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Studebaker, Garcon get sixth-round calls
Andy Studebaker's injury-shortened season had a happy ending after all.
Photo by Josh Bowerman, D3sports.com
Two Division III players were drafted and others have signed contracts or been invited to minicamps.

Wheaton defensive end Andy Studebaker came off the board first, going to the Eagles with the No. 203 overall pick. He's projected as an outside linebacker in the NFL. Mount Union wide receiver Pierre Garcon went two picks later, to the Indianapolis Colts, at pick No. 205. They were the only two D-III players drafted.

Studebaker played in just five games for the Thunder this season before injuring his foot. He had six and a half tackles for loss and five sacks in that time, finishing his Wheaton career with 30 sacks.

Garcon caught 67 passes for 955 yards and 14 touchdowns for Mount Union in the Purple Raiders' run to the Stagg Bowl. "He's probably in truth a work in progress, but we'll see," Colts president Bill Polian said on the team's Web site. "All of the measurable(s) are there. He certainly would have been the first guy we went after after the draft had we not drafted him."

And if your favorite player isn't drafted, don't worry -- Division III's most prominent player currently in the NFL, John Carroll's London Fletcher, wasn't drafted either. Check out more Division III football players signing free agent deals.

Recent draftees:

YearPlayer, schoolTeamRound-overall
2008Andy Studebaker, Wheaton (Ill.)Eagles6-203
2008Pierre Garcon, Mount UnionColts6-205
2007Michael Allan, WhitworthChiefs7-231
2007Derek Stanley, UW-WhitewaterRams7-249
2003Ryan Hoag, Gustavus AdolphusRaiders7-262
2002Tony Beckham, UW-StoutTitans4-115
2002Michael Coleman, WidenerFalcons7-217
2000Tim Watson, RowanSeahawks6-185
1999Clint Kriewaldt, UW-Stevens PointLions6-177
1996Ethan Brooks, WilliamsFalcons7-229
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