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was the only time two Penn State offen-
sive linemen were drafted in the first
round, as fellow guard Sean Farrell fol-
lowed Munchak as the 17th overall selec-
tion by Tampa Bay. Farrell had been a
consensus All-American in 1981, while
Munchak was a second-team selection by
some organizations. Farrell played 11 sea-
sons, primarily with Tampa Bay and New
England, despite needing six surgeries in
one knee and six shoulder surgeries that
he said "pretty much finished me." He re-
tired after the 1992 season.
What may have been forgotten except
by draftniks is that four Penn State play-
ers were drafted in the first round in 2003,
standouts from the 2002 team that fin-
ished 9-4 and 16th in the Associated
Press poll. Here's how that draft went:
defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy at No. 12
to St. Louis, defensive end Michael
Haynes at No. 14 to Chicago, wide re-
ceiver Bryant Johnson at No. 17 to Arizona
and running back Larry Johnson at No. 27
to Kansas City. The two Johnsons were
the most successful. Haynes lasted three
seasons with the Bears. Kennedy turned
into a journeyman defensive tackle, play-
ing four mostly so-so seasons with the
Rams before spending his last five years
with five different teams.
At Kansas City, Larry Johnson finished
second in the NFL in rushing in 2006
with 1,789 yards while setting a league
record with 416 carries. But his off-field
problems, including recurring arrests for
domestic abuse, sharply curtailed his
playing career. On Oct. 28, 2009, he was
suspended for "conduct detrimental to
the club," and two weeks later he was
waived. After brief stops in Cincinnati,
Washington and Miami, he was done.
Johnson's career ended in 2011 after just
one regular-season game with the Dol-
phins. Bryant Johnson had a solid career
in five seasons with Arizona, two with
Detroit and one season apiece with San
Francisco and Houston. He totaled 314 re-
ceptions in his career for 3,938 yards and
16 touchdowns.
Undoubtedly, there will be more drafts
in which Penn State has multiple first-
round selections. But when?
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YEAR PLAYER POS TEAM PICK
1956
Lenny Moore RB Baltimore 9th
1960 Richie Lucas QB Washington 4th
1963 Dave Robinson LB Green Bay 14th
1969
Ted Kwalick TE San Francisco 7th
1970
Mike Reid DT Cincinnati 7th
1972
Franco Harris RB Pittsburgh 13th
1974
Ed O'Neil LB Detroit 8th
John
Cappelletti RB Los Angeles 11th
1979 Keith Dorney OT Detroit 10th
1980 Bruce Clark DE Green Bay 4th
1981 Booker Moore RB Bu=alo 28th
1982 Mike Munchak G Houston 8th
Sean Farrell G Tampa Bay 17th
1983 Curt Warner RB Seattle 3rd
Todd Blackledge QB Kansas City 7th
1984 Kenny Jackson WR New York Jets 4th
1987 Shane Conlan LB Bu=alo 8th
D.J. Dozier RB Minnesota 14th
1990 Blair Thomas RB New York Jets 2nd
1993 O.J. McDu