Indiana University Athletics
Spriggs Goes to Packers in Round Two of NFL Draft
4/29/2016 9:20:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana offensive lineman Jason Spriggs was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round and with the 48th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft on Friday evening at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Spriggs is the highest IU selection since fellow offensive tackle Rodger Saffold, the 33rd overall selection in 2010 by the Rams. He is the ninth Hoosier selected by the Packers and the first since defensive back Jimmy Thomas in 1983.
The Elkhart, Ind., native is the second Hoosier in three years to hear his name called in round two, joining Denver Broncos wide receiver Cody Latimer (56th pick in 2014).
Spriggs, along with current fifth-year senior right guard Dan Feeney, became the fifth and sixth first team All-American offensive linemen in program history last season. Spriggs started 28 consecutive games to begin his career and made 47 career starts in 48 games at left tackle.
He was a 2015 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) first team All-American and also earned All-America recognition from Phil Steele, Sporting News, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated. Spriggs joined Tevin Coleman (2014), Antwaan Randle El (2001), Vaughn Dunbar (1991, Anthony Thompson (1988, 1989), Gary Cassells (1967), Bob Ravensberg (1945) and John Tavener (1944) as the program's all-time FWAA first-teamers.
The first Outland Trophy semifinalist in school history allowed just two sacks in 475 called pass attempts and finished with 79 knockdowns in a team-high 1,074 snaps last year.
Indiana finished 2015 first in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense, while placing second in rushing offense in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers became the first team since Ohio State in 1995 to lead the league in total, passing and scoring offense.
IU led the Big Ten in scoring offense for the first time since the league began using the entire season as the statistical champion in 1985. Indiana had not led the league in total offense since 1988.
The Hoosiers became the fourth college football team to have a 3,500-yard passer, a pair of 1,000-yard running backs and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same year. IU was also one of only two Power Five conference teams with two 1,000-yard running backs (Baylor).
Spriggs is the highest IU selection since fellow offensive tackle Rodger Saffold, the 33rd overall selection in 2010 by the Rams. He is the ninth Hoosier selected by the Packers and the first since defensive back Jimmy Thomas in 1983.
The Elkhart, Ind., native is the second Hoosier in three years to hear his name called in round two, joining Denver Broncos wide receiver Cody Latimer (56th pick in 2014).
Spriggs, along with current fifth-year senior right guard Dan Feeney, became the fifth and sixth first team All-American offensive linemen in program history last season. Spriggs started 28 consecutive games to begin his career and made 47 career starts in 48 games at left tackle.
He was a 2015 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) first team All-American and also earned All-America recognition from Phil Steele, Sporting News, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated. Spriggs joined Tevin Coleman (2014), Antwaan Randle El (2001), Vaughn Dunbar (1991, Anthony Thompson (1988, 1989), Gary Cassells (1967), Bob Ravensberg (1945) and John Tavener (1944) as the program's all-time FWAA first-teamers.
The first Outland Trophy semifinalist in school history allowed just two sacks in 475 called pass attempts and finished with 79 knockdowns in a team-high 1,074 snaps last year.
Indiana finished 2015 first in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense, while placing second in rushing offense in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers became the first team since Ohio State in 1995 to lead the league in total, passing and scoring offense.
IU led the Big Ten in scoring offense for the first time since the league began using the entire season as the statistical champion in 1985. Indiana had not led the league in total offense since 1988.
The Hoosiers became the fourth college football team to have a 3,500-yard passer, a pair of 1,000-yard running backs and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same year. IU was also one of only two Power Five conference teams with two 1,000-yard running backs (Baylor).
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