Pac-12 has three top-10 picks for 1st time since '99
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Normally, come NFL draft time, it is the SEC and Big Ten that have dominated of late.
But during the first round Thursday, the Pac-12 made a name for itself.
Three players were taken in the top-10, the most ever by the conference since 1999.
Pick No. | Team | Position | Player | School |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | San Francisco | DE | Solomon Thomas | Stanford |
8 | Carolina | RB | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford |
9 | Cincinnati | WR | John Ross | Washington |
Known then as the Pac-10, Cincinnati took Oregon quarterback Akili Smith third overall, while Detroit selected USC linebacker Chris Claiborne ninth, and Baltimore picked cornerback Chris McAlister out of Arizona at 10th overall.
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