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Vaccaro to attend 2013 NFL Draft
04.11.2013 | Football
April 11, 2013
Former Texas Longhorns safety Kenny Vaccaro will attend the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York, the NFL announced Wednesday. Vaccaro is one of only 23 draft eligible players invited to attend and one of three Big 12 players invited.
The draft will commence on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. CT for Round 1 and then continue Friday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. CT for Rounds 2 and 3. Rounds 4 through 7 will begin on Saturday, April 27 at 11 a.m. CT.
Vaccaro, from Brownwood, Texas, led the team with a career-high 107 tackles (60 solo) in 2012. He also tallied four tackles for loss, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four quarterback hurries and five pass break ups. He was voted 2012 team captain (along with DE Alex Okafor) at the end of the season by his teammates.
Vaccaro was selected as a first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly in 2012. He was was also tabbed first-team 2012 All-Big 12 by the league's coaches for the second season in a row and was named second-team AP All-Big 12 by a panel of sportswriters who cover the league. Vaccaro was selected first-team AP All-Big 12 in 2011.
Vaccaro has appeared in 51 career games with 32 starts where he posted 264 tackles (162 solo), 2 sacks, 16 TFL, five interceptions, 21 pass break ups, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 11 quarterback pressures. Vaccaro has six career double-digit tackle games and was named to the 2012 Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Thorpe Award watch lists. He was tabbed 2012 preseason first-team All-Big 12 by Athlon, Phil Steele and Lindy's magazines, was chosen to the All-Big 12 first team (coaches), second team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) and honorable mention (AP) in 2011 and was honorable mention for Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) that same season.
During the seven rounds of the draft, 254 players will be selected which includes 32 compensatory selections. In Round 1, the teams will have 10 minutes per selection; in Round 2 seven minutes per selection; and in Rounds 3 through 7, five minutes per selection.
The draft will be televised all three days by the NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2.
