Pool, Bradley, Cody & Jones Go on First Day

NORMAN, Okla. -- Following Jammal Brown and Mark Clayton, four more Sooners heard their names called on the first day of the NFL Draft on Saturday, April 23.

Brown and Clayton were selected in the first round while Brodney Pool, Mark Bradley and Dan Cody were drafted in the second. Brandon Jones was selected in the third round and final round on Saturday. Four more rounds will be conducted on Sunday.

2005 Oklahoma NFL Draft Central

Oklahoma, with six players drafted, supplied the most selections of any school in the first three rounds of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Georgia followed OU with five players drafted while Auburn, Miami, Nebraska and Southern Cal each supplied four. Big 12 rivals Texas and Oklahoma State trailed with two each.

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Brodney Pool Selected by Cleveland Browns
Second Round, No. 34 Overall
Brodney Pool, the third early entrant from OU to the NFL under Bob Stoops' regime, was taken in the second round (34th pick overall) Saturday by the Cleveland Browns. He became the fifth Sooner defensive back drafted since the current coach arrived in Norman.

Last season Pool led Oklahoma with two interceptions, both of which came against Texas Tech. He also was the team's leading tackler with 92.

Pool was the third Oklahoma player to be drafted after Jammal Brown and Mark Clayton went in the first round. The starting free safety for the Sooners last season, Pool became the first Oklahoma player drafted by the Browns since 1979 when tackle S.J. Clpahan was taken in the second round.

The other Oklahoma players to leave a Stoops team early for the NFL are both with their original teams -- S Roy Williams of Dallas and DE Jimmy Wilkerson of Kansas City.

Browns on Brodney Pool
Pool was the 34th pick of the 2005 NFL Draft, going from Oklahoma to the team he started playing football for. Sort of. "When I was...about eight years old, I first started playing football in pee-wee league," Pool said. "I played for the Cleveland Browns, and I thought to myself, Man, one day I am going to play for the Cleveland Browns.' "It's a funny thing that it...

Cleveland Browns Release on Pool | NFL Draft Profile

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Mark Bradley Joins Tommie Harris in Chicago
Second Round, No. 39 Overall
Mark Bradley, the dazzling receiver and kick returner for Oklahoma, was the Sooners' fourth draftee on Saturday. The Chicago Bears tabbed him in the second round as the 39th overall pick. In Chicago, he will join former teammate Tommie Harris, a defensive lineman who was the Bears' top selection in last year's draft.

Bradley was the second OU receiver taken on the first day after Mark Clayton went to Baltimore in the first round.

The Pine Bluff, Ark., native was a big-play specialist for Oklahoma. He scored a touchdown on his first career kickoff return, his first career rush and his first career passing attempt. He also scored a touchdown on his fourth career reception.

Last season, Bradley ranked fourth on the team with 23 receptions for 491 yards. His long catch was a 72-yarder for a touchdown at Oklahoma State. He rushed four times for 73 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown sprint against Houston.

He is the son of former Sooner wishbone quarterback Danny Bradley.

Bears on Mark Bradley
Wide receiver Mark Bradley didn't have the gaudiest statistics at Oklahoma, but his tremendous speed, athleticism and toughness earned him a ticket to Chicago as the Bears' second-round draft pick. "Our game is speed and toughness and he has an abundance of both," said Bears general manager Jerry Angelo. We feel he'll find his niche here...

Chicago Bears Release on Bradley | NFL Draft Profile

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Dan Cody Goes With Clayton to Baltimore
Third Round, No. 53 Overall
Dan Cody was the fifth Oklahoma player taken on the first day of the National Football League draft when he went to the Baltimore Ravens in the second round. The Ravens had taken his teammate, WR Mark Clayton, in the first round. Cody was the 53rd pick overall.

The Ada, Okla., native was a menacing precence for the Sooners in 2004 with 17 tackles for 83 yards in losses, including 10 sacks that went for 66.

He is the second defensive end drafted from Oklahoma since Bob Stoops became the head coach. The other was Jimmy Wilkerson, a sixth-round selection by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2003.

Ravens on Dan Cody
The Ravens again went to the Oklahoma well in the second round, taking relentless defensive end Dan Cody with the 53rd overall pick. Cody, called a “Ravens-type player” in the days leading up to the draft, adds to an already-potent Baltimore pass rush. Cody recorded 42 tackles with 10 sacks his senior year, which earned him All-American honors...

Baltimore Ravens Release on Cody | NFL Draft Profile

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Brandon Jones Taken in Third Round by Titans
Third Round, No. 96 Overall
When Brandon Jones was selected in the third round of Saturday's National Football League Draft, he became the third Oklahoma receiver to go on day one.

Jones was the 96th pick overall when his name was called by the Tennessee Titans, a team that in previous years drafted OU players Rocky Calmus and Andre Woolfolk.

Due mostly to the run-dominated style of play used by Sooner coaching legends Bud Wilkinson and Barry Switzer, Oklahoma receivers have been a bit sparse in the NFL draft. Never before had two gone in the same year. In 2005, three went on day one.

Jones was Oklahoma's top deep threat over the last two seasons. In 2004, he had 27 receptions for 345 yards and a long of 69.

Titans on Brandon Jones
Man, I stuck it out and watched the whole day. I was starting to get worried. I was like, dang I hope I get my name called. Overall it turned out really well, I sat around all day but I am happy right now. (Titans Scout) C.O. (Brocato) did, he called me and gave me the news and he put the Head Coach on the phone. So it was all good...

Tennessee Titans Release on Jones | NFL Draft Profile

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