Former SFA running back to receive opportunity with Green Bay Packers

NACOGDOCHES – Former Lumberjack running back Louie Runnels has received an invite to Green Bay Packers mini-camp. The two-time All-Southland Conference selection will report to Green Bay Thursday for the beginning of camp.

A four-year letterwinner at SFA, Runnels started 16 games during his time in Nacogdoches. A punishing back with the ability to take a hit, as well as dish one out, Runnels finished his career sixth all-time in school history 2,145 yards rushing. He also finished 10th all-time at SFA with 2,576 all-purpose yards.

Runnels earned second-team All-SLC honors after a sophomore campaign that saw him carry the ball 168 times for 779 yards and seven touchdowns. He followed that up with a junior campaign that saw him record 145 carries for 709 yards and six touchdowns. Following his junior season Runnels was named to the 2006 First-Team All-SLC squad.

Runnels recorded a career night at Southeastern Louisiana in 2006 when he punished the Lions’ defense for 205 yards, and a touchdown, on 22 carries. The effort tied the Bellville, Texas, native for the eighth-best single-game performance in school history, and it was only the 11th time that a Lumberjack had rushed for 200 yards in a game.

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OSU’s Brandon Pettigrew looks good for 2009 Draft.

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Round 2 (51st overall), Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma (Longview)-Washington
Round 3 (80th overall), Bryan Smith, OLB, McNeese State (Newton)-Philadelphia
Round 3 (91st overall), Jermichael Finley, TE, Texas (Diboll)-Green Bay
Round 4 (121st overall), Joseph “Red” Bryant, DL, (Jasper)-Seattle
Round 7 (209th overall), Matt Flynn, QB, LSU (Tyler Lee)-Green Bay
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Nate Jones, WR, Texas (Texas High), Minnesota Vikings

Shannon Boatman, DL, Florida State (Tyler Jr. College), Washington Redskins

David Hawthorne, LB, TCU (Corsicana), Seattle Seahawks

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By not selecting a quarterback late in the draft, and based on what Jerry Jones mentioned in the post-draft press conference, Cowboys would like their third-string quarterback to be a veteran…and not a developmental player.

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Here’s their final list of draftees:

Round 1: Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
Round 1: Michael Jenkins, CB, South Florida
Round 2: Martellus Bennett, TE, Texas A&M
Round 4: Tashard Choice, RB, Georgia Tech
Round 5: Orlando Scandrick, CB, Boise State
Round 6: Erik Walden, DL, Middle Tennessee State

This doesn’t include non-drafted free agent signings, and additional free agent signings, especially at wide receiver and quarterback.

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Here’s his profile, Tashard Choice.

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