University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
IVAN TAYLOR DRAFTED BY THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS
4/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sunday, April 27, 2003
NEW YORK –
Former University of Louisiana at Lafayette corner back
Ivan
Taylor was selected by the Pittsburgh
Steelers in the fourth round, 125th overall,
in the 2003 NFL Draft.
One day after the Chicago Bears made former teammate Charles Tillman the earliest Ragin' Cajuns player ever taken in the NFL Draft, Pittsburgh's selection of Taylor is sixth highest of any Cajun. Only Tillman (35th), Brandon Stokley (105th in 1999), Anthony Clement (36th is 1998), Orlando Thomas (42nd in 1995) and Chris Gannon (73rd in 1989) were drafter earlier than Taylor.
There is very little connection between Louisiana-Lafayette and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers only other draft pick from UL Lafayette was Lonnie Price in 1965. No Ragin' Cajun has ever appeared in an NFL game with Pittsburgh.
UL Lafayette has now had at least two players taken in the same draft five different times. Virgil Eikenberg and John Magee went together in 1945, Harold Porter and Keith Muehr were drafted in 1976 and Brian Mitchell and Todd Scott were selected in 1991. Three Cajuns, Chris Gannon, Mark Hall and Thomas King were all taken in 1989.
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