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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Latest on the NFL draft (all times Eastern) : 11: 10 p.m. The winner of the 2016 Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top college running back will stay in the Lone Star State, as Texas’ D’Onta Foreman goes to the Houston Texans in the third round. No. 88 Oakland: Eddie Vanderdoes, DT, 6-3,305, UCLA. He played his best football at UCLA early in his career, before an ACL injury. No. 89 Houston: D’Onta Foreman, RB, 6-0,233, Texas. Foreman won the 2016 Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top college running back. No. 90 Seattle: Shaquill Griffin, DB, 6-0,194, Central Florida No. 91 Los Angeles Rams: John Johnson, S, 6-0,208, Boston College No. 92 Dallas: Jourdan Lewis, CB, 5-10,188, Michigan No. 93 Green Bay: Montravius Adams, DT, 6-4,304, Auburn No. 94 Pittsburgh: Cameron Sutton, CB, 5-11,18, Tennessee. Sutton was a four-year starter at Tennessee. No. 95: Seattle: Delano Hill, SS, 6-1,216, Michigan No. 96 Detroit: Kenny Golladay, WR, 6-4,218, Northern Illinois ___ 10: 50 p.m. No. 82 Denver: Carlos Henderson, WR, 5-11,199, Louisiana Tech No. 83 New England: Derek Rivers, DE, 6-3,248, Youngstown State. The Super Bowl champions finally make their first draft pick of the week. No. 84 Tampa Bay: Chris Godwin, WR, 6-1,209, Penn State No. 85 New England: Antonio Garcia, OT, 6-6,3-2, Troy No. 86 Kansas City: Kareem Hunt, RB, 5-10,216, Toledo. Hunt rushed for 44 TDs in his college career. No. 87 New York Giants: Davis Webb, QB, 6-5,229,California. The Texas Tech transfer threw for 4,295 yards and 37 TDs at Cal last season. ___ 10: 30 p.m. No. 73 Cincinnati: Jordan Willis, OLB, 6-4,255, Kansas State No. 74 Baltimore: Chris Wormley, DE, 6-5,298, Michigan No. 75 Atlanta: Duke Riley, LB, 6-0,232, LSU. Falcons take another LSU linebacker to pair with Deion Jones, a second-round pick last year. No. 76 New Orleans: Alex Anzalone, LB, 6-3,241, Florida. Anzalone struggled with injuries throughout his college career. No. 77: Carolina: Daeshon Hall, DE, 6-5,266, Texas A&M No. 78 Baltimore: Tim Williams, OLB, 6-3,244, Alabama No. 79 New York Jets: ArDarius Stewart, WR, 5-11,204, Alabama. Stewart is the ninth Alabama player to get selected No. 80 Indianapolis: Tarell Basham, DE, 6-4,269, Ohio No. 81 Washington: Fabian Moreau, CB, 6-0,206, UCLA ___ 10: 18 p.m. The New England Patriots waited a full day and a few more hours, and when it came time for them to make their first pick of the 2017 NFL draft… they traded down. The Patriots sent the No. 72 overall pick to the Tennessee Titans along with the 200th overall pick and got pick Nos. 83 and 124 in return. That meant the draft was almost seven hours old and the defending Super Bowl champions hadn’t selected a single player. New England gave up its first-round pick (No. 32) in the deal that brought Brandin Cooks from New Orleans. The Patriots gave up their second-rounder (No. 64) to Carolina for Kony Ealy. ___ 10 p.m. The New Orleans Saints trade up to select Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara and offensive linemen finally start to hear their names called as the third round opens. No. 65 Cleveland: Larry Ogunjobi, DT, 6-3,305, Charlotte No. 66 San Francisco: Ahkello Witherspoon, CB, 6-3,198, Colorado No. 67 New Orleans: Alvin Kamara, RB, 5-10,214, Tennessee. The Saints traded up to get this pick from San Francisco. Kamara’s versatility could make him an ideal fit for the Saints’ offense. No. 68 Jacksonville: Dawuane Smoot, DE, 6-3,264, Illinois No. 69 Los Angeles Rams: Cooper Kupp, WR, 6-2,204, Eastern Washington No. 70 Minnesota: Pat Elflein, C, 6-3,303, Ohio State. Does this start a run on offensive linemen? Only seven offensive linemen were selected in first two rounds. No. 71 Los Angeles Chargers: Dan Feeney, OG, 6-4,305, Indiana No. 72 Tennessee: Taywan Taylor, WR, 5-11,203, Western Kentucky. The Titans trade up to get this pick from New England. ___ 9: 38 p.m. No 60 Dallas: Chidobe Awuzie, CB, 6-0,202, Colorado No. 61 Green Bay: Josh Jones, S, 6-1,220, North Carolina State No. 62 Pittsburgh: JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, 6-1,215, Southern California. Caught 10 touchdown passes each of last two years at USC. No. 63 Buffalo: Dion Dawkins, OG, 6-4,314, Temple. Bills traded up to get this pick from Atlanta. No. 64 Carolina: Taylor Moton, OT/OG, 6-5,319, Western Michigan. Moton is the final selection of the second round. ___ 9: 20 p.m. No. 53 Detroit: Teez Tabor, CB, 6-0,199, Florida. Second Gators cornerback taken in the second round. A disappointing 40-yard dash caused his stock to drop. No. 54 Miami: Raekwon McMillan, LB, 6-2,240, Ohio State. Led the Buckeyes in tackles the last two seasons and a team leader. No. 55 New York Giants: Dalvin Tomlinson, DT, 6-2,310, Alabama. The seventh Alabama player selected. No. 56 Oakland: Obi Melifonwu, S, 6-4,224, Connecticut. The 17th defensive back taken in the first two rounds. No. 57 Houston: Zach Cunningham, LB, 6-3,234, Vanderbilt. No. 58 Seattle: Ethan Pocic, C, 6-6,310, LSU. No. 59 Kansas City: Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, 6-7,289, Villanova. The Villanova guy gets a huge ovation from the Philadelphia crowd. ___ 8: 50 p.m. The Cleveland Browns’ quest for a franchise quarterback has brought them to Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer. After passing on quarterbacks in the first round, Cleveland selected Kizer with the No. 52 overall pick. The 6-foot-4,233-pound Kizer struggled last season for the Fighting Irish, but the Browns are intrigued with his size, arm and upside. The Browns have started 26 quarterbacks since 1999, when they returned as an expansion team. On Thursday, Sashi Brown, the team’s head of football operations, said the team didn’t want to “force” picking a quarterback and would wait for the right moment to grab one. Kizer might not be their future, but he at least gives the Browns another option along with Brock Osweiler, Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan. ___ 8: 49 p.m. No. 49 Washington: Ryan Anderson, OLB, 6-2,253, Alabama. No. 50 Tampa Bay: Justin Evans, S, 6-0,228, Texas A&M. No. 51 Denver: DeMarcus Walker, DE, 6-3,280, Florida State. Tenacious pass rusher had 16 sacks last season and joins Von Miller with the Broncos. No. 52 Cleveland: DeShone Kizer, QB, 6-4,233, Notre Dame. The first quarterback taken in the second round as the Browns waited it out and still got a prospect with big upside ___ 8: 45 p.m. No. 43 Philadelphia: Sidney Jones, CB, 6-0,186, Washington. Three Huskies DBs in 11 picks. Jones tore his Achilles’ at pro day workout. No. 44 Los Angeles Rams: Gerald Everett, TE, 6-6,239, South Alabama. No. 45 Chicago: Adam Shaheen, TE, 6-6,278, Ashland. Baby Gronk is from a Division II school. No. 46 Indianapolis: Quincy Wilson, CB, 6-1,211 Florida. No. 47 Baltimore: Tyus Bowser, OLB, 6-2,247, Houston No. 48 Cincinnati: Joe Mixon, RB, 6-2,230, Oklahoma. The Bengals have never been a shy about bringing in players with troubled pasts and they grabbed this draft’s biggest red flag. Mixon might have been the most talented running back in the draft, but he was suspended for his freshman season after punching a woman on video. He reached a plea deal to misdemeanor assault charges. ___ 8: 38 p.m. Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon is headed to Cincinnati, which added to its reputation for taking chances on players with off-field problems. The Bengals traded down in the second round, then took the 5-foot-10 running back with the 48th overall pick Friday. Mixon was one of the top running backs in the draft, but dropped because he was suspended his freshman season for punching a woman and breaking bones in her face. Cincinnati needed a running back after Rex Burkhead left for New England. Plus, Giovani Bernard is recovering from a torn ACL, raising doubts about depth at the position. ___ 8: 04 p.m. The Minnesota Vikings were eager enough to start drafting after sitting out the first round that they traded up seven spots for Florida State running back Dalvin Cook with the 41st pick.

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