Monday, April 27, 2020

NFL Draft 2020 - Craziest Names

So, Joe Burrow went #1.  Eight receivers went in the first 35 picks .  There were no trades in the top 10 picks.  And Kliff Kingsbury has a really nice house.

But what we really want to know is, What were the craziest names among the 255 players drafted?  (Some pretty good hairdos and looks in here as well.)  Enjoy!


#30  Lloyd Cushenberry III
Pick #83: Denver Broncos, C, LSU
Comment:  Sounds like he should be running for local office somewhere
Interesting bio bit:  Starting center for every game of Heisman Trophy QB Joe Burrow’s career at LSU



#29  Sterling Hofrichter
Pick #228: Atlanta Falcons, P, Syracuse
Comment:  If anybody deserves a “III” after his name, it’s this guy
Interesting bio bit:  Working on a Masters in public health



#28  Tristan Wirfs
Pick #13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, OT, Iowa
Comment:  And what, exactly, is a “wirf”?
Interesting bio bit:  High school state champ in discus, shotput, and wrestling



#27  Grant Delpit
Pick #44: Cleveland Browns, S, LSU
Comment:  Or a “delpit,” for that matter?
Interesting bio bit:  A New Orleans native, Grant’s family was displaced to Houston by Katrina (though they still kept their season tickets to the Saints)



#26  Matt Peart
Pick #99: New York Giants, OT, UConn
Comment:  Short, sweet, kinda rhymes …
Interesting bio bit:  Born in Jamaica




#25  Cole Kmet
Pick #43: Chicago Bears, TE, Notre Dame
Comment:  Short, sweet, alliterative …
Interesting bio bit:  Also played baseball for the Fighting Irish; father and uncle played in NFL




#24  Noah Igbinoghene
Pick #30: Miami Dolphins, CB, Auburn
Comment:  Announcers, I feel your pain
Interesting bio bit:  Father and mother were Olympic track and field athletes



#23  Albert Okwuegbunam
Pick #118: Denver Broncos:, TE, Missouri
Comment:  Twice
Interesting bio bit:  Middle name is Chukwueneka



#22  Laviska Shenault, Jr.
Pick #42: Jacksonville Jaguars, WR, Colorado
Comment:   A laviska, huh?  Can’t decide if that’s a Finnish dance, a Russian car, or a Polish pastry.
Interesting bio bit:  Was on the basketball team as a freshman




#21  Donovan Peoples-Jones
Pick #187: Cleveland Browns, WR, Michigan
Comment:  Heck, a simple “Donovan Peoples” woulda made this list
Interesting bio bit:  Had a 3.9 GPA in high school



#20  Lachavious Simmons
Pick #227: Chicago Bears, OG, Tennessee State
Comment:  Oh, if this had only been “Lascivious” instead
Interesting bio bit:  On his conference’s honor roll, with a 3.25 GPA




#19  Bravvion Roy
Pick #184: Carolina Panthers, DT, Baylor
Comment:  Now, is that Bravvion with one V or two?
Interesting bio bit:  Pronounced “BRAY-vee-ahn”




#18  Quez Watkins
Pick #200. Philadelphia Eagles, WR, Southern Mississippi
Comment:  Short for Marquez? Daquez? Shaquez?
Interesting bio bit:  First name is Terrance.  Quez is a nickname.



#17  Justin Strnad
Pick #178: Denver Broncos, LB, Wake Forest
Comment:  Not a typo!
Interesting bio bit:  Pronounced “stir-NAD”



#16  Antonio Gandy-Golden
Pick #142: Washington Redskins, WR, Liberty
Comment:  Gotta love those alliterative double-barrels
Interesting bio bit:  Liberty University was started by Jerry Falwell



#15  Solomon Kindley
Pick #111: Miami Dolphins, G, Georgia
Comment:  Dickens character?
Interesting bio bit:  Earned the nickname “The Big Fish” after serving as a lifeguard in his teens




#14  McTelvin Agim
Pick #95: Denver Broncos, DT, Arkansas
Comment:  Not to be confused with McAgim Telvin
Interesting bio bit:  3-year honor roll scholar




#13  Stantley Thomas-Oliver III
Pick #221: Carolina Panthers, CB, FIU
Comment:  State supreme court justice?
Interesting bio bit:  His high school coach was named Bink Waldrop



#12  Jerry Jeudy
Pick #15: Denver Broncos, WR, Alabama
Comment:  How come his nickname isn’t “Judge”?
Interesting bio bit:  Won the Fred Biletnikoff Award



#11  Ke’Shawn Vaughn
Pick #17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, RB, Vanderbilt
Comment:  Hey, it rhymes!
Interesting bio bit:  Middle name is LaMonte, which does not



#10  Tua Tagovailoa
Pick #5: Miami Dolphins, QB, Alabama
Comment:  Coupla really bad Scrabble racks there
Interesting bio bit:  Tua is short for Tuanigamanuolepola (I kid you not)




#9  Mekhti Becton
Pick #11: New York Jets, OT, Louisville
Comment:  Hey, it almost rhymes
Interesting bio bit:  So big as a kid his family routinely carried around his birth certificate to prove his age when he played youth sports




#8  Kamren Curl
Pick #216: Washington Redskins, Safety, Arkansas
Comment:  It’s the misspelling of Cameron that really ices this one
Interesting bio bit:  Is an Okie from Muskogee




#7  Prince Tega Wanogho
Pick #210: Philadelphia Eagles, OT, Auburn
Comment:  You think he’s a real prince?
Interesting bio bit:  He is from Nigeria



#6  L'Jarius Sneed
Pick #138: Kansas City Chiefs, S, Louisiana Tech
Comment:  Evil villain name, if I ever heard one
Interesting bio bit:  NFL.com condemns him as “grabby and overly clingy down the field”




#5  Bopete Keyes
Pick #237: Kansas City Chiefs, CB, Tulane
Comment:  Like Bo-Peep, or like boppity?
Interesting bio bit:  Pronounced “BOH-peet,” but it’s a nickname. Real name is Thakarius.



#4  Cassh Maluia
Pick #204: New England Patriots, LB, Wyoming
Comment:  The two S’s seal the deal on this baby
Interesting bio bit:  His parents are Posi and Meli




#3  Kindle Vildor
Pick #163: Chicago Bears, CB, Georgia Southern
Comment:  I understand his folks were big readers
Interesting bio bit:  NFL.com praises his ability to “finds quality angles to pester the catch point”




#2  Lamical Perine
Pick #120: New York Jets, RB, Florida
Comment:  Rhymes with “comical”
Interesting bio bit:  Sadly, it’s actually La’Michal




#1  Quintez Cephus
Pick #166: Detroit Lions:, WR, Wisconsin
Comment:  As if Cephus wasn’t bad enough

Interesting bio bit:  Was once expelled by the Badgers for sexual assault