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The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, representing the University of Delaware, has had 29 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. [1] [A 1] This includes one player taken in the first round, Joe Flacco in the 2008 NFL draft. [1]
The program has produced six NFL quarterbacks: Rich Gannon, Joe Flacco, Jeff Komlo, Pat Devlin, Andy Hall, and Scott Brunner. The Blue Hens are recognized as a perennial power in FCS football [2] [3] [4] and Delaware was the only FCS program to average more than 20,000 fans per regular-season home game for each season from 1999 to 2010. [5]
Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft.
On August 6, 2005, Gannon officially retired from football and joined CBS television as an NFL analyst. [43] He was inducted into the University of Delaware athletics hall of fame that same year. For his career accolades, Gannon was named the 28th greatest quarterback of the modern era by Football Nation. [50]
Elena Delle Donne (b. 1989), WNBA player with the Washington Mystics; played basketball and volleyball at Delaware; Pat Devlin (b. 1988), quarterback for the NFL Miami Dolphins; Anthony DiMarzo, lacrosse player; Leon Dombrowski (1938–1998), football player; Marc Egerson (b. 1986), basketball player; Jamin Elliott (b. 1979), football player
Scott Lee Brunner (born March 24, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1980 to 1983, the Denver Broncos in 1984, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985. He played college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
Patrick Ryan Devlin (born April 12, 1988) is an American former professional football quarterback.Following a stint with Penn State, he played college football at Delaware, and was signed by the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
Delaware was led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 21st season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. Quarterback Rich Gannon was a senior, and followed this season with an 18-year NFL career. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.