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There is no telling how Texas' fortunes might have been different had star quarterback Vince Young stayed in college for his senior season, but this we know: The three-lo Scooter Gennett Jersey s year that followed the Longhorns' 2005 national championship season could have been a lot better had he done so.Young revealed Wednesday on that he would have come back to quarterback the Longhorns for his senior year had he known the were going to pa s on him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2006."It was very close. The had the No. 1 pick, that was the place I wanted to play at," Young said. "I wish they would've told me that they weren't picking me because I would've stayed in for my senior year Joe Morgan Jersey . But it didn't happen like that."As it turned out, the went with defensive end with the top pick in Eugenio Suarez Jersey '06, and the with the No. 2 pick. The ended Young's wait with the No. 3 overall pick, but he later fell out of favor with then-coach and was jettisoned after five unremarkable seasons. Young, now retired, at UT as a development officer with its Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE).Don't cry any tears, though, Texas fans. After all, it's not as if Young could have had any sort of notion about his draft fate in time to stay in school. The mid-January deadline for undercla smen to declare draft eligibility, which is more than three months before the draft Drew Storen Jersey , is long before NFL clubs make up their minds about a first-round draft choice.Still, it's surprising that Young, or any top draft pick for that matter, would want to play for a particular franchise so badly that it would make the difference in an early entry decision. Reggie Sanders Jersey Clearly enough, Young was convinced at the time that he would be chosen No. 1 overall.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *.
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