No Texas Longhorns selected in NFL Draft for first time in 77 years
For the first time since 1937, no Longhorns were selected in the NFL Draft.
Six draft hopefuls went undrafted for Texas, including Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Jackson Jeffcoat. The 6-foot-3, 247-pound senior won the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation's top defensive end.
Texas was one of just four schools in college football's five power conferences (Big 12, SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12) to be shut out. Northwestern, Illinois and Kansas were the others.
The Longhorns football program is in a state of transition following longtime head coach Mack Brown's departure in the wake of an 8-4 regular season and a period of mediocrity since advancing to the 2009 national championship game.
Charlie Strong now leads Texas after being lured from Louisville, which had its best draft showing ever. The Cardinals had three players (quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, safety Calvin Pryor and defensive end Marcus Smith) chosen in the first round.
As a result of the Texas shutout, Notre Dame now has the longest streak of at least one player being selected, per Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN.