NFL Draft Day 2: Where, when Ole Miss players are being picked into the NFL
Here's a breakdown of where all the former Ole Miss football players were drafted on Day 2 of the 2019 NFL Draft.
NFL Draft Day 2: Where, when Ole Miss players are being picked into the NFL Here's a breakdown of where all the former Ole Miss football players were drafted on Day 2 of the 2019 NFL Draft. Check out this story on clarionledger.com: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2019/04/26/nfl-draft-day-2-where-when-ole-miss-players-picked/3587341002/
Nick Suss, Mississippi Clarion Ledger Published 6:01 p.m. CT April 26, 2019 | Updated 10:14 p.m. CT April 26, 2019
OXFORD — To the surprise of many, no former Ole Miss football players were picked in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
That said, an empty Thursday should make for a busy Friday for Ole Miss. Anywhere between two and four Rebels are expected to be picked on day two of the NFL Draft, which holds the second and third rounds. Wide receivers D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown are classified as first round talents who fell into the second round, while offensive tackle Greg Little and tight end Dawson Knox have been graded as day two talents for most of the draft process.
The Clarion Ledger will continue to update this post throughout Friday night as Ole Miss players get drafted. Follow along for all your Ole Miss NFL Draft updates.
Greg Little:
The Carolina Panthers traded up to the No. 37 pick in the second round to draft offensive tackle Greg Little. A former 5-star product of Allen, Texas, Little was a two-year starter and All-SEC performer at Ole Miss.
Little is considered to be a top-tier pass protector. Over the last two seasons at Ole Miss, Little only allowed 26 pressures on 993 pass snaps.
The all-time leading receiver in Ole Miss history, A.J. Brown is traveling four hours northeast to Nashville to play for the Tennessee Titans. The Titans picked Brown with the No. 51 pick in the second round, pairing him with their first round pick, former Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons.
Brown caught 189 passes for 2,984 yards and 19 touchdowns in three seasons at Ole Miss.
The long wait finally ended. D.K. Metcalf, considered by some to be the best wide receiver in the Class of 2019, was picked with the last selection of the second round by the Seattle Seahawks. At 6-foot-3 and 228 pounds, Metcalf electrified at the NFL Combine in February by running a 4.33-second 40-yard dash and bench pressing 27 reps at 225 pounds.
Dawson Knox:
Former Ole Miss tight end Dawson Knox was selected with the No. 96 pick in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Knox was the fourth former Ole Miss player picked on Friday night, and the third pass catcher.
A former walk-on, Knox is considered to be one of the better athletic tight ends in this draft class, despite the fact that he never caught a touchdown in his college career.
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