The results are in. Here's a look at the teams that the Oklahoma Sooners who went out for the draft will be departing to following the end of their collegiate careers.
Alumnus Tackle Phil Loadholt: Minnesota Vikings
-Selected as the 54th overall pick in the second round on Saturday. Loadholt is now the third OU player to be selected by the Vikings during the last three years. If he attains the starter position, he'll be blocking for former Oklahoma tailback Adrian Peterson.
Alumnus Wide Receiver Juaquin Iglesias: Chicago Bears
-Iglesias went at the 99th overall pick in the third round on Sunday. The Bears have drafted 24 Sooners overall and five since Head Coach Bob Stoops took the reins of the team in 1999. Chicago hopes to add Iglesias to bolster their considered thin receiving group.
Alumnus Safety/Linebacker Nic Harris: Buffalo Bills
-Drafted at the 147th pick in the fifth round. Harris spent the majority of his time at OU filling in the secondary, but may work as an outside linebacker when he comes to play in Buffalo.
Alumnus Guard Duke Robinson: Carolina Panthers
-As the 163rd pick overall, Robinson was selected in the fifth round. His draft position fell unexpectedly after being considered to be a first-round pick prior to the 2008 season, but Duke has won the honor of being the first Sooner ever to be picked by the Panthers, making the Houston Texans now the only team in the NFL to not have drafted a player from Oklahoma.
Alumnus Wide Receiver Manuel Johnson: Dallas Cowboys
-Johnson squeezed out of the final round of the NFL draft as the 229th pick overall to Dallas. He is now the eigth Sooner drafted by the Cowboys in Stoops' tenure. After Dallas cut its number one receiver in Terrell Owens, they were looking for a receiver to fill the position.
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