9 Chicago-area natives and where they went in the NFL draft, including a reunion for 2 former Marist teammates
NFL prospects with Chicago-area roots were well-represented during the draft. The majority were selected on Day 3, when the league finished the selection process with Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday. Here’s a look at several of those picks.
Carnell Tate and Pat Coogan, Marist High School It’s a Marist reunion. The Tennessee Titans selected Tate, an Ohio State wide receiver, and Coogan, an ...
NFL prospects with Chicago-area roots were well-represented during the draft. The majority were selected on Day 3, when the league finished the selection process with Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday. Here’s a look at several of those picks.
Carnell Tate and Pat Coogan, Marist High School It’s a Marist reunion. The Tennessee Titans selected Tate , an Ohio State wide receiver, and Coogan, an Indiana center, who were briefly teammates at the Catholic prep in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood. The Titans jostled some draft boards by taking Tate with the fourth pick on opening night.
Then in the sixth round Saturday, they snagged Coogan with the 194th pick. Former Marist coach Ron Dawczak said Tate, Coogan and linebacker Jimmy Rolder (more on him below) showed early on that they were “cut from a different cloth. ” By drafting Tate and Coogan, the Titans clearly were making an effort to build up the offense around franchise quarterback Cam Ward.
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