BRENNAN PICKED IN SIXTH ROUND

(April 28): So what did the NFL scouts think about the star players on the University of Hawaii football team that went 12-0 during the regular season before getting smashed by Georgia in the Sugar Bowl?

Obviously, all of the gaudy statistics didn't make much of an impression.

Only quarterback Colt Brennan's name was called during the marathon two-day session and he was chosen in the sixth round – 189th overall – by the Washington Redskins.

Brennan's receivers – Ryan Grice-Mullins, Davone Bess and Jason Rivers – were all snubbed, as was offensive lineman Hercules Satele. All four of those players, it should be noted, have signed free-agent deals. But Grice-Mullins and Bess didn't give up their final seasons of college eligibility to become after-thoughts.

One a more positive note, outside linebacker Jordon Dizon – a Waimea High alum who starred at Colorado -- was drafted in the second round, 45th overall, by the Detroit Lions.

At 6-foot, 225 pounds, Dizon is undersized by NFL standards. He's not overly strong, having a best of 12 reps of 225 pounds, or particularly fast, with a decent 4.63 time in the 40. But Dizon was a human tackling machine for the Buffaloes, earning Big 12 defensive player of the year honors last season.

The Lions also used a second-round pick on a player with local ties year, selecting former UH defensive end Ikaika Alama-Francis.

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