With the 17th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots have selected former (and forever) Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Christian Gonzalez.
Technically an Oregon product, Gonzalez should be celebrated as a Buff. Maybe he wouldn’t have had the chance to shine as much on a moribund CU defense, but he was the best or second best player on the team in 2020 and 2021. He may have stayed if Karl Dorrell realized he needed to recruit his own players with the updated transfer rules, or if the CU administration was able to keep DBs coach Demetrice Martin from joining the Oregon staff.