nfl draft Carolina Panthers select G Edmund Kugbila

[KillerKat]

Kugbila was picked to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine, but this wasn’t likely the most fortuitous selection in his family’s history. Kugliba’s parents Cletus and Lucy, won a visa lottery that allowed their family to move to the United States from Ghana. Kugbila and his family moved to the U.S. in 2000 when he was 10 years old. His younger brother Romauld, an Archer grad, is a freshman on the West Georgia football team. Edmund began playing football in the seventh grade. His size and talent attracted schools such as Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt and Florida, but a low SAT score prevented him from academically qualifying for a Division I school.

However, Kugbila has made the most of his time at Valdosta State. After playing in all 10 games in 2009 as a reserve, Kugbila started 10 games at tackle in the following season, and recorded the second most knockdown blocks on the team. In 2011, Kugbila moved to guard and played in all 10 games with eight starts. He was named all-conference and third team All-American. Kugbila finished his college career by helping Valdosta claim the national championship in 2012.

[nickzz]

can't say i've ever heard of him

[nosuchthingasapanther]

who the fug is the kug?

[MadHatter]

Big Hig Molly....all I got

[Captain Morgan]

WOW

[thunderraiden]

No clue, kinda wish we never draft another D2 player again after armini and armanti failures.

[toldozer]

Is he big, is he a mauler? If so i like

[Keith Moons Liver]

who?

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

F*ck that, Barrett Jones was still there.

On top of that NFL.com gave him a 52.0 rating.

[kmgreensman]

uhhh...who?? Wow.. Didn't see that one coming..

[jtnc]

Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

[SCMunnerlyn1]

That's the college in my town. He's prolly on my facebook friends and I just slammed this pick so hopefulyl he doesn't get too butthurt but i'm pissed.

[Rubi]

A head scratcher...

[KillerKat]

6'4, 317. Was ranked at number 14 of guards on draftcountdown.