Ikaika Gets Drafted

The Detroit Lions just drafted Ikaika Alama-Francis in the 2nd round! More news to come.

UPDATE: Some comments from Yahoo Sports.

He burst onto the scene as a senior. He's real athletic and has excellent size at 6-6 and 265-270 pounds. He suffered an arm injury in the Hula Bowl that likely prevented him from being taken higher

UPDATE 2: Here's a quote from June Jones, from the Star-Bulletin:

"Obviously, we're very happy for them and their families," Warriors coach June Jone said. "It's been an exciting day. And being picked so close together, our program got a lot of play on ESPN."

UPDATE 3: Speaking of ESPN, here's video of Chris Berman and the rest of the guys talking about Ikaika after he got drafted.



UPDATE 4: Thanks to Garret on this Warrior Beat post, here's a quote from Lions president Matt Millen in The Detroit Free Press.

The Lions traded with New Orleans to get the 58th overall pick, which they used on Hawaii defensive lineman Ikaika Alama-Francis. A trade with Baltimore netted the 61st pick, which Detroit used on Boise State safety Gerald Alexander.

Alama-Francis, 6-5, 250, is a former basketball player who switched to football only four years ago.

“His best stuff is coming,” Millen said. “He hasn’t played a lot of football, but what he has played has been impressive.”

Check out Garret's blog of Warrior quotes here.