Only 264 of them were invited to become players in the National Football League in the 2011 draft.
Attention Panic Blogginarians: Keep an eye out for number 238 in draft order but number 1 in our hearts, alumnus of West Anchorage High and the University of Idaho, Anchorage's own:
Daniel Hardy.
When Daniel was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers I was lucky enough to be sitting next to his very proud mother - who then proceeded to cause us temporary hearing loss in her jubilation "whoop".
All the best to you, Daniel, you've just made about 50 people I know into instant Tampa Bay fans.
