NFL Draft: Third round done from Green Bay; Sanders still waits to hear name called Omarion Hampton, UNC Running back, plays in honor of his best friend who he lost in high school. Hampton is hoping to hear his name called to complete his football dreams journey. Omarion Hampton, UNC Running back, plays in honor of his best friend who he lost in high school.
Hampton is hoping to hear his name called to complete his football dreams journey. Omarion Hampton, UNC Running back, plays in honor of his best friend who he lost in high school. Hampton is hoping to hear his name called to complete his football dreams journey.
Omarion Hampton, UNC Running back, plays in honor of his best friend who he lost in high school. Hampton is hoping to hear his name called to complete his football dreams journey. DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — The Carolina Panthers used the 19th pick of the second round (51st overall) to draft for defense with edge rusher Nic Scourton of Texas A &M. Texas A&M defensive lineman Nic Scourton is a versatile player who could help the Panthers' pass rush and is solid against the run.
Julio Cortez Many observers expected Carolina to take a defender in Thursday's first round, but the Panthers opted to give quarterback Bryce Young another weapon by taking productive wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan of Arizona. The Panthers continued to stock up on defense in the third round, selecting Princely Umanmielen, an explosive edge rusher from Ole Miss. RELATED | Carolina Panthers 2025 NFL draft picks: Selection analysis Carolina took the 6-4, 244-pounder with the 13th pick of the third round (77th overall).
Mississippi defensive end Princely Umanmielen gives the Panthers another edge rush option. Rogelio V. Solis As the second round came and went and the third round was completed on Friday night, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders, once considered a possibility to be taken in the first round, continued to wait to hear his name. He'll now have to wait and see whether his name will be called on Saturday during rounds 4-7.
The New Orleans Saints passed on Sanders in favor of Tyler Shough, a 25-year-old quarterback who finished his college career at Louisville after making stops at Oregon and Texas Tech. Shough was chosen 40th overall on Friday. The Saints' veteran quarterback, Derek Carr, has what general manager Mickey Loomis described as a "shoulder issue," leaving his availability uncertain heading into offseason workouts.
Cleveland had two of the first four picks in the second round and had a clear need at quarterback after the team got little production out of Deshaun Watson, who will miss the upcoming season with a torn Achilles tendon. Kenny Pickett and 40-year-old Joe Flacco are the Browns' current QBs. Track all the picks here Yet the Browns selected UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger at No.
33 and Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins at No. 36. Houston chose Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins with the second pick of the second round.
The Browns later grabbed former Oregon and Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel with the 30th pick of the third round (94th overall). Another quarterback was also taken in the third round, but it wasn't Sanders. The Seattle Seahawks chose Alabama QB Jalen Milroe with the 28th pick of the third round (92nd overall).
The Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins both traded up to get picks early in the second round. Seattle chose South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori with the 35th overall pick. Miami took Arizona guard Jonah Savaiinaea at No.
37. Fans get fired up as the second round of the NFL draft gets underway Friday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Matt Ludtke Sanders spent the last four seasons playing for his outspoken, at times polarizing father, Hall of Famer Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders, first at Jackson State and later at Colorado.
Sanders finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy balloting last season while throwing for a school-record 4,134 yards and helping Colorado go 9-4. Although Sanders was rated by some draft analysts as a better QB prospect than Miami's Cam Ward, who ultimately went No. 1 overall to Tennessee, concerns mounted as the draft drew closer.
One issue: Sanders was sacked 94 times over his last two college seasons. There were also worries about his arm strength and questions about how well he would adapt to playing for someone other than his dad. Only two quarterbacks were selected in the first round.
For a few moments, it appeared Sanders' wait might be over when the New York Giants traded up to the 25th pick, but the team opted for Mississippi's Jaxson Dart. The Pittsburgh Steelers, who need a QB following the offseason departures of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, used the 21st pick on Oregon defensive lineman Derrick Harmon. Sanders didn't travel to Green Bay for the draft.
Instead, he watched the proceedings with his family in Canton, Texas. "We all didn't expect this, of course, but I feel like with God, anything's possible, everything's possible," Sanders said in a video posted on YouTube on Thursday night. "I don't think this happened for no reason.
All this is, is of course, fuel to the fire. Under no circumstance, we all know this shouldn't have happened, but we understand we're on to bigger and better things. Tomorrow's the day.
We're going to be happy regardless." Another player regarded as a potential first-round selection had a longer wait than expected. Michigan cornerback Will Johnson, who was in the green room during Thursday's first round, went to the Arizona Cardinals in the second round with the 47th overall pick.
A reported knee issue caused Johnson's stock to fall. "It's just frustrating," Johnson said. "I know what I'm dealing with, and I know I'm healthy, and I know how my body feels.
I'm just going to go out there and show that on Sundays and show everybody what they missed out on." The second round featured several trades. Seattle and Miami traded up to get picks early in the round.
The Seahawks chose South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori with the 35th overall pick. The Dolphins took Arizona guard Jonah Savaiinaea at No. 37.
Buffalo moved up 16 spots to take South Carolina defensive tackle T.J. Sanders at No. 41. The Bills dealt their 56th, 62nd, and 109th picks to Chicago while getting the Bears' 72nd and 240th picks in return.
T.J. Sanders will have an immediate opportunity to make an impact with offseason free-agent addition Larry Ogunjobi expected to miss the first six games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy. The second round also included the selection of three more players from national champion Ohio State, which had four players taken in the first round. The Buckeyes' running back tandem went early in the second round, with Judkins followed by TreVeyon Henderson, who went 38th overall to New England.
Indianapolis took edge rusher JT Tuimoloau at No. 45. Tracking local players Each year, our local colleges boast a number of players looking for their pro football dreams to be realized, and this year is no different.
Duke, NC State, and UNC all have student-athletes who are hopeful to hear their names called this weekend in the 2025 NFL Draft. Duke Jordan Moore, WR Eli Pancol, WR NC State Anthony Belton, OL Belton became the first Wolfpack player drafted in 2025 when the Green Bay Packers selected him with the No. 22 pick in the second round (54th overall pick).
Belton was a three-year starter at left tackle for the Wolfpack. NC State offensive lineman Anthony Belton (74) was a three-year starter for the Wolfpack at left tackle. Chris Seward Davin Vann, DL Aydan White, DB UNC Omarion Hampton, RB Hampton, a Johnston County native, was taken No.
22 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers. Hampton led the ACC in carries and rushing yards in back-to-back seasons and collected 15 touchdowns on foot in 2023 and 2024. Omarion Hampton, UNC Running back, plays in honor of his best friend who he lost in high school.
Hampton is hoping to hear his name called to complete his football dreams journey. The Chargers need to upgrade their offensive weaponry around quarterback Justin Herbert in their second season under coach Jim Harbaugh. The run game averaged 4.06 yards per carry last season, which ranked 24th in the NFL despite a heavy investment in the offensive line.
The powerful Hampton, who checks in at 5-foot-11 and 221 pounds, joins a revamped Chargers running back room that includes a four-time 1,000-yard rusher in Najee Harris. Harris, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, signed a one-year contract in March. Omarion Hampton Abbie Parr Hampton wasn't regarded by draft analysts as a particularly creative tailback capable of creating more than what is available, but that is likely to be less of an issue in Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman's downhill offense.
He was the second running back taken in the first round, following Boise State's Ashton Jeanty. Willie Lampkin, OL Kaimon Rucker, DL Alijah Huzzie, DB Jahvaree Ritzie, DL Bryson Nesbit, TE Power Echols, LB Desmond Evans, DL ECU From junior college to the draft: Shavon Revel Jr. from Winston-Salem landed a spot on ECU's roster while attending a junior college and has been working toward this day ever since. Shavon Revel Jr. from Winston-Salem landed a spot on ECU's roster while attending a junior college and has been working towards this day ever since.
Revel dropped all the way to the third round, largely because of injury concerns. He tore his ACL in September and only played three games in 2024. Still, many graded him as a first-round talent, and the Dallas Cowboys scooped him up with the 12th pick of the third round (76th overall).
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