Fountain Becomes 19th Panther Taken in NFL Draft

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – After a sensational career at the University of Northern Iowa, former Panther wideout Daurice Fountain was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 159th pick in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Saturday.

With the pick, Fountain becomes UNI's 19th player selected in the NFL Draft and sixth under head coach Mark Farley. Fountain is UNI's first draftee since Deiondre' Hall was taken by the Chicago Bears with the 127th pick in the fourth round of 2016's draft.

Fountain is the first Panther receiver to be drafted since Eddie Berlin in 2001 by the Tennessee Titans. Fountain also becomes the third UNI player to be drafted with the 159^th pick, joining two successful former pros in Berlin (2001) and Bryce Paup (1990).

Fountain's rise up the draft board was in part to his performance at the East-West Shrine Game, where he became the first MVFC player to earn MVP honors for the game after hauling in three catches for 61 yards and 40 yards on punt returns. Fountain continued to turn heads at UNI's Pro Day, after leaping out of the building for a 42.5-inch vertical, which is the highest of any draftee in 2018.

Fountain, a native of Madison, Wisconsin, finished his Panther career as just the sixth player in UNI history to rank in the Top-10 for catches (150), yards (2,077) and touchdowns (23). In 2017, Fountain snagged 66 catches, while racking up 943 yards and 12 scores. His 12 touchdown receptions rank as the fifth-most in a season at UNI, while his 66 catches rank as the ninth-most in a year.

UNI NFL DRAFT HISTORY
1966 - Randy Schultz, RB | Cleveland Browns | 5th round, 74th pick
1966 - Doug Korver, OL | Atlanta Falcons | 18th round, 261st pick
1968 - Ray Pedersen, OL/DL | Baltimore Colts | 17th round, 458th pick
1976 – Bill Salmon, QB | Minnesota Vikings | 10th round, 289th pick
1976 - Mike Timmermans, OL | Green Bay Packers | 17th round, 440th pick
1982 - Steve Sandon, QB | New England Patriots | 11th round, 296th pick
1990 – Byrce Paup, LB | Green Bay Packers | 6th round, 159th pick
1991 - James Jones, DL | Cleveland Browns | 3rd round, 57th pick
1993 - Kenny Shedd, WR | New York Jets | 5th round, 129th pick
1997 – Dedric Ward, WR | New York Jets | 3rd round, 88th pick
1999 - Ty Talton, DB | Detroit Lions | 5th round, 137th pick
2000 - Brad Meester, OL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2nd round, 60th pick
2001 - Eddie Berlin, WR | Tennessee Titans | 5th round, 159th pick
2002 - Ryan Hannam, TE | Seattle Seahawks | 5th round, 169th pick
2008 - Chad Rinehart, OL | Washington Redskins | 3rd round, 96th pick
2008 - Brandon Keith, OL | Arizona Cardinals | 7th round, 225th pick
2015 – David Johnson, RB |Arizona Cardinals | 3rd round, 86th pick
2016 – Deiondre' Hall, DB | Chicago Bears | 4th round, 127th pick
2018 – Daurice Fountain, WR | Indianapolis Colts | 5th round, 159th pick

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