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Tuesday, April 29, 1986/The Battalion/Page 7
Sports
draft has senior Ags eager
Battalion File Photo
Texas clubs out to nab quarterbacks
A&M’s Anthony Toney (above) looks ahead to his career in the NFL.
Toney is expected to go in the first round of today’s draft.
By Charean Williams
Assistant Sports Editor
What a year for Texas A&M se
nior football players Doug Williams
and Anthony Toney.
They caped off their collegiate ca
reer by winning the Cotton Bowl
and helped the Aggies climb to No. 6
in the nation. Now, Williams and
Toney are be-
jwl of 1 *the 27 FOOtball
best players eli-
gible for today’s NFL draft which
got underway at 7 a,m.
Most expect the 6-foot-6, 290-
pound Williams to be the First player
selected from the Southwest Confer
ence.
Gil Brandt, the Dallas Cowboys
vice president for player personnel,
says the A&M offensive lineman is a
“can’t miss” NFL player.
“Williams is big, fast and smart
and probably can play at 300 pounds
with no problem,” Brandt said. “He
is huge. He is everything you want in
a football player.”
However, although the Cowboys
are interested in Williams, the sec
ond-team All-America selection
probably won’t be around when they
exercise their 20th pick in the first
round.
“Pittsburgh and a couple of West
Coast teams have shown some inter
est,” Williams said. “I have gotten
calls from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
and Tampa Bay today.”
In its April 28 issue, Sports Illus
trated had Williams going to Buffalo
as the 16th pick in the draft.
“Oh, yeah?,” Williams said. “I
guess I better get my snow boots re
ady then.
“Hey, a $100 bill is the same in
Buffalo as it is in Texas. They’d have
to pay me enough money to buy a
heater though.”
The 23-year-old Cincinnati native
said he was getting anxious.
“I’m still broke today,” Williams
said. “I’m just ready to find out. I
really wish I knew.
“But teams are still making trades.
I heard Dallas just traded (quar
terback Gary) Hogeboom. Things
are still happening. I don’t think
anyone knows anything.”
Tuesday morning, Williams will
watch ESPN’s coverage of the draft
Oilers eyeing Purdue's Everett
HOUSTON (AP) — The
Houston Oilers, despite a need
for improvement in the defensive
line and linebacking corps, prob
ably will make Purdue quar
terback Jim Everett the No. 3
Ichoice in the first round of Tues
day’s NFL draft, team officials
said.
. There has been speculation
■that the Oilers would trade for a
ilower first-round pick or select
lAlabama defensive end Jon Hand
linthe first round.
| But Oilers went into the final
Ihours before the draft pointing to
■Everett.
[ “We’re not bluffing,” General
IManager Ladd Herzeg said. “We
[want the quarterback.”
E Team personnel director Mike
iHolovak rates Everett highly al-
i though Oilers already have War-
Iren Moon and his $5.5 million
[contract and backup Oliver Luck.
“Did you ever know a team that
[ had too many quarterbacks?” Ho-
lovak said. “You just never find
t yourself in that position.”
The Indianapolis Colts report-
fedly were interested in drafting
I Everett. But the Colts acquired
; quarterback Gary Hogeboom
from the Dallas Cowboys Mon-
I da y-
^ Everett completed his career
I with the pass-oriented Boiler
makers last season by throwing
for 23' touchdowns and 3,651
yards on 285 of 450 attempts.
Everett, an Associated Press All
American honorable mention,
will continue a tradition of pass-
oriented quarterbacks moving
into the NFL. He ranks third in
career total offense at Purdue be
hind former Boilermaker quar
terbacks Mark Hermann, now
with the San Diego Chargers, and
Scott Campbell of the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
“Jim Everett has the strongest
arm I’ve ever been around,” Pur
due Coach Leon Burtnett said.
“His intelligence allows him to
throw the ball where he’s sup
posed to. He doesn’t throw into
coverage anymore.”
Houston ranked last in the
NFL against the run and 27th in
overall defense last season. The
defense recorded 41 quarterback
sacks but only 17 were by line
men.
The Oilers were particularly
vulnerable last season when they
faced power teams that took ad
vantage of their undersized in
side linebackers.
“It’s hard to find those big in
side guys who can handle an of
fensive tackle and still have the
speed to play that position,” Ho-
lovak said.
Cowboys need to fill third spot
IRVING (AP) — The depar
ture of reserve quarterback Gary
Hogeboom puts some pressure
on the Dallas Cowboys to find a
third-team quarterback in Tues
day’s NFL draft.
“Now we’ve got to get another
quarterback,” said Dallas Coach
Tom Landry after Hogeboom
was traded Monday to the India
napolis Colts for a switch in sec
ond-round picks and future con
siderations. “We were reluctant to
give up Gary but I think it is best
for him under the circum
stances.”
Hogeboom lost his starting job
to Danny White last year and the
Cowboys went on to win the NFC
East.
“I’m not sure we are satisfied
with the trade but we should get a
really good player by moving up
so high in the second round,” said
Landry.
The Cowboys moved up from
20th to sixth in the second round
and will get a 1987 draft pick
based on Hogeboom’s playing
time at Indianapolis.
The Cowboys draft 20th in the
first round unless they pull off a
trade similar to one in the 1970s
when they nabbed running back
Tony Dorsett from Seattle.
The Cowboys’ needs are many,
including wide receiver, running
back, cornerback and linebacker.
“We’ve looked at over 2,000
computer printouts,” said Gil
Brandt, the longtime personnel
director of the Cowboys.
Brandt said if he had to make a
guess, the team will “probably go
for an offensive lineman in the
first round because so many good
ones are available.”
The Cowboys changed their
drafting philosophy last year,
going for more aggressive players
who may not have perfect physi
cal attributes.
“We want more aggressive
players,” said Brandt. “We’re still
looking for the best athlete we
can but we want someone who
can compete, too.”
Dallas has the 18th selection in
the second round, the 19th choice
- in the third round, and the 20th
choice in the fourth round.
The NFC Eastern Division
champions then get the 21st
choice in the fifth round. They
have three picks in the sixth
round, including Buffalo’s sec
ond choice obtained in a trade for
Rod Hill.
“It’s an important draft,”
Brandt said. “A lot of teams have
done their homework but maybe
some sleepers will be available
when our time comes.”
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Meanwhile, Toney appeared calm
and relaxed less than 24 hours be
fore the draft.
“I’ll just wait and see,” the 6-0, 230
pound running back said. “People
keep bringing it up so I guess I’ve
thought about it a lot more lately.”
In the year of the collegiate run
ning back, Toney is expected to be
one of the many ball carriers taken
in the first round behind No. 1 pick
Bo Jackson of Auburn.
In fact, Sports Illustrated had To
ney going to the Philadelphia Eagles
as the No. 11 pick, ahead of team
mate Williams. The magazine said
Toney was new Eagle Coach Buddy
Ryan’s personal choice.
“Everybody’s telling me Philadel
phia, but you never know,” said To
ney, who led the Aggies in rushing
with 917 yards. “Of course since I’m
from (Salinas) California, I’d like to
go back to California. But I just want
to get picked. I’m not going to com
plain about going anywhere. I’m just
happy to get an-opportunity to play
somewhere.”
If Toney does go to the Eagles, he
would join former Aggie football
players Earnest Jackson, Mark Den-
nard and Ken Reeves.
“I guess that could kind of help,”
Toney said. “It could make things
easier. But we’ll all be fighting for
jobs.”
If he doesn’t end up in Philadel
phia, look for Toney in Washington,
Dallas, New Orleans, Cinncinnati or
Seattle.
“I’ll just watch a little TV and
wait,” Toney said. “The guys down
the hall said they’ve got some cham
pagne ready. I sure hope there’s a
need for it.”
Other Aggies expected to be
drafted or signed as free agents are
defensive back Domingo Bryant,
who could go as high as the second
round, wide receiver Jeff Nelson,
defensive back Wayne Asberry, de
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