Six Members Of The 2015 NFL Draft Class
In 2015, the AAU did some research into how many of the then-NFL draftees competed in AAU events as youths, and the results were surprising. Six members of the 2015 draft (No. 4 Amari Cooper, No. 26 Breshad Perriman, No. 29 Phillip Dorsett, No. 47 Eric Rowe, No. 70 Jaelen Strong, and No. 251 Tauren Nixon) were AAU alums, and their race results live on to today.
Of note, Phillip Dorsett competed in five events at the 2007 AAU Junior Olympics, with his highest finish being 7th in the Youth Outdoor Pentathlon with a score of 2614, and Jaelen Strong competed in at least the 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008 AAU Junior Olympics, taking home a national title in the 2003 Boys' Sub-Bantam Long Jump with a 4.39m leap.
