Franklin Found Jesus Through Janitor
The Packers add another standout running back in UCLA's remarkable Johnathan Franklin by trading back into the fourth round. Here is our story on Franklin from before the draft.
Franklin Joins Jones in Green Bay
UCLA's all-time leading rusher, Johnathan Franklin, was drafted by the Green Bay Packers on Saturday with the 28th pick in the 4th round...
Packers 2013 NFL Draft – Fourth Round Pick: Johnathan Franklin, RB UCLA
With the 125th pick in the 4th round, the Packers select Johnathan Franklin, RB UCLA
PLAYER DETAILS:
Johnathan Franklin
RB
UCLA
6’4″/283lbs
CAREER NOTES:Franklin was a little-known three-star recruit out of high school and redshirted in 2008 before becoming a four-year starter for the Bruins. He produced quality numbers as a freshman, sophomore and junior and needed...
UCLA Twitter Reacts: Datone Jones Gets Drafted, Matt Barkley Gets Shafted
UCLA Twitter is a real thing, and the Internet Bruins were in full-force on Thursday night, as the first day of the 2013 NFL Draft took place..
Quick recap: Datone Jones was drafted No. 25 to the Green Bay Packers, while former Heisman favorite and future reality TV star, Matt Barkley, will be relegated to the second round.
Those strings of events were the only thing that...
Green Bay Packers select Datone Jones, DE, UCLA, 26th overall
With the 26th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected defensive end Datone Jones out of UCLA. Despite the fact that North Carolina defensive tackle Sylvester Williams still on the board, general manager Ted Thompson elected to infuse new life into his defense’s anemic pass rush. Bio Jones caught the eyes of [...]The post Green Bay Packers select Datone Jones...
NFL Draft Instant Analysis: Datone Jones To Green Bay Packers
NFL Team: Green Bay PackersPick No: 26Player Name: Datone JonesPosition: DESchool: UCLAHeight/Weight: 6’4", 283The Vitals: Jones is a monster. During his Senior year he had 19 tackles for a loss including 6.5 sacks.He is able to find running backs regularly and get them tackled. His size makes him a force to be reckoned with and he joins a Packers defense where he will be...
Jim Mora paying for bus to take UCLA students to spring game
Jim Mora has already successfully turned around the UCLA football program in only one year on the job. Now he’s looking to improve the fan support for the team. He’s even willing to pay out of his own pocket to improve fan support.
Mora tweeted on Wednesday to promote the team’s Saturday spring football game at the Rose Bowl:
5 pm Sat @ RB-FREE buses from Ucla for students...
What the Scouts Said About Top Pick D. Jones
Here are some of the opinions offered to Packer Report about UCLA defensive end Datone Jones. Among them: “Datone Jones is pretty damned good. He’s just so explosive.”
Packers bolster defensive line with UCLA's Jones
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers have added to their defensive line in a big way, drafting UCLA defensive end Datone Jones with the 26th overall pick.
Jones, a fifth-year senior who is 6-foot-4 and 280 pounds, had 5.5 sacks and 62 tackles during the 2012 season.
The Packers were in need of added depth on their defensive line with Ryan Pickett as the oldest player on their...
Packers bolster defensive line with UCLA's Jones
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers have added to their defensive line in a big way, drafting UCLA defensive end Datone Jones with the 26th overall pick.
Jones, a fifth-year senior who is 6-foot-4 and 280 pounds, had 5.5 sacks and 62 tackles during the 2012 season.
The Packers were in need of added depth on their defensive line with Ryan Pickett as the oldest player on their...
UCLA DE Jones drafted by Packers at No. 26
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers have selected UCLA defensive end Datone Jones with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft.
The Packers addressed one of their positions in greatest need of an upgrade on Thursday night by taking Jones. The 6-foot-4, 283-pound Jones had 19 tackles for loss and 6 sacks for UCLA in a breakout season in 2012 as a fifth-year senior...
Packers 2013 NFL Draft – First Round Pick: Datone Jones, DE UCLA
With their first round pick (26th overall) in the 2013 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers select Datone Jones, a DE from UCLA.
PLAYER DETAILS:
Datone Jones
DE
UCLA
6’4″/283
CAREER NOTES:
From NFL.com: The graduate of Compton High School stuck around Los Angeles to play college ball after being named a four-star recruit by multiple recruiting services. Datone (pronounced...
First Round NFL Draft Grades: Green Bay Packers
PICK: Datone Jones, DE, UCLAANALYSIS: I've been mocking this pick to them for a while, and I really love the fit. He fills Green Bay's biggest need of a pass rushing DE (in the 3-4), he provides good value, and I think he will excel in Green Bay. Not to mention he will also take tons of pressure of Matthews and Perry coming from the OLB position. It was a tossup between...
Packers Select UCLA DE Datone Jones (Rd.1, No.26)
With the 26th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Packers select UCLA DE Datone Jones. Jones looks the part, and his production matched up to his talent in his senior season. He is very long, has good initial quickness/power, and plays with good pad level. He is versatile enough to play anywhere along the defensive line. Going forward, Jones needs to do a better job of anchoring...
2013 NFL Draft Sleepers: Johnathan Franklin, Quanterus Smith, and Rogers Gaines
Well, the day is finally here. Today is the beginning of the 2013 NFL Draft. As a NFL nut, this is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only today with the first round, but I also enjoy the next two days. The later rounds in the draft are much more faster paced, there are many trades, and it is fun to see where my sleeper picks end up. These are the last of my sleepers for the...
Mora sees NFL Draft from college perspective
LOS ANGELES -- A year ago, Jim Mora was beginning his education in college football.
This year, it's Mora doing the educating.
Today marks Moras first-ever draft on the other side of the table. The longtime NFL coach has been using his past experiences to advise his UCLA players entering the draft.
So far, Moras enjoying being on the other side
I am so excited for those...
Monday Practice Report
UCLA had a pretty good Monday practice, with both Devin Fuller and Devin Lucien standing out, and a quartet of Gardena (Calif.) Serra recruits stopped by...
Johnathan Franklin NFL Draft Preview
The hype that surrounds former UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin has been gaining steam recently, just a few days before the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 25th. According to NFL.com and other sources, Franklin is considered to be ahead of former Alabama running back Eddie Lacy in the minds of some teams. It’s hard not to get excited about the 5’11”, 198 LB running back...
Barr skips NFL fame, aiming for Heisman
LOS ANGELES -- This weel, while UCLA is watching the NFL Draft to see where running back Johnathan Franklin goes, whether or not defensive end Datone Jones sneaks into the first round or if tight end Joseph Fauria is the sleeper that he is predicted to be, there will be one key player noticeably absent from Radio City Music Hall: linebacker Anthony Barr.
Barr, who's stock took...
UCLA’s Johnathan Franklin Could Be The First RB Taken
Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net reports that “a number of teams” have UCLA’s Johnathan Franklin ranked as the No. 1 running back in this year’s draft class.
Pauline adds that Franklin is drawing comparisons to Frank Gore and Doug Martin from NFL evaluators.
Jason La Canfora also mentioned that he believes Franklin will be the first running back to come off the...
NFL Draft Prospect: Datone Jones, DE, UCLA
UCLA DE Datone Jones
Player Information:
Datone Jones, Defensive End, UCLA
6’04″, 283 pounds
Compton, CA
STATS
NFL Combine:
40 time: 4.80
225-pound bench: 29 reps
Vertical: 31 1/2″
20 yard shuttle: 4.32
News and Notes:
Jones was a four-star recruit coming out of high school. . .started as a true freshman in 2008 and in 2009, racked up 11 tackles for loss and four sacks...
BROCast Episode 29: Mora Podcast
We talked with Jim Mora for an hour and a half, covering topics ranging from whether he'd grow a porn stache if UCLA wins the Rose Bowl to his thoughts on gay athletes in major sports...
UCLA Football: Adrian Klemm Isn't Very Pleased With His Offensive Line
Perhaps one of UCLA's biggest areas of weakness last year was the offensive line. Indeed, the Bruins' offensive line finished in the bottom-10 in sacks allowed, letting their QB get hammered 3.5 times per game. (And if you want to attribute that to UCLA just playing a more uptempo game, note that Hundley was sacked on 8.99 percent of all passing plays, still bottom-15 in...
Thursday Practice Report
UCLA went without pads on Thursday due to some depth concerns, Brett Hundley struggled with many of his throws, and Anthony Jefferson continued his good spring...
Video: USC Releases Footage Of Jackie Robinson Playing Football For UCLA
Jackie Robinson, football star? Yup, once upon a time. USC released footage of a game in 1939 between the Trojans and the UCLA Bruins, Robinson’s team, which resulted in a 0-0 tie but had some pretty good action.
In the video, you can see Robinson break a few tackles and launch a vicious hit to pop the ball loose when USC was threatening to score.
As great as Robinson looks on...
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