FanHouse SelwynLymon

A look at the 2007 junior class as players decide whether to enter the 2008 NFL draft.

The NFL has released its complete list of underclassmen who have declared for the 2008 draft, and one of the surprise names on the list is Purdue wide receiver Selwyn Lymon.

I don't think Lymon is going to get drafted, and I don't think he thinks he's going to get drafted. But for some of the players who declare right at the deadline (which was last night), they really have no other option.

Lymon is an undeniably talented player, listed at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds and with good athleticism. But he's simply unable to avoid trouble off the field, from getting benched for academic problems his freshman year to getting stabbed in the chest in March to getting suspended in September to getting kicked off the team for good in November.

When he's actually playing football, he can be quite good at it. His 238 receiving yards against Notre Dame in 2006 were the most any player has ever gained against the Irish. But one great game isn't nearly enough to offset all the problems he's caused, and not only will Lymon not be drafted, he'll be lucky if he can find a team that will invite him to training camp.

See the full list of 2008 NFL draft early entries.

I reported here yesterday about the latest incident involving Purdue wideout Selwyn Lymon. Excuse me, I meant former Purdue wideout Selwyn Lymon.

It seems that Lymon's latest arrest for DUI and resisting arrest, along with a bar fight that resulted in Lymon being stabbed back in March, is just too much for Purdue, and they've kicked Selwyn off the team.

"Selwyn is the victim of making some very poor choices, and, in addition to dealing with the legal ramifications of those poor choices, he no longer will be a part of the football program at Purdue," coach Joe Tiller said in a statement.

A Tippecanoe County court magistrate on Monday ordered Lymon jailed without bond. He also was charged with resisting arrest and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device required as a condition of previous charges.

Lymon compared his dismissal to being "stabbed in the back. At least when I was stabbed in the chest, I saw it coming."*

*Totally not true

With so many teams in the Big Ten bowl eligible this season, it's entirely possible the 7-5 Purdue Boilermakers will find themselves at home this bowl season. If they do end up playing in a bowl game though, it's also entirely possible they'll be playing in the game without Selwyn Lymon.

Lymon was arrested early on Monday morning for drunken driving and resisting arrest.

Lymon was being held without bond at Tippecanoe County Jail on Monday following his Sunday morning arrest in West Lafayette. Police say he had a blood-alcohol content of .15 percent, nearly double the state's legal limit.

Lymon's junior season has been a bit of a disappointment, because even though he has made seven more catches this season, he's gained 130 less yards. He's fourth on the team with 40 receptions for 450 yards and two touchdowns.

Coach Joe Tiller didn't have anything to say about the incident on Monday, so we can't be sure what punishment the school plans on handing out. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if Lymon is suspended from any bowl game Purdue may end up in because this isn't the first time Lymon's gotten into trouble this year.

You may remember that he was stabbed in the chest back in March after getting into a fight in West Lafayette outside of a bar.

We just have no idea when, or for how long.

If you don't remember Selwyn Lymon's story, it's your typical romantic fairy tale. Selwyn went to a bar with a few friends, used a fake ID to get in, then had some beers and seven or eight shots of vodka. Hey, who's counting after the first three anyway?

As so often happens when you drink that much vodka, you fall in love with some girl in the bar. This happened to Lymon, and he went to her to let his feelings be known. Apparently she didn't like Selwyn as much as he liked her because she then stabbed him in the chest.

Then a whole war of love broke out in the bar, and Lymon ended up being charged with six different misdemeanors. Things like battery, lying to the cops, drunk driving, and illegal alcohol possession. You know, college stuff.

Along with Lymon, two other Purdue football players were charged in the brawl as well. Jonte Lindsay and Stanford Keglar were both charged with a couple of misdemeanors as well.

All the players will be subject to further punishment by Joe Tiller, but Joe wants to wait until the courts make their decision first.

"I have decided to deal with the one aspect that is not in dispute -- that Selwyn was underage and had consumed alcohol," Tiller said. "Disciplinary steps will be taken with him on this matter."

Lymon's court hearing isn't until September 24th, so he still has some time to fall in love with other girls. He'll have even more time when Tiller suspends him for what I'm guessing will be at least a game.

Purdue wide receiver Selwyn Lymon can't catch a break:

Lymon arrived at a hospital about 2:45 a.m. with a stab wound to the upper chest and told medical workers that he was attacked at a near-campus nightclub, said John Walker, deputy chief of West Lafayette Police Department. Lymon, 20, of Fort Wayne, was in stable condition before going to surgery at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette, police said. An updated condition was not immediately available from hospital officials.

Lymon doesn't appear to be in any serious trouble but -- stab wounds to the chest not being a common athletic injury outside of Thailand and people who've crossed Ray Lewis -- no prognosis is immediately available.

If Lymon is unavailable early in the season, it would be a blow to the Boilermaker's admittedly vague hopes for a big year. Notre Dame fans, though obviously concerned for the young man's well-being, might say a little prayer he and his 238 receiving yards -- a Notre Dame opponent record -- are absent for this fall's Purdue game.

Previously on Fanhouse:
Spring Practice Questions: Purdue Boilermakers
Selwyn Lymon Has Never Seen 'A Christmas Story'