La’el Collins Plans To Sign Soon
Though some believed he could be drafted today, former LSU offensive lineman La’el Collins did ultimately go undrafted as he waits to speak with investigators next week regarding his involvement an ongoing murder case. However, Collins does intend to sign a contract once he is cleared, reports Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, although that won’t come until Monday at the earliest, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link).
Collins is scheduled to speak with police on Monday, so interested teams obviously want to wait until that meeting is concluded before they move forward. Collins isn’t regarded as a suspect in the case, but it’s understandable that teams don’t want to take the risk until the matter is resolved. Though reports indicated that Collins wouldn’t sign with a contract unless he was drafted on Day Two, that could have just been posturing as Collins tried to force clubs to choose him yesterday.
Despite his attempt to be removed from this year’s draft, Collins wasn’t allowed to enter the supplemental draft, and though he may have aimed to enter the 2016 draft, we learned earlier today that that won’t be allowed either. No matter the outcome, the events of that past ffew days will have terrible consequences: either Collins was involved in a horrific incident, or he is innocent and lost millions of dollars due to unfortunate timing.
According to Connor Orr of NFL.com, the Giants were among the teams “thinking” about Collins during the draft, but scouting director Marc Ross says New York wasn’t going to take that type of risk. Additionally, the Bills GM Doug Whaley says his club won’t consider Collins as a UDFA, calling the entire situation “too cloudy” right now (Twitter link via Joe Buscaglia of WKBW).
As an undrafted free agent, Collins won’t be able earn the type of money he would have as a first-rounder, but as Florio writes in the piece above, Collins’ financial future may not be entirely dire. There are a number of benefits to signing a UDFA contract, including a shorter length of deal (three years as opposed to four), and the ability to renegotiate after just two years. Plus, even if RFA tender levels continue to rise at only their current five percent rate, Collins could end up making a significant amount of cash.
Complete 2015 NFL Draft Results
Here are all the complete results for the 2015 NFL draft, by round:
Round One:
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston, QB (Florida State)
- Tennessee Titans: Marcus Mariota, QB (Oregon)
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Dante Fowler Jr., DE/OLB (Florida)
- Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper, WR (Alabama)
- Washington: Brandon Scherff, OL (Iowa)
- New York Jets: Leonard Williams, DL (USC)
- Chicago Bears: Kevin White, WR (West Virginia)
- Atlanta Falcons: Vic Beasley, DE/OLB (Clemson)
- New York Giants: Ereck Flowers, T (Miami)
- St. Louis Rams: Todd Gurley, RB (Georgia)
- Minnesota Vikings: Trae Waynes, CB (Michigan State)
- Cleveland Browns: Danny Shelton, DT (Washington)
- New Orleans Saints: Andrus Peat, T (Stanford)
- Miami Dolphins: DeVante Parker, WR (Louisville)
- San Diego Chargers (from San Francisco): Melvin Gordon, RB (Wisconsin)
- Houston Texans: Kevin Johnson, CB (Wake Forest)
- San Francisco 49ers (from San Diego): Arik Armstead, DL (Oregon)
- Kansas City Chiefs: Marcus Peters, CB (Washington)
- Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo): Cameron Erving, OL (Florida State)
- Philadelphia Eagles: Nelson Agholor, WR (USC)
- Cincinnati Bengals: Cedric Ogbuehi, OL (Texas A&M)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Bud Dupree, DE/OLB (Kentucky)
- Denver Broncos (from Detroit): Shane Ray, DE/OLB (Missouri)
- Arizona Cardinals: D.J. Humphries, T (Florida)
- Carolina Panthers: Shaq Thompson, LB (Washington)
- Baltimore Ravens: Breshad Perriman, WR (UCF)
- Dallas Cowboys: Byron Jones, CB (Connecticut)
- Detroit Lions (from Denver): Laken Tomlinson, G (Duke)
- Indianapolis Colts: Phillip Dorsett, WR (Miami)
- Green Bay Packers: Damarious Randall, S (Arizona State)
- New Orleans Saints (from Seattle): Stephone Anthony, LB (Clemson)
- New England Patriots: Malcom Brown, DT (Texas)
2015 NFL Draft Picks By Team
Here’s the complete breakdown of 2015 NFL draft picks by team, sorted alphabetically. Picks are listed by round and overall selection, and the number of picks each team holds is noted in parentheses:
Arizona Cardinals (7):
- 1-24: D.J. Humphries, T (Florida)
- 2-58: Markus Golden, DE/OLB (Missouri)
- 3-86: David Johnson, RB (Northern Iowa)
- 4-116: Rodney Gunter, DL (Delaware State)
- 5-158: Shaq Riddick, DE (West Virginia)
- 5-159: J.J. Nelson, WR (UAB)
- 7-256: Gerald Christian, TE (Louisville)
Atlanta Falcons (7):
- 1-8: Vic Beasley, DE/OLB (Clemson)
- 2-42: Jalen Collins, CB (LSU)
- 3-73: Tevin Coleman, RB (Indiana)
- 4-107: Justin Hardy, WR (East Carolina)
- 5-137: Grady Jarrett, DT (Clemson)
- 7-225: Jake Rodgers, T (Eastern Washington)
- 7-250: Akeem King, S (San Jose State)
Baltimore Ravens (9):
- 1-26: Breshad Perriman, WR (UCF)
- 2-55: Maxx Williams, TE (Minnesota)
- 3-90: Carl Davis, DT (Iowa)
- 4-122: Za’Darius Smith, DE/OLB (Kentucky)
- 4-125: Buck Allen, RB (USC)
- 4-136: Tray Walker, CB (Texas Southern)
- 5-171: Nick Boyle, TE (Delaware)
- 5-176: Robert Myers, G (Tennessee State)
- 6-204: Darren Waller, WR (Georgia Tech)
2015 NFL Draft Results: Day Three
The final day of the 2015 NFL draft is underway, and we’ll get through the last four rounds this afternoon. We recapped the day one and day two action, including every trade, and we also have breakdowns of the first 99 picks by team.
Here are today’s draft results (links to trades indicate that those deals happened today):
Round Four:
- Tennessee Titans: Angelo Blackson, DT (Auburn)
- New England Patriots (from Tampa Bay): Trey Flowers, DE (Arkansas)
- Carolina Panthers (from Oakland): Daryl Williams, T (Oklahoma)
- New York Jets (from Jacksonville): Bryce Petty, QB (Baylor)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (from New York Jets): James Sample, S (Louisville)
- Washington: Jamison Crowder, WR (Duke)
- Chicago Bears: Jeremy Langford, RB (Michigan State)
- Atlanta Falcons: Justin Hardy, WR (East Carolina)
- Tennessee Titans (from New York Giants): Jalston Fowler, FB (Alabama)
- Indianapolis Colts (from St. Louis via Tampa Bay): Clayton Geathers, S (UCF)
- Minnesota Vikings: T.J. Clemmings, T (Pittsburgh)
- New England Patriots (from Cleveland): Tre Jackson, G (Florida State)
- Washington (from New Orleans via Seattle): Arie Kouandjio, G (Alabama)
- Detroit Lions (from San Francisco via Buffalo and Philadelphia): Gabe Wright, DT (Auburn)
- Miami Dolphins: Jamil Douglas, G (Arizona State)
- Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo): Ibraheim Campbell, S (Northwestern)
- Arizona Cardinals (from Houston via Cleveland): Rodney Gunter, DL (Delaware State)
- San Francisco 49ers (from San Diego): Blake Bell, TE (Oklahoma)
- Kansas City Chiefs: Ramik Wilson, OLB (Georgia)
- St. Louis Rams (from Philadelphia): Andrew Donnal, T (Iowa)
- Cincinnati Bengals: Josh Shaw, DB (USC)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Doran Grant, CB (Ohio State)
- Baltimore Ravens (from Detroit): Za’Darius Smith, DE/OLB (Kentucky)
- Cleveland Browns (from Arizona): Vince Mayle, WR (Washington State)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Carolina via Oakland): Kwon Alexander, LB (LSU)
- Baltimore Ravens: Buck Allen, RB (USC)
- San Francisco 49ers (from Denver): Mike Davis, RB (South Carolina)
- Dallas Cowboys: Damien Wilson, ILB (Minnesota)
- Oakland Raiders (from Indianapolis via Tampa Bay): Jon Feliciano, G (Miami)
- Green Bay Packers: Jake Ryan, ILB (Michigan)
- Seattle Seahawks: Terry Poole, T (San Diego State)
- New England Patriots: Shaq Mason, C (Georgia Tech)
- San Francisco 49ers (compensatory pick): DeAndre Smelter, WR (Georgia Tech)
- Denver Broncos (compensatory pick): Max Garcia, C (Florida)
- Seattle Seahawks (compensatory pick): Mark Glowinski, G (West Virginia)
- Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory pick): Marcus Hardison, DT (Arizona State)
- Baltimore Ravens (compensatory pick): Tray Walker, CB (Texas Southern)
Round Five:
- Atlanta Falcons (from Tampa Bay via Buffalo and Minnesota): Grady Jarrett, DT (Clemson)
- Tennessee Titans: David Cobb, RB (Minnesota)
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Rashad Greene, WR (Florida State)
- Oakland Raiders: Ben Heeney, ILB (Kansas)
- Washington: Martrell Spaight, OLB (Arkansas)
- Chicago Bears (from New York Jets): Adrian Amos, S (Penn State)
- Minnesota Vikings (from Chicago via Denver and Detroit): MyCole Pruitt, TE (Southern Illinois)
- New York Giants: Mykkele Thompson, S (Texas)
- Miami Dolphins (from St. Louis via Philadelphia): Bobby McCain, CB (Memphis)
- Minnesota Vikings (from Atlanta): Stefon Diggs, WR (Maryland)
- Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland via New England): Brett Hundley, QB (UCLA)
- New Orleans Saints: Davis Tull, OLB (Chattanooga)
- Miami Dolphins (via Minnesota): Jay Ajayi, RB (Boise State)
- Miami Dolphins: Ced Thompson, S (Minnesota)
- Indianapolis Colts (from San Francisco): David Parry, DT (Stanford)
- New York Jets (from Houston): Jarvis Harrison, G (Texas A&M)
- San Diego Chargers: Kyle Emanuel, OLB (North Dakota State)
- New Orleans Saints (from Kansas City): Tyeler Davison, DT (Fresno State)
- Buffalo Bills: Karlos Williams, RB (Florida State)
- Miami Dolphins (from Philadelphia): Tony Lippett, CB (Michigan State)
- Cincinnati Bengals: C.J. Uzomah, TE (Auburn)
- Arizona Cardinals (from Detroit via Baltimore): Shaq Riddick, DE (West Virginia)
- Arizona Cardinals: J.J. Nelson, WR (UAB)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Jesse James, TE (Penn State)
- Oakland Raiders (from Carolina): Neiron Ball, OLB (Florida)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Baltimore): Kenny Bell, WR (Nebraska)
- Dallas Cowboys: Ryan Russell, DE (Purdue)
- Denver Broncos: Lorenzo Doss, CB (Tulane)
- San Francisco 49ers (from Indianapolis): Bradley Pinion, P (Clemson)
- New England Patriots (from Green Bay): Joe Cardona, LS (Navy)
- New Orleans Saints (from Seattle via Washington): Damian Swann, CB (Georgia)
- Detroit Lions (from New England via Tampa Bay): Michael Burton, FB (Rutgers)
- Carolina Panthers (compensatory pick): David Mayo, ILB (Texas State)
- Seattle Seahawks (compensatory pick): Tye Smith, CB (Towson)
- Baltimore Ravens (compensatory pick): Nick Boyle, TE (Delaware)
- Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory pick): D.J. Alexander, OLB (Oregon State)
- Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory pick): James O’Shaughnessy, TE (Illinois State)
- Carolina Panthers (compensatory pick): Cameron Artis-Payne, RB (Auburn)
- Houston Texans (compensatory pick): Keith Mumphery, WR (Michigan State)
- Baltimore Ravens (compensatory pick): Robert Myers, G (Tennessee State)
Round Six:
- Tennessee Titans: Deiontrez Mount, OLB (Louisville)
- New England Patriots (from Tampa Bay): Matthew Wells, OLB (Mississippi State)
- Oakland Raiders: Max Valles, DE/LB (Virginia)
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Michael Bennett, DT (Ohio State)
- Washington (from New York Jets via Seattle): Kyshoen Jarrett, S (Virginia Tech)
- Washington: Tevin Mitchel, CB (Arkansas)
- Chicago Bears: Tayo Fabuluje, T (TCU)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from St. Louis): Kaelin Clay, WR (Utah)
- Minnesota Vikings (from Atlanta): Tyrus Thompson, T (Oklahoma)
- New York Giants: Geremy Davis, WR (Connecticut)
- Washington (from New Orleans): Evan Spencer, WR (Ohio State)
- Buffalo Bills (from Minnesota): Tony Steward, OLB (Clemson)
- Cleveland Browns: Charles Gaines, CB (Louisville)
- San Francisco 49ers: Ian Silberman, G (Boston College)
- Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami): JaCorey Shepherd, CB (Kansas)
- San Diego Chargers: Darius Philon, DT (Arkansas)
- Minnesota Vikings (from Kansas City): B.J. Dubose, DL (Louisville)
- Buffalo Bills: Nick O’Leary, TE (Florida State)
- Cleveland Browns (from Houston): Malcolm Johnson, FB/TE (Mississippi State)
- Philadelphia Eagles: Randall Evans, CB (Kansas State)
- Cincinnati Bengals: Derron Smith, S (Fresno State)
- Cleveland Browns (from Arizona): Randall Telfer, TE (USC)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: L.T. Walton, DL (Central Michigan)
- Detroit Lions: Quandre Diggs, CB (Texas)
- St. Louis Rams (from Carolina): Bud Sasser, WR (Missouri)
- New England Patriots (from Baltimore via Cleveland): A.J. Derby, TE (Arkansas)
- Denver Broncos: Darius Kilgo, DT (Maryland)
- Baltimore Ravens (from Dallas): Darren Waller, WR (Georgia Tech)
- Indianapolis Colts: Josh Robinson, RB (Mississippi State)
- Green Bay Packers: Aaron Ripkowski, FB (Oklahoma)
- Indianapolis Colts (from Seattle): Amarlo Herrera, LB (Georgia)
- Tennessee Titans (from New England): Andy Gallik, C (Boston College)
- Seattle Seahawks (compensatory pick): Obum Gwacham, DE (Oregon State)
- Green Bay Packers (compensatory pick): Christian Ringo, DE (Louisiana-Lafayette)
- Houston Texans (compensatory pick): Reshard Cliett, OLB (South Florida)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory pick): Anthony Chickillo, DE/OLB (Miami)
- Green Bay Packers (compensatory pick): Kennard Backman, TE (UAB)
- Seattle Seahawks (compensatory pick): Kristjan Sokoli, OL/DL (Buffalo)
- St. Louis Rams (compensatory pick): Cody Wichmann, G (Fresno State)
- Houston Texans (compensatory pick): Christian Covington, DL (Rice)
- Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory pick): Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT (Southern Miss)
Round Seven:
- Oakland Raiders (from Tampa Bay): Anthony Morris, T (Tennessee State)
- Cleveland Browns (from Tennessee via New England): Hayes Pullard, ILB (USC)
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Neal Sterling, WR (Monmouth)
- Oakland Raiders: Andre Debose, WR/KR (Florida)
- Washington: Austin Reiter, C (South Florida)
- New York Jets: Deon Simon, DT (Northwestern State)
- St. Louis Rams (from Chicago via New York Jets): Bryce Hager, LB (Baylor)
- Atlanta Falcons: Jake Rodgers, T (Eastern Washington)
- New York Giants: Bobby Hart, T (Florida State)
- St. Louis Rams: Martin Ifedi, DE (Memphis)
- Minnesota Vikings: Austin Shepherd, OL (Alabama)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (from Cleveland via Houston and New York Jets): Ben Koyack, TE (Notre Dame)
- New Orleans Saints: Marcus Murphy, RB (Missouri)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Miami via Baltimore and Detroit): Joey Iosefa, FB (Hawaii)
- Minnesota Vikings (from San Francisco via Miami): Edmond Robinson, OLB (Newberry)
- Kansas City Chiefs: Da’Ron Brown, WR (Northern Illinois)
- Buffalo Bills: Dezmin Lewis, WR (Central Arkansas)
- Houston Texans: Kenny Hilliard, RB (LSU)
- Dallas Cowboys (from San Diego): Mark Nzeocha, OLB (Wyoming)
- Philadelphia Eagles: Brian Mihalik, DE (Boston College)
- Cincinnati Bengals: Mario Alford, WR/KR (West Virginia)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Gerod Holliman, S (Louisville)
- Detroit Lions: Corey Robinson, T (South Carolina)
- Cleveland Browns (from Arizona): Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB (Oregon)
- Oakland Raiders (from Carolina): Dexter McDonald, CB (Kansas)
- Dallas Cowboys (from Baltimore): Laurence Gibson, T (Virginia Tech)
- San Francisco 49ers (from Dallas via Indianapolis): Trenton Brown, OL (Florida)
- Tennessee Titans (from Denver via New York Giants): Tre McBride, WR (William & Mary)
- Dallas Cowboys (from Indianapolis via San Francisco): Geoff Swaim, TE (Texas)
- New England Patriots (from Green Bay): Darryl Roberts, CB (Marshall)
- Seattle Seahawks: Ryan Smith-Murphy, S (Oregon State)
- Atlanta Falcons (from New England via St. Louis): Akeem King, S (San Jose State)
- Denver Broncos (compensatory pick): Trevor Siemian, QB (Northwestern)
- Denver Broncos (compensatory pick): Taurean Nixon, CB (Tulane)
- Denver Broncos (compensatory pick): Josh Furman, S (Oklahoma State)
- New England Patriots (compensatory pick): Xzavier Dickson, DE (Alabama)
- San Francisco 49ers (compensatory pick): Rory Anderson, TE (South Carolina)
- Indianapolis Colts (compensatory pick): Denzelle Good, T (Mars Hill)
- Arizona Cardinals (compensatory pick): Gerald Christian, TE (Louisville)
Extra Points: Glennon, Pats, Panthers, S. Moss
As soon as the 2015 NFL concludes, there will be a flurry of news related to undrafted free agent signings. Each team will add 10-12 extra players in the coming days, and while we’ll cover each transaction, we won’t rush to get all the information out as quickly as possible. As we did last year at this time, we’ll wait until a club confirms its UDFA moves before we post them — it’s a policy that will make the information a bit more palatable for readers (and surely, for us as well).
With that said, let’s take a look at some notes as the draft wraps up:
- Despite their selection of Jameis Winston with the first overall pick, the Buccaneers did not receive any calls about backup quarterback Mike Glennon, according to Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune (via Twitter). As Cummings notes, Tampa has made it clear that Glennon isn’t on the trade block, so it’s not a total surprise that no other clubs expressed interest.
- The Patriots selected Navy long snapper Joe Cardona with their fifth-round pick, but might not have the four-year starter when they open up the regular season in September, Cardona has a pending military service commitment, and is required to serve five years as a Naval Officer following his graduation and commission in May, writes Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun. Cardona will apply for an exemption that will allow him to postpone his service in order to pursue an NFL career.
- The Panthers selected linebacker/safety hybrid Shaq Thompson with their first-round pick, but drew some criticism about not trading down and selecting him where he was likely to be available early in round two. General manager David Gettleman defended the pick, noting the value of having the fifth-year option on a first-round pick, according to Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer (via Twitter).
- Washington drafted a pair of receivers in Jamison Crowder and Evan Spencer, but that doesn’t mean the end of the line for Santana Moss, writes John Keim of ESPN (via Twitter). Crowder specifically poses a threat to Moss, at 5’8″ and with speed and value returning punts and kicks. Moss caught only 10 passes for 116 yards in 2014, all in the last five games of the season.
- The Saints were prepared to trade up to select linebacker Davis Tull, said head coach Sean Payton, according to Katherine Terrell of NOLA.com (Twitter link). The Chattanooga product ultimately fell to New Orleans in the fifth round.
Dallas Robinson contributed to this post.
Cowboys Acquire No. 246 Pick From 49ers
The 49ers have sent the 246th overall pick in the NFL draft to the Cowboys in exchange for Dallas’ 2016 sixth-round selection, tweets Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. Per David Moore of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter link), the Cowboys used the pick to draft Texas tight end Geoff Swaim.
Prior to completing the deal, San Francisco had made nine picks in the draft and still had two more to go, so it makes sense that the team would be willing to move one of those selections for a 2016 pick. Without taking into account compensatory picks, the Niners already have nine selections lined up for next year, with an extra fifth-rounder and sixth-rounder in hand.
Jets Acquire Zac Stacy For No. 224 Pick
The Rams have traded running back Zac Stacy to the Jets in exchange for their seventh-round pick (No. 224), reports Adam Schefter of ESPN (via Twitter).
Stacy requested a trade after the Rams selected Todd Gurley with the 10th-overall pick in the first round of the draft, as he became part of a crowded backfield that already featured Tre Mason and Benny Cunningham.
The Jets were already rumored to be interested in dealing for Stacy, and that came true with this move. The Rams used the pick to select Baylor linebacker Bryce Hager.
Stacy might not be happy with his new situation either, as he moves from one crowded backfield for another. The Jets already have Chris Ivory, Stevan Ridley, and Bilal Powell, and Stacy will have his work cut out for him fighting for carries in that offense.
Eagles Notes: Mathis, Lions, Collins
Before the draft, many fans and pundits expected the Eagles to be aggressive in moving up to try to get Marcus Mariota and other players in order to strengthen the roster, putting current players and future draft picks on the trading block in order to create packages to go after prospects they valued highly.
They did trade up once in the early rounds to select Eric Rowe, but actually leave the weekend without trading any players and actually managed to come away with an extra 2016 third-round pick after trading their fourth-round pick to the Lions.
Here are a few notes surrounding the Chip Kelly and the Eagles on trades and the NFL Draft:
- Evan Mathis is one player who has been rumored to be available, but he remains an Eagle even if he has a strenuous relationship with his head coach. Kelly said that Mathis has been available for two years now, and no team has made an offer for him yet, according to Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News (via Twitter).
- No offer may have been on the table, but Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets that the Lions had some interest in Mathis before acquiring two guards in the first round (Laken Tomlinson at No. 28, and Manny Ramirez via trade from the Broncos).
- Kelly also confirmed that controversial prospect La’el Collins was removed from the team’s draft board following his recent legal issues, despite his first-round talent, according to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer (via Twitter).
NFC West Notes: Wilson, Irvin, Lee, Gunter
Contract talks between the Seahawks and Russell Wilson are going “a little slow,” according to head coach Pete Carroll, reports Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times (via Twitter). They are talking, but are not progressing as fast as the two sides would like. Condotta writes that Adam Schefter of ESPN followed that news up by reporting that Wilson is looking for guaranteed money of a quarterback while the Seahawks are trying to sign him for less (via Twitter).
Here are some other notes from around the NFC West:
- Condotta also points out that while Carroll says nothing is final about a possible extension for former first-round pick Bruce Irvin, but also says nothing to a report that the Seahawks would like to trade the young linebacker (via Twitter).
- The 49ers have not asked punter Andy Lee to take a pay cut, but drafting Clemson punter Bradley Pinion in the fifth-round certainly puts his future with the team in question, according to Jason Cole of Bleacher Report (via Twitter). Cole notes that Lee is scheduled to make $2.05MM in base salary in 2015, suggesting the team could look to save some money at that position on the roster.
- The Cardinals felt forced to trade up in the fourth round to select Delaware State’s Rodney Gunter, as they were convinced that another team drafting in that area was going to take their coveted defensive line prospect, according to Kent Somers of AZCentral.com (via Twitter).
- After drafting Missouri receiver Bud Sasser in the sixth round, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes Rams have now gone with an offensive player in all six of their selections in the 2015 NFL Draft (via Twitter). They have taken three offensive linemen, a quarterback, and a running back to go along with Sasser so far, in hopes of building up an offense that has been far behind their stout defense the past few seasons. The last defensive player they have chosen was Michael Sam in the seventh round last year.
Saints Acquire No. 167 Pick From Washington
The Saints have moved back into the fifth round to pick No. 167, finding a trade partner in Washington, reports Mike Jones of the Washington Post (via Twitter). That No. 167 pick was originally owned by the Seahawks, who traded it to Washington as part of the package to move up into round three for Tyler Lockett.
The Saints have used that selection to continue to bolster their secondary by drafting cornerback Damian Swann out of Georgia, according to Larry Holder of NOLA.com (via Twitter). The Saints had already added cornerback P.J. Williams out of Florida State in the third round.
Washington will receive a a sixth-round pick in this draft (No. 187) along with a sixth-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft to move back, according to Jones (via Twitter).