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sixth round, 200th overall, to the Kansas City Chiefs, making him the fourth
Canadian-born player taken, the most ever. All four were selected Saturday, the
final day of the draft. "For sure, its a long time to wait . . . but at the same
time I was saying to myself, Theres not much financial advantage to being
drafted at that point, its more to get a good fit with a team," Duvernay-Tardif
said during a conference call. "When I went to Kansas City I really enjoyed my
time there and think I developed a good chemistry with the coaches so I was
really happy the Chiefs got me." Montreal Carabins offensive lineman David
Foucault, a blue-chip CFL draft prospect, will attend the Carolina Panthers
rookie mini-camp next week but hasnt signed with the NFL club. The Baltimore
Ravens figured prominently in the record day. They took Virginia defensive
lineman Brent Urban, a six-foot-seven, 295-pound native of Mississauga, Ont., in
the fourth round, No. 134 overall, before picking Winnipeg native John Urschel,
an offensive lineman at Penn State, in the fifth, No. 175 overall. Notre Dame
receiver T.J. Jones -- another Winnipeg native -- went in the sixth, No. 189
overall, to the Detroit Lions. Last year, Rice tight end Luke Willson, a native
of LaSalle, Ont., was the lone Canadian drafted, going in the fifth round to the
Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks. But in 2012, four players from Canada were
selected. Three Canadians -- defensive linemen Tyrone Crawford of Windsor, Ont.
(third round, Dallas) and Christo Bilukidi of Ottawa (sixth round, Oakland) and
centre Philip Blake of Toronto (fourth round, Denver) -- were drafted. So was
Akiem Hicks, an American defensive lineman who played at the University of
Regina (third round, New Orleans). The six-foot-five, 314-pound Duvernay-Tardif,
of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., is the 10th CIS player taken in the NFL draft but
only McGills second. Randy Chevrier, a defensive lineman/long snapper with the
CFLs Calgary Stampeders, went in the seventh round to the Jacksonville Jaguars
in 01. J.P. Darche, a former Redmen and Toronto Argonauts long-snapper, signed
as a free agent with Seattle in 2000 and remained there through the 2006 season
before spending his final two campaigns with Kansas City. And like
Duvernay-Tardif, Darche was a medical student who juggled his studies with
football. Duvernay-Tardif was twice an All-Canadian at McGill and last year was
Canadian university footballs top lineman. He also remained firmly entrenched
atop the CFL scouting bureaus top-15 prospects list for Tuesday nights draft but
will be a definite future selection now. One adjustment Duvernay-Tardif faces in
the NFL is having defensive lineman set up across from him instead of a yard off
the ball. But he successfully dealt with that in January at the East-West Shrine
game. "I think Im physical enough, I think Im athletic enough," he said. "For
sure, it (no yard off ball) will be an adjustment but when I went to the Shrine
game it took me a practice to get used to it and after that I was ready to go.
"Ill be able to work on technique so when training camp starts I think Ill be
pretty used to that." Duvernay-Tardif, a converted defensive lineman, saw his
draft stock skyrocket following his pro day in Montreal in March. The Chiefs
were among nine NFL teams --Oakland, Philadelphia, Arizona, New York Jets, Green
Bay, Chicago, San Francisco and Buffalo were the others -- to attend, along with
four CFL clubs -- Montreal, Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa. Duvernay-Tardif didnt
disappoint, posting a 40-yard dash time of 4.94 seconds, a 31.5-inch vertical
and 34 reps in the bench press. Duvernay-Tardif was bypassed for the NFL combine
but those numbers were as good as any offensive lineman who tested in
Indianapolis. After his workout he visited with nine teams, including Kansas
City. But it was Urban who came in as the most highly regarded Canadian. Ravens
coach John Harbaugh had given Urban a second-round grade before the draft and
was surprised to see him still available in the fourth. "Hes a guy when I first
watched him thought second round at the latest," Harbaugh told NFL Network.
"This guy is a guy who fits our scheme perfectly, a big, strong guy who fell to
us so we couldnt be more happy with him." Urban, 23, started eight games last
year before suffering a severe high ankle sprain. He still led all NCAA Division
1 defensive linemen with nine pass knockdowns and was invited to the Senior Bowl
but couldnt play in the game due to injury. Urban has been compared to Houston
Texans star J.J. Watt, one of the NFLs top defensive linemen, and came into the
draft projected as a defensive end in a 3-4 scheme -- three defensive linemen,
four linebackers. "We feel like were getting a potential starter down the road
as a five-technique," Ravens director of college scouting Joe Hortiz said on the
clubs website. "Hes a guy we really liked throughout the whole process." Urban
went in the second round of last years CFL draft to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but
returned to school. This marks the second straight year Hamilton has lost a
highly touted defensive lineman to the NFL. The club drafted Calgary Dino
Linden Gaydosh first overall in 13 but he signed with Carolina as a free agent
and spent all of last season on injured reserve after undergoing back surgery. A
converted hockey player, Urban took up football his first year at Lorne Park
Secondary School. After high school, he attended Virginia and redshirted as a
freshman. He served as a backup defensive end for two seasons before starting at
tackle in 2012. Last season, Urban recorded 13 solo tackles, 11.5 tackles for
loss and a sack. He attended the Senior Bowl but just practised twice because of
his ankle injury. Injuries were the major knock against Urban prior to the
draft. He suffered a torn ACL in 2010 and played through a wrist ailment in 2011
that required surgery after the season. He had an ankle operation in February
and missed the NFL combine but expects to be ready for training camp. "Hes a raw
pass rusher," Hortiz said. "The potential is there to give you an inside
pass-rush presence." The six-foot-three, 313-pound Urschel was born in Manitoba
but played at Canisuis High School in Buffalo, N.Y. He was a captain at Penn
State, earned all-Big 10 honours his final two seasons there and was among 15
guards invited to the combine but will likely play centre as a pro. Urschel is
more than a football player, having earned a masters degree in math and
receiving the Campbell Trophy as U.S. college footballs top scholar. Hes also
been published in a scientific journal, prompting the Ravens to ask if football
was a priority before drafting him. "I guess I passed with flying colours," he
told reporters afterwards. "My intelligence certainly helps. "I feel like I
really bring a toughness, a real get-after-it attitude and thats something I
take pride in." The six-foot, 195-pound Jones was born in Manitoba but moved to
Georgia, where he went to high school. He had his most productive season at
Notre Dame in 13 with 70 receptions for 1,108 yards and nine TDs. Jones heads to
the NFL with a definite pro pedigree. His late father, Andre, was a defensive
end at Notre Dame who also played for the CFLs Winnipeg Blue Bombers. His uncle,
Philip Daniels, is a former NFL defensive lineman whos currently Washingtons
director of player development. Also, his godfather is former Notre Dame star
Raghib (Rocket) Ismail, who helped Toronto win the 91 Grey Cup.
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