The All-American Football League, a for-profit, professional football league, held their inaugural draft on Saturday, January 26th. In that draft were 47 alumni of schools who played Football Championship Subdivision football (formerly known as I-AA football).

Headlining the draft class was the No. 4 overall pick, quarterback Eric Kresser (Marshall) who played on the Thundering Herd’s I-AA national-championship team in 1996 and was a teammate of Randy Moss, who is playing in the Super Bowl this weekend for the New England Patriots. Overall, Tennessee State boasted the most FCS draftees with six selections, followed by Western Illinois with four.

Other notable FCS alumni include runningback Rod “He Hate Me” Smart from Western Kentucky, linebacker (and former firefighter) Todd Delamielleure from Hofstra, and a member of Delaware’s 2003 I-AA national championship team in linebacker Mondoe Davis.

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Teams in the AAFL will initially operate as divisions of League whose football operations will be run by a quasi-independent board and General Manager. Some of the League’s teams will be hosted by universities with FBS football programs and other teams will play in independent venues. Games will be scheduled in the spring and early summer.

League teams will employ only those players who have both completed their college football eligibility and earned a four-year degree. This policy is expected to have a very positive impact on universities’ NCAA Graduation Success Rate and their Academic Progress Rate. To the extent practical, graduates of host universities will play for the team hosted by their alma mater.

Currently there are six teams in the AAFL, consisting of: Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas.

Name Team Round Overall Pos College Hgt Wgt

Kresser, Eric FLA 1 4 QB Marshall 6030 230
Brielmaier, Benjamin ALA 3 18 DLT Princeton 6040 315
McCants, Darnerien TEN 7 38 WR Delaware State 6035 208
Lacey, Akilah TEX 8 46 WR Idaho State 6040 200
Brooks, Keith TEX 9 51 FB Western Kentucky 5110 238
Freeman, David ARK 8 48 RB Richmond 6000 220
Stuvaints, Russell ARK 11 61 DBS Youngstown State 6000 210
Duncan, Almonte R. MIC 15 89 DLE Tennessee State 6030 295
Johnson, Tyronn FLA 16 93 DLT Florida A&M 6007 335
Jones, Maurice FLA 19 112 LB South Florida 6012 238
Hayden, Larry TEX 20 118 LB Texas State-San Marcos 6015 233
Hebert, Charlie ARK 20 120 K McNeese State 6000 210
Ibisi, Benedict TEN 21 122 OLG Tennessee State 6005 337
Rowser, Raushan TEN 22 131 OLG Tennessee State 6035 301
Johnson, Jasper ARK 23 133 DBS Central Arkansas 6020 218
Smith, Lawrence TEN 23 134 OLG Tennessee State 6030 330
Williams, Keith FLA 27 160 DBC Florida A&M 5090 183
Archer, Phil MIC 27 161 DLE Western Illinois 6000 305
Terry, Jerrell FLA 29 172 DBS Florida Atlantic 6000 203
Fitzhugh, Shannon MIC 30 176 DBC Western Illinois 5107 193
Simpkins, A. Maurice TEN 31 182 LB Coastal Carolina 6010 241
Chambers, Joshua ALA 31 186 DLE Alabama State 6012 282
Rivers, Justen TEN 32 191 LB Eastern Kentucky 6000 250
Rouse, Herb “Beny” TEX 34 202 DLT Texas Southern 6040 315
Carter, Clifford ALA 35 210 WR Mississippi Valley 6020 190
Moreland, Earthwind ALA 36 211 DBS Georgia Southern 5105 205
McKinney, Cory FLA 36 213 TE Florida International 6030 236
Smart, Rod “He Hate Me” TEN 36 215 RB Western Kentucky 5110 201
Stevenson, Ivan ARK 36 216 DBC McNeese State 5110 190
Smith, Ahmaad TEN 37 218 WR Tennessee State 6050 210
Cook, Chad MIC 38 224 RB Murray State 6000 238
Thomas, Stacey TEX 38 226 DBS Texas Southern 5100 209
Moore, Freddie FLA 39 232 OLT Florida A&M 6060 319
Niklos, John ALA 40 235 RB Western Illinois 6030 240
Davis, Mondoe MIC 40 236 LB Delaware 6000 224
Cato, Derham ARK 40 240 DLE Dartmouth 6035 294
Delamielleure, Todd ARK 43 253 LB Hofstra 5112 222
Gray, Virgil ARK 45 265 DBC Rhode Island 5100 180
Reese, Rico ALA 46 271 DLE Western Carolina 6020 240
Smith, Hugh MIC 46 272 WR South Florida 5100 170
Joyce, Eric TEX 46 274 DBC Tennessee State 5100 193
Eakin, Kevin ALA 48 283 QB Fordham 6010 235
Castellano, Michael ARK 49 289 LB Monmouth, N.J. 6032 236
McMackin, Rob TEX 49 291 OLC Towson 6040 299
Glasford, Travis FLA 49 292 RB Western Illinois 5090 192
Thomas, Marcus ALA 49 294 OLT Western Carolina 6060 275
Mroz, Jeff TEN 50 299 QB Yale 6050 230

AAFL: About Us
http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/aboutus.php

AAFL Round-By-Round Draft
http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/2008_AAFL_Draft_Round_by_Round.pdf