“They loved me”, Coleman said, “but at that time it was kind of impossible”. I didn’t even let it get through one ring.
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The highest pick from North Dakota State and the first QB from there selected in the draft.
After the top quarterbacks were off the board, the focus quickly turned to the slide by MS offensive tackle Tunsil, once thought to be a potential first overall selection. Floyd’s sack production slipped in each of the past two seasons, but he tantalized scouts with speed and strength at the Combine. After the Giants took Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple, Tunsil finally went to the Dolphins at No. 13. The Buccaneers’ secondary languished last season with 11 interceptions, tied for 21st in the league. In return, the Rams received the Titans’ No. 1 overall pick, a 2016 fourth-round pick and a 2016 sixth-round pick. Since then, they traded Bryon Maxwell, Kiko Alonso and other considerations to Miami to move up to the No. 8 pick.
One of the most intriguing stories of the Draft involved Laremy Tunsil.
“I made a mistake”, Tunsil said, “a huge mistake”. “Somehow, somebody got into my photos and hacked my Twitter account”.
There are going to be quite a few fans who are frustrated with this selection. Both could be in the market for a quarterback such as Paxton Lynch; Colin Kaepernick has said he would like out of San Francisco, and the Browns, despite adding Robert Griffin III, always are looking for a QB. Offensive tackle Taylor Decker to Detroit and speedy linebacker Darron Lee to the Jets ran the Ohio State total to five of the top 20.
The Atlanta Falcons looked south to select Florida safety Keanu Neal at No. 17.
They did live up to their expectations as officially Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are this year’s top picks in the NLF Draft held in Chicago. Last season, Lawson led all FBS defenders with 24.5 tackles for a loss.
Wentz joins an already crowded and well-moneyed quarterback room that includes incumbent starter Sam Bradford and backup Chase Daniel. TCU’s Josh Doctson (22nd, Washington Redskins) and Mississippi’s Laquon Treadwell (23rd, Minnesota Vikings) were next. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was loudly booed when he came out to announce the selection.
Just one other quarterback was taken, as the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos traded up from 31 to 26 to claim Memphis signal caller Paxton Lynch.
Cal’s offense set numerous records under Goff including single-season school marks in 2015 in passing yardage (4,892), passing yards per game (376.3 ypg), passing touchdowns (44), total offense (6,879), total yards per game (529.2 ypg), total touchdowns (63), scoring offense (37.9 ppg, modern-era record), first downs (341) and first downs passing (201), with all the marks previously set in 2013 or 2014. So there will only 31 picks in the first round.
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Jack was the highest-profile player to slip out of the first round. And that was confirmed when the Rams, as expected, took the suspense out of it just minutes into the draft when they selected Goff, leaving Wentz for the Eagles.
