Mr. Gettis goes to Washington

Iowa guard Adam Gettis was selected by the Washington in the fifth round of the NFL draft on Saturday.

Gettis (6-foot-2, 293 pounds) was a second-team all-Big Ten guard last year for the Hawkeyes. He started all 13 games at right guard for the Hawkeyes. He'll compete for playing time in Washington's interior offensive line.

Gettis said in February his favorite college football moment was simply playing for the Hawkeyes.

"I would say just coming out of that tunnel every Saturday at Iowa," he said. "You see 70,000 fans and you're with all your best friends. You know you're going out there for a purpose and everybody has got that same purpose. We all just want to go out and win. I feel like that's the greatest feeling of all time."

Iowa defensive tackle Mike Daniels, who was drafted by Green Bay on Saturday, touted Gettis' ability after battling him for five years in practice.

"Adam Gettis is probably the most difficult player I've played against in the last five years," Daniels said. " Next to him would be David Molk, center from Michigan."