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2016 NFL ROUND 1 NOTES

CALIFORNIA COOL: The Rams selected QB with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, marking the first time since 1975 () that a from the was chosen first overall.

Goff joins Bartkowski, (1965), RICH CAMPBELL (1981), (2003) and (2005) as the only Cal to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

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SMALL SCHOOL SUCCESS: State QB was selected by Philadelphia with the second overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft, becoming the fifth quarterback from a non-FBS school to be drafted in the first round since 1979, when Division I-A was formed.

QUARTERBACKS FROM NON-FBS SCHOOLS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (Since 1979)

YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL NO. CHOSEN TEAM 1979 Morehead State 7 N.Y. Giants 1983 Ken O’Brien UC Davis 24 N.Y. Jets 1995 Steve McNair Alcorn State 3 2008 Delaware 18 Baltimore 2016 Carson Wentz North Dakota State 2 Philadelphia

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TOP TWO QBs: California QB JARED GOFF (No. 1; ) and North Dakota State QB CARSON WENTZ (No. 2; ) heard their names called with the first two picks of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Since the beginning of the in 1967, quarterbacks have been taken with the first two picks of the same draft seven times. Last year, and were selected with the top two picks. It marks the second time that quarterbacks have been selected with the top two picks in consecutive drafts (1998 and 1999).

QUARTERBACKS – NO. 1 & 2 OVERALL SELECTIONS IN THE SAME DRAFT (SINCE 1967)

YEAR NO. 1 PICK (COLLEGE) TEAM NO. 2 PICK (COLLEGE) TEAM 1971 (Stanford) New England (Mississippi) New Orleans 1993 (Washington State) New England (Notre Dame) 1998 (Tennessee) Indianapolis (Washington State) San Diego 1999 (Kentucky) Cleveland Donovan McNabb (Syracuse) Philadelphia 2012 (Stanford) Indianapolis Robert Griffin III (Baylor) Washington 2015 Jameis Winston ( State) Tampa Bay Marcus Mariota (Oregon) Tennessee 2016 Jared Goff (California) Los Angeles Carson Wentz (North Dakota St.) Philadelphia

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BUCKEYE BRILLIANCE: Five State players heard their names called in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft – DE (3rd overall; San Diego Chargers), RB (4th overall; ), CB (10th overall; ), T (16th overall; ) and LB (20th overall; ).

With five Buckeyes chosen, it ties Southern California (1968), Miami (2002) and Ohio State (2006) for the second-most first-round picks since 1967. Miami (2004) is the only school with six first- round selections in one draft.

THE SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS IN ONE DRAFT (SINCE 1967)

YEAR SCHOOL FIRST ROUND PICKS 2004 Miami 6 2016 Ohio State 5 2006 Ohio State 5 2002 Miami 5 1968 Southern California 5

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FIRST ROUND REBELS: Mississippi T (No. 13; ), WR (No. 23; ) and DT (No. 29; Cardinals) all heard their names called in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. It marks the first time in school history that three players were selected in the first round.

The last time Ole Miss had multiple players selected in the first round was 2009, when T (23rd overall, Baltimore) and DT (24th overall, ) were both chosen.

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ROLL TIDE: Alabama C RYAN KELLY was selected No. 18 overall by Indianapolis. Alabama now has a current streak of eight consecutive drafts with at least one first-round pick. The Crimson Tide surpassed Pittsburgh (1983-1989), Ohio State (1991-1997) and Florida (1997-2003) for the third- longest consecutive streak with at least one player drafted in the first round since the advent of the common draft in 1967.

LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A FIRST ROUND PICK (SINCE 1967)

YEARS SCHOOL CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A FIRST ROUND PICK 1995-2008 Miami 14 1983-1991 Florida 9 2009-2016 Alabama 8* 1983-1989 Pittsburgh 7 1991-1997 Ohio State 7 1997-2003 Florida 7 *Active streak

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IRISH WIDE RECEIVERS: Notre Dame WR (No. 21; ) became the fourth in school history to be drafted in the first round since 1967.

Fuller joined Pro Football Hall of Famer TIM BROWN (1988), (2012) and JIM SEYMOUR (1969) as the only Notre Dame wide receivers selected in the first round.

NOTRE DAME WIDE RECEIVERS SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND (Since 1967)

YEAR PLAYER NO. CHOSEN TEAM 1969 Jim Seymour 10 Los Angeles Rams 1988 Tim Brown* 6 Los Angeles Raiders 2012 Michael Floyd 13 2016 Will Fuller 21 Houston Texans *Pro Football Hall of Fame

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HISTORIC HORNED FROG: Texas Christian WR (No. 22; Washington Redskins) became the first wide receiver in school history to be drafted in the first round since the beginning of the common draft in 1967.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (Since 1967)

YEAR PLAYER POSITION NO. CHOSEN TEAM 1970 RB 18 Baltimore Colts 2001 LaDainian Tomlinson RB 5 San Diego Chargers 2010 DE 31 2014 CB 25 San Diego Chargers 2016 Josh Doctson WR 22 Washington Redskins

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TERRIFIC TECH: Carolina selected Tech DT with the 30th overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. Butler is the first defensive player in school history to be drafted in the first round.

Butler joined Pro Football Hall of Famer (1970), (1974), Pro Football Hall of Famer (1993) and (1999) as the only Louisiana Tech players to be selected in the first round since 1967.

LOUISIANA TECH PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (Since 1967)

YEAR PLAYER POSITION NO. CHOSEN TEAM 1970 Terry Bradshaw* QB 1 1974 Roger Carr WR 24 Baltimore Colts 1993 Willie Roaf* T 8 1999 Troy Edwards WR 13 Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 Vernon Butler DT 31 *Pro Football Hall of Famer

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QUICK HITS: Other items of note from tonight’s first round…

 T (No. 6; ) was only the second Notre Dame offensive lineman to be selected in the top-10 of the first round since 1967. T was selected No. 2 overall by Atlanta in 1969.

 Jacksonville selected Florida State CB with the No. 5 overall pick. Ramsey became the third Florida State drafted in the top-10 since 1989, joining (1992) and Pro Football Hall of Famer (1989).

Ramsey, Buckley and Sanders were all the fifth overall selections in their respective drafts.

 Stanford G was selected by the with the 28th overall selection. It marks the first time Stanford had an offensive lineman selected in the first round in consecutive years since 1967. G (New Orleans Saints) was the 13th overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft.

 QB (No. 26; ) became the first Memphis quarterback selected in the first round. Lynch was also only the second Memphis quarterback drafted in any round, joining STEVE MATTHEWS (No. 199 overall selection in 1994).

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