Michael Smith to Tampa Bay

In the history of USU football, not sure there has ever been a year when two guys who play the same position were drafted. In recent history, not many USU guys have even been drafted, both due to those down years of the program, as well as the draft shortening to only seven rounds back in 1994.

After a terrific senior season, MVP honors of the Players Classic All-Star Game and a phenomenal pro day workout, Michael Smith got his name called as a seventh round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Smith will join a backfield that will be a bit crowded, giving him much less of an ideal situation than what Robert Turbin landed into in Seattle. LeGarrett Blount is the team's leading returning back after racking up 781 yards on 184 carries in 2011. Between Blount and quarterback Josh Freeman, the Bucs only amassed nine rushing touchdowns over the course of the season.

Obviously with Blount's production being only mediocre, the Bucs were looking for a big upgrade, and they appear to likely have one... in Doug Martin.

Still teammates: Seattle drafts Robert Turbin

Using the 106th overall pick, the Seattle Seahawks came knocking on Utah State's door once again, this time drafting running back Robert Turbin.

Much like Wagner, Turbin appears to be coming into a situation where he'll be expected to fill a need for the Seahawks. While Marshawn Lynch is the unquestioned starter at running back for Seattle, everyone knows you need some running back depth in the NFL, and a solid compliment to Lynch is apparently a need that they wanted to fill.

Turbin will be battling for carries with Leon Washington and Justin Forsett. Neither was overly impressive last season, and both are decently smaller than Turbin, who is built somewhat similar to Lynch.

Bobby Wagner is a Seahawk

With the 47th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks selected Bobby Wagner!!

At first glance, it appears that Wagner will be looked upon to immediately fill the void left by David Hawthorne, who signed a five-year deal with the New Orleans Saints this offseason. Hawthorne led Seattle in 2011 with 115 total tackles playing alongside fellow starters Leroy Hill and K.J. Wright.

As is generally the case with second round picks, Wagner should be counted on to compete for, and likely earn a starting role. This all obviously looks that much more likely with Hawthorne being out of the picture now.

For anyone who has scouted Wagner extensively, this should not come as a surprise. Wagner is similar to Hawthorne in size, and with his instincts and ball-hawking ability, should be able to fit in nicely with Hill and Wright's experience.

Hill is a seasoned veteran at this point, having surpassed 70 tackles in five of his six NFL seasons, and going over 80 tackles in four of his last five. His 89 tackles in 2011 was the second highest total of his career (all with Seattle).

NFL draft weekend starts tonight

Once upon a time, the NFL Draft was an all-day Saturday and all-day Sunday event that commanded the attention of an entire weekend. Growing up, my brother and I referred to it as The Holiest of All Holidays, and for good reason. Any day where you roll out of bed, pop on the couch for some football (of sorts) all day, eat munchies, bean dip and drink soda while getting a glimpse at your team's future was as good as it got for a Saturday in late-April.

Then Roger Goodell, as he so often does, shat on everything. We get this primetime draft garbage that just ruined that most holy of days. As if him trying to take contact out of the NFL wasn't enough... freakin dick.

BUT... On the brighter side of things, when was the last time we were all pretty sure we'd see three Utah State Aggies drafted in a single draft?? (Seriously, any of you older guys who could help with this answer, it would be appreciated)

Breaking down Robert Turbin's combine numbers

Sadly, this write-up will only be about one Utah State player at the NFL Combine rather than two. Bobby Wagner came down with pneumonia and wasn't able to participate, which really really sucks for him, but if his stock falls a bit because of it, some team might be getting a great linebacker in the third round rather than the first or second.

Anyway, Robert Turbin impressed a handful of people over the weekend at the combine, and really has probably earned a fairly good reputation among the NFL scouts. His official time in the 40-yard dash was 4.5 seconds, which is neither great, nor terrible. Considering that the best time by a running back at this combine was a 4.4 by Lamar Miller, with the next best checking in at 4.45. So in comparison, Turbin's 4.5 isn't at all bad in comparison.

What really opened some eyes was the 28 bench reps that Turbin busted out, tying Boise State's Doug Martin for the best total by a running back this year. Over the past seven years, there have only been 13 running backs to have reached 28 reps or better, so that's no small feat. He landed in the top 10 among running backs in both the vertical leap and broad jump drills too.