadelphia Nebraska
78 Riccardo Stewart SS#7 Cincinnati Arizona State
79 Lorenzo Alexander DT#76 Chicago California
80 Fred Staton FB#5 St. Louis Wake Forest
81 Andrew Clarke TE#89 Jacksonville Toledo
82 Elton Brown RG#61 Buffalo Virginia
83 David Castillo C#63 Houston Florida State
84 Antwaun Rogers CB#12 Tennessee Purdue
85 Karlton Neil LE#46 Pittsburgh Tennessee
86 Lynn McGruder DT#96 Dallas Oklahoma
87 Uriah Moenoa RG#69 Minnesota Hawaii
88 Rasheed Marshall QB#2 Atlanta West Virginia
89 Ray Piquion LOLB#56 Seattle Florida State
90 Logan Mankins LT#74 Baltimore Fresno State
91 Patrick Babcock RT#70 New York Giants Illinois
92 Taylor Stubblefield WR#21 New England Purdue
93 James Moses TE#89 San Diego Oklahoma
94 Cedric Cobbs HB#34 Green Bay Tennessee
95 Brady Poppinga RE#49 Indianapolis BYU
96 Rashon Powers-Neal FB#16 Buffalo Notre Dame

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Preseason Notes
Bengals- HB Corey Dillon is out for seven weeks, which will put rookie Cedric Benson in the starter spot for a while and give Benson a chance to prove himself.

Chargers- The worst thing that could possibly happen to this defending AFC West champion happened: LaDainian Tomlinson is out for the season! Can they succeed without him?

Chiefs- RG Will Shields is out for 9 weeks, weakening the strong Chiefs O line.

Cowboys- The ‘Boys picked up second-year QB Cody Pickett during the offseason to be their quarterback of the future, but Pickett has gone down for the season and so Quincy Carter will once again lead the Dallas offense.

Falcons- HB T.J. Duckett is out for six weeks, leaving the ball-carrying duties to Michael Vick. Oh, and Warrick Dunn might get a carry or two.

49ers- RG Ron Stone is out 7 weeks, putting a hole in the Niners’ O line for a good while. CB Mike Rumph was lost for the season, but he was only the fourth-string CB, so that isn’t too much of a loss.

Giants- WR Ike Hilliard is out for the season, which will shift the Giants offensive strategy more towards the run as they have two very good backs in Tiki Barber and rookie Frank Gore.

Packers- Rookie CB Fabian Washington goes down for the season, meaning the Pack will have to work with Al Harris on a new contract as Harris is holding out.

Patriots- The Pats lose WR Deion Branch for the year, which will give Bethel Johnson a chance to step up and prove he’s a solid wide out.

Seahawks- RT Chris Terry is done for the year, making a weak Seahawk offensive line even worse.