‘A unanimous All-Mountain West Conference selection, Denney recorded 68 tackles and led the Cougars with seven sacks in his final collegiate season. He finished his career with 156 tackles and 16 sacks and helped his draft stock with a strong showing at the Senior Bowl.’
Archives for April 21, 2002
Bills select Ryan Denney
Bills trade #69 (3rd) and #102 (4th) via trade with SF for #61 (2nd)
DE, 6’7″, 276 lbs from Brigham Young
Tall, rangy athlete with long arms and a thick chest ? Gets off the snap in an instant and has impressive upfield acceleration ? Very quick to diagnose the plays and is rarely caught out of position ? Has the balance and leg drive to hold firmly at the point of attack ? Uses his rip and swim moves to split combo blocks and delivers vicious arm swipes to stack ? Stays low to jam the tight ends at the line and has a jarring hand punch to rock the blockers back.
Curtis Alexander Runs Wild – 192 Yards And Three TDs
Galaxy running back Curtis Alexander, allocated by the Buffalo Bills, rushed for 192 yards and 3 TDs. Previously, the Galaxy had not had a running back break the 100-yard rushing barrier since Week 7 in 1997, a streak of 44 games.
QB Joe Hamilton found Alexander with a short pass and he weaved his way 68 yards before being forced out at the Dragons’ three-yard line.
More on Josh Reed
One of the things (Coach) Williams mentioned was Reed’s willingness to run-block. That might be a clue that the coach was dissatisfied with the down-the-field blocking of his wide receivers last year.
Conference Call With WR Josh Reed
It feels great to be selected by such a good team. It’s been a long day, an anxious day. I’m really happy that it finally came in and the way it came in.
Josh Reed’s thoughts leading up to Draft Day.
If I don’t get picked in the first round, it wouldn’t be really disappointing. Everyone hopes to go in the first round, but regardless, you try to make the most of it when you do get in the program and just try to build on that.