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DURHAM, N.C. — Graham Barton became Duke’s first player selected in the NFL draft in three years and the program’s third first-round pick in the last 10 drafts. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Barton in Thursday night’s first round, securing him with the No. 26 overall pick. Barton, a 6-5, 313-pound offensive lineman, started games in all four seasons of his Duke career, beginning in 2020 ...

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers went back to the offensive line for the second year in a row when they used their No. 1 pick on Washington tackle Troy Fautanu. It is the first time in franchise history the Steelers have drafted an offensive lineman in the first round in back-to-back years. Fautanu (6-foot-4, 317 pounds) gives them a player who will allow Broderick Jones, last year’s top choice, to ...

SEATTLE — There was no trade for the Seahawks on Thursday night. Instead, the Seahawks saw a player regarded as the best defensive lineman in the draft fall into their lap — Texas’ Byron Murphy II — and decided to take him with their first pick in 2024 draft at No. 16 overall. Murphy was just the second defensive player taken after the first 14 were all offensive players, a surprising ...

DETROIT — Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, so often described by analysts the last few months as the most polarizing at his position in this year’s NFL draft, finally knows his NFL destination. McCarthy, who helped lead Michigan to the 2023 national championship and was 27-1 as a two-year starter, was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 10 overall pick in the three-day ...

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DURHAM, N.C. — Graham Barton became Duke’s first player selected in the NFL draft in three years and the program’s third first-round pick in the last 10 drafts. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Barton in Thursday night’s first round, securing him with the No. 26 overall pick. Barton, a 6-5, 313-pound offensive lineman, started games in all four seasons of his Duke career, beginning in 2020 ...

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers went back to the offensive line for the second year in a row when they used their No. 1 pick on Washington tackle Troy Fautanu. It is the first time in franchise history the Steelers have drafted an offensive lineman in the first round in back-to-back years. Fautanu (6-foot-4, 317 pounds) gives them a player who will allow Broderick Jones, last year’s top choice, to ...

SEATTLE — There was no trade for the Seahawks on Thursday night. Instead, the Seahawks saw a player regarded as the best defensive lineman in the draft fall into their lap — Texas’ Byron Murphy II — and decided to take him with their first pick in 2024 draft at No. 16 overall. Murphy was just the second defensive player taken after the first 14 were all offensive players, a surprising ...

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