D.J. Humphries Drafted No. 24 Overall by Arizona Cardinals
Thursday, April 30, 2015 | Football
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Former Gator offensive lineman D.J. Humphries was selected 24th overall in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday night by the Arizona Cardinals.
Humphries is the 48th Gator drafted all-time in the first round. He becomes the first Gator offensive lineman selected in the first round since Mike Pouncey was the 15th overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in 2011.
"This is a great fit," said NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock following the selection. "[D.J.'s] got the best feet of any offensive tackle in the draft. He can start on the right side or the left. He's an immediate starter."
Arizona has drafted 10 Gators, most recently selecting Johnny Rutledge in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
All-time UF Offensive Linemen Selected in the First Round:
- 6th overall, 1985: OT Lomas Brown, Detroit Lions
- 14th overall, 2001: OT Kenyatta Walker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 15th overall, 2011: OG/C Mike Pouncey, Miami Dolphins
- 18th overall, 2010: C Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers
- 23rd overall, 1998: OT Mo Collins, Oakland Raiders
- 23rd overall, 1989: OT David Williams, Houston Oilers
- 24th overall, 2015: OT D.J. Humphries, Arizona Cardinals
Draft Notes:
- The Gators have now had five first round draft picks in the last three years.
- UF had two Gators selected in the first round for the second time in the last three years.
- Florida has had a first round pick in eight of the last nine years.
- UF has now had at least one offensive lineman picked in each of the last six drafts. Only Alabama has had more among SEC schools.
- Florida's 48 all-time first round picks in school history is the sixth-best total in the nation and second in the SEC (Alabama, 50).
- The Gators have totaled 13 first round picks since 2007, which is the second-most in the country (Alabama 16).
SEC Draft Notes:
- The SEC had seven First Round picks in 2015. During the last nine NFL Drafts, the SEC has a nation-leading 81 players taken in the opening round, an average of nine per season.
- Over the last five NFL Drafts, the SEC has now accounted for 40% of the Top 10 selections.
- Six SEC schools had a player drafted in the First Round in 2015.
- This is the 13th time in last 17 NFL Drafts, and fifth in a row, the SEC has had a Top 3 pick.
- This marks the fifth time since 2008 the SEC had multiple Top 5 picks.
- For the second straight year and fourth of last seven NFL Drafts, half of the Top 4 selections are from the SEC.
- The SEC has now had at least three Top 10 selections in the NFL Draft every year since 2007.
- The SEC now has 26 Top 10 picks since 2009 and 32 since 2007.
- Since 2009, Top 10 NFL picks by league: SEC (26); Big 12 (17); ACC (12); Pac-12 (10); MAC (2); AAC (1), BYU (1), B1G (1).
- Seven of the first 24 selections of the 2015 NFL Draft were from the SEC.
- This is the ninth year in a row and 11th in last 13 NFL Drafts the SEC has had multiple picks in the Top 7.
- Over the last 17 NFL Drafts, the SEC has had the No. 1 pick seven times; Have also had a Top 3 pick 13 times and Top 5 pick 16 times.
D.J. Humphries – Arizona Cardinals, 1st Round (No. 24 overall)
Humphries declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season after playing in 10 games and starting all of the at left tackle. Following the 2012 season, the Union N.C. native was named to the First Team Offense SEC Coaches' All-Freshman (OL) and as a Sporting News Freshman All-American.
