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Pick 31 (31)

Felix Anudike-Uzomah

EDGE Kansas State

Anudike-Uzomah earned first-team all-state honors as a senior at Lee's Summit High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He played in five games as a reserve (three tackles, one sack) during his first year at Kansas State. Year 2 was a breakout season, as he shared the Big 12 Conference Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year award with Iowa State's Will McDonald IV. The first-team all-conference selection tied for the FBS lead with six forced fumbles and tied for 10th with 11 sacks (among 51 tackles, 14.5 for loss) in 12 starts. Anudike-Uzomah appeared to tie an NCAA record with six sacks against TCU, but the NCAA ruled that fumbles he forced on two of those would-be sacks went past the line of scrimmage, making those plays rush plays instead of pass plays. He had another excellent season in 2022, earning third-team Associated Press All-American and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors with team highs of 11 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks (among 46 total stops) in 14 starts. Anudike-Uzomah was also a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy (Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity). -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 24 (55)

Rashee Rice

WR SMU

From Vikings through Lions

Rice stayed in-state to play for the Mustangs in 2019 after starring at Richland High School. He started twice in 10 appearances as a true freshman (25-403-16.1, one TD) and seven of 10 games in 2020 to lead SMU in receiving (48-683-14.2, five TDs). Rice was an honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference pick as a junior, again topping his squad with 64 receptions (670 yards, 10.5 per) and tying for the team lead with nine receiving scores in 12 starts. He earned second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-American Athletic Conference accolades in 2022 by ranking fifth in the FBS with 96 receptions and third with 1,355 receiving yards (14.1 per). Also, he led the Mustangs with 10 receiving scores in 12 starts. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 29 (92)

Wanya Morris

OT Oklahoma

From Bengals

Morris was a five-star recruit and made the SEC All-Freshman Team as a 12-game starter at left tackle for Tennessee in 2019. He started seven of nine games played in 2020 (five at left tackle, two as a blocking tight end). He transferred to Oklahoma for the 2021 season after UT fired head coach Jeremy Pruitt. Morris played in six games as a reserve for the Sooners in 2021 and started eight of nine contests at right tackle in 2022 while missing time with a shoulder injury. He opted out of the team's bowl game to prepare for the draft. Morris is named after Boyz II Men member Wanya Morris, but there's no relation. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 17 (119)

Chamarri Conner

CB Virginia Tech

From Lions through Vikings

Chamarri (pronounced chuh-MAR-ee) Conner went to Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, winning state titles in his first three seasons. As a true freshman at Virginia Tech, he played in all 13 games off the bench (13 tackles) before taking over the starting nickel spot in 2019, leading the Hokies with 5.5 sacks and adding 68 tackles, 10 for loss, one interception and eight pass breakups. Conner was an honorable mention All-ACC pick as a junior in 2020, pacing his squad with 81 stops (3.5 for loss), intercepting two passes and breaking up four others in 11 starts. He started all 13 games in 2021, again garnering honorable mention all-conference honors (85 tackles, 5.5 for loss with two sacks, one interception, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles). Conner started all 11 games in his fifth season (67 tackles, two for loss, two pass breakups). -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 31 (166)

BJ Thompson

EDGE Stephen F. Austin State

6-6 240 LBS

Baylor inked Thompson out of England High School in Arkansas for the 2017 season, and he got one start in nine appearances for the Bears as a true freshman (three tackles, one for loss). He made an impact as a pass rusher in 2018 (15 tackles, 5.5 for loss with four sacks in 10 games, two starts) and on special teams, blocking three kicks. Thompson left the Bears before the 2019 campaign, however, sitting out that year and transferring to SFA. He topped the Lumberjacks with 8.5 tackles for loss and six sacks in 2020 (among 28 total tackles, intercepted one pass in 10 starts). Thompson was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference pick in 2021, starting all 12 games (26 tackles, 12.5 for loss with 9.5 sacks, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles). He was a first-team pick again in 2022, his production waning but still tying for the team lead with five sacks among his 25 tackles, 6.5 for loss, and forcing a team-high three fumbles in 11 starts. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 17 (194)

Keondre Coburn

DT Texas

From Lions

The Houston Touchdown Club named Coburn its Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 for his play at Westfield High School. The top-50 overall recruit nationally signed with Texas, redshirting his first season in Austin (making two tackles in three games as a reserve). Coburn started 12 times and played in all 13 of the team's contests in 2019 (26 tackles, 4.5 for loss with two sacks) before starting all 10 games to garner honorable mention All-Big 12 honors in 2020 (25 tackles, 4.5 for loss with one sack) and 2021 (15 tackles, two for loss with one sack in 12 games, 11 starts). He was a second-team all-conference selection as a senior, starting 12 of 13 games played (28 tackles, three for loss with 1.5 sacks). -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 33 (250)

Nic Jones

CB Ball State

Compensatory Selection

Jones was a three-star recruit from Michigan’s Southfield A&T High School when signing with the Cardinals, making a strong impression in 2019 (18 tackles, four pass breakups in 12 games, two starts). He started once in eight appearances in 2020 (six tackles) and then began three of six games played in 2021 (17 tackles, one interception, three pass breakups) before suffering a season-ending injury. Jones made the most of his senior season, receiving second-team All-MAC platitudes after tying for the BSU lead with 12 pass breakups, intercepting two passes and posting 23 tackles in 11 games with nine starts. -- by Chad Reuter

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