Staff Report
Terrance Pennington became the second Lobo taken in the 2006 NFL Draft when he was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round.
Pennington, a 6-foot-7-inch, 325-pound tackle, and former Lobo center Ryan Cook were the only two UNM players selected in this year's draft. The Bills took Pennington with the 216th overall pick after Cook was chosen 51st by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round.
Pennington was a two-year starter for the Lobos and averaged 6.5 knockdown blocks per game during the 2005-06 season, which was his senior year. This is the first time in UNM football history that two offensive linemen were taken in the draft in the same year. Pennington became the eighth player drafted under head coach Rocky Long, who took over in 1998.
The Buffalo Bills drafted another UNM player, kicker Bob Berg, in the 17th round of the 1976 draft.
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Former Lobo wide receiver Hank Baskett and tailback DonTrell Moore are two notable UNM players who did not get selected in the 2006 draft. However, Moore signed a free-agent contract with the New York Jets. Baskett, projected by ESPN.com's Mel Kiper Jr. to be picked in the fourth round, signed a free-agent deal with the Minnesota Vikings.
Moore left UNM as the school's all-time leading rusher with 4,973 career yards. He also leads the Mountain West Conference in career yardage and is the sixth player in NCAA Division I history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in four straight seasons.
Baskett is the third-leading career receiver at UNM and finished with 2,288 receiving yards. He caught 121 passes last season.
