Three former Oregon Ducks selected in second day of USFL Draft
On the final day of the inaugural USFL Draft, three more players with Oregon ties were selected on Wednesday.
In an interesting turn of events, they were all selected by the same franchise.
Safety Tyree Robinson was selected with the first pick of the 19th round by the Birmingham Stallions. A 12-game starter for the Ducks during his senior season in 2017, Robinson tallied 201 tackled, six interceptions, and 5.5 tackles for loss throughout his four seasons at Oregon.
He later went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, as well as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Elks of the Canadien Football League.
Offensive lineman Cameron Hunt was selected with the third pick of the 22nd round by the Birmingham Stallions.
A two-year starter at right guard who played for the Ducks from 2013-16, Hunt received the Ed Moshofsky Trophy, given to the team’s outstanding offensive linemen, as a senior in 2016. He went on to play for the Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, and Las Vegas Raiders from 2017-19.
Running back Tony Brooks-James, who played for the Ducks from 2014-2018, was selected with the seventh pick of the 27th round — also by the Birmingham Stallions.
An electric ball-carrier for the Ducks throughout his career, Brooks-James tallied 1,863 career rushing yards, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 1,047 yards as a kick returner. He was a second-team all-Pac-12 selection in 2016 and went on to play with the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Minnesota Vikings from 2019-21.
On Tuesday, former Oregon defensive ends Bryson Young and Gus Cumberlander were also selected.
The two-day draft spanned 35 rounds took on a unique format, as teams selected a pre-determined position in each round. The rounds were as follows:
Day 1:
Round 1: Quarterbacks
Rounds 2-4: Edge Rushers/Defensive Ends
Rounds 5-7: Offensive Tackles
Round 8-11: Cornerbacks
Round 12: Quarterbacks
Day 2:
Rounds 13-17: Wide Receivers
Rounds 18-19: Safeties
Round 20: Centers
Round 21: Inside Linebackers
Rounds 22-23: Offensive Guards
Rounds 24-26: Defensive/Nose Tackles
Rounds 27-28: Running Backs and Fullbacks
Rounds 29-31: Outside Linebackers
Round 32: Kickers
Round 33: Punters
Round 34: Tight Ends/H-backs
Round 35: Long Snappers
The full results of the draft can be found here.
