OU and OSU Dominate First Round of NFL Draft

Corey DeMoss 
OKBlitz.com Staff Writer

NEW YORK CITY – Oklahoma and Oklahoma State contributed a total of six picks in the NFL Draft Thursday, including four of the first six selections.

It was a particularly significant day for the Sooners, who set a new program record with four players selected in the first round.

University of Oklahoma also became the first school in NFL history to have three of the top four overall picks.

"I am so happy for these guys mostly because of the way they represent themselves," OU head coach Bob Stoops said in a statement. "They are a credit to our university and our football program. I could not be more pleased for them. This accomplishment is the result of hard work and dedication that these guys have put forth since they day they arrived on our campus. They have earned their way to this level."

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