The last time an NFL Draft went by and the Miami Hurricanes didn't have a player go in the first round, Nancy Kerrigan was recovering from taking a pipe to the leg, the Bills were mourning their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" was released on video, and Anthony Edwards and George Clooney were starring in the first episode of "ER."

The next year, The U started a streak of players being drafted in the first round that will last up until 2009, when, oddly enough, "ER" finally went off the air. Here's what the streak looked like:

1995: Warren Sapp
1996: Ray Lewis
1997: Yatil Green, Kenard Lang, Kenny Holmes
1998: Duane Starks
1999: Edgerrin James
2000: Bubba Franks
2001: Dan Morgan, Damione Lewis, Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne
2002: Bryant McKinnie, Jeremy Shockey, Phillip Buchanon, Ed Reed, Mike Rumph
2003: Andre Johnson, Jerome McDougle, Willis McGahee, William Joseph
2004: Sean Taylor, Kellen Winslow, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, Vince Wilfork
2005: Antrel Rolle
2006: Kelly Jennings
2007: Brandon Meriweather, Jon Beason, Greg Olsen
2008: Kenny Phillips

And the "2009" section will read, "no one."

That's an astounding run, Hurricanes. I'd advise fans of the Hurricane program not to despair about the streak ending, because it's so amazing and unlikely to ever be equaled, but I'm pretty sure all the despair there focuses more on seasons that end in the MPC Computer Bowl, in no bowl, or in the Emerald Bowl.

Cornerback Bruce Johnson's the only Hurricane who will be drafted this year, but it's not likely to be on the first day. If someone ends up taking him in the first round, it will be because some general manager has a deep, twisted sentimentality for Miami, Michael Irvin knocked him out and made the draft pick for him, or because someone hired Matt Millen at the last minute.

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