Adam Snyder made quite a name for himself playing football on Saturdays.
Now he’ll try his luck on Sundays.
The former Oregon offensive lineman was selected by San Francisco in the third round of the National Football League draft on Saturday. The 49ers traded a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick to Philadelphia to move into the 30th spot in the third round and chose Snyder as the 94th overall selection.
Snyder spent his entire senior season with the Ducks at left tackle but has also played guard during his collegiate career. Several pro scouts project that he’ll play guard in the NFL.
A three-year starter at Oregon, Snyder was twice named first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference and earned Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Michigan in September 2003 in which the Ducks upset the Wolverines, 31-27. It was the first time since 1995 that an offensive lineman garnered such praise.
Marcus Maxwell was the only other former Oregon player drafted this year. The 6-foot-5 wide receiver was also selected by San Francisco, taken as the ninth pick (223rd overall) in the seventh round.
The former junior college standout caught 36 passes for 401 yards and two touchdowns during his two-year stint with the Ducks.
Former Nebraska offensive lineman Richie Incognito, who attempted to join Oregon in the fall after being kicked off the Cornhusker team for repeated violations of team rules, was selected by St. Louis as the 17th pick (81st overall) of the third round.
In all, 33 athletes from Pac-10 schools were selected during the NFL’s two-day, seven-round draft.
Oregon State had three players chosen, including defensive end Bill Swancutt, quarterback Derek Anderson and offensive tackle Doug Nienhuis. Swancutt, the 2004-05 Co-Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, was taken by Detroit as the 10th pick (184th overall) of the sixth round. Anderson was selected by Baltimore as the 39th pick (213th overall) in the sixth round, and Nienhuis was taken by Seattle as the 40th selection (254th overall) of the seventh round.
Beaver cornerback Brandon Browner, who received a grade of 88 out of 100 from Scouts Inc. and was once projected as a first-round pick, was not selected.
Stanford had the most players selected from the conference with six. Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe was the first Cardinal to come off the board when he was selected by St. Louis as the second pick (66th overall) in the third round. Lake Oswego native and former Lakeridge High School star David Bergeron was also selected. The inside linebacker was taken by Philadelphia as the 38th pick (252nd overall) of the seventh round.
Three Pac-10 players were taken in the first round, including former Southern California wide receiver Mike Williams (10th to Detroit), California quarterback Aaron Rodgers (24th to Green Bay) and Trojan defensive tackle Mike Patterson (31st to Philadelphia).
Two-time defending national champion USC saw five players selected, including quarterback Matt Cassel, who was taken by New England as the 16th pick (230th overall) of the seventh round, despite attempting only 33 passes as a four-year backup to the likes of Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart.
Cal also had five players selected, followed by UCLA with four, Washington State and Arizona State with three and Washington and Oregon with two.
Arizona was the only Pac-10 school that didn’t have an athlete drafted.
Other notable conference selections include: USC defensive tackle Shaun Cody (Detroit, second round) and inside linebacker Lofa Tatupu (Seattle, second round); Cal running back J.J Arrington (Arizona, second round); Washington offensive tackle Khalif Barnes (Jacksonville, second round); Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter (Oakland, third round); and Stanford tight end Alex Smith (Tampa Bay, third round).

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