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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have selected another edge rusher in Alabama's Christian Miller in the fourth round of the NFL draft before adding running back Jordan Scarlett from Florida in the fifth round. That leaves Carolina with only one draft pick remaining, a sixth-round selection. Miller is the son Corey Miller, who played nine seasons as a linebacker in the NFL, mostly with the New York Giants.
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have traded up for the second time in this year's NFL draft to select Florida safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson early in the third round. The Saints made a deal with the Jets to move up 11 spots and select the 5-foot-11, 210-pound Gardner 105th overall. New Orleans gave the Jets fourth- and fifth-round choices. That leaves the Saints with one pick in the sixth round and two in the seventh.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets have selected Florida edge rusher Jachai Polite and USC offensive tackle Chuma Edoga with their two third-round picks in the NFL draft. Polite had 11 sacks in his junior season with the Gators and fills one of the Jets' biggest needs entering the draft. The Jets traded with Minnesota to move up one spot and take Edoga for depth on their offensive line.
UNDATED (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is well on its way to having the most players taken in the NFL draft for the 13th year in a row. Twelve of the first 24 picks of the second round were from the SEC. At the end of the third round the conference could lay claim to more than a quarter of the players drafted, with 28 of 102.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans spent the second day of the draft addressing their issues on offense. Tennessee took Mississippi wide receiver A.J. Brown in the second round Friday with the 51st overall pick and added Charlotte guard Nate Davis in the third round with the 82nd selection.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars got some much-needed help for new quarterback Nick Foles. Jacksonville moved up three spots to choose Florida right tackle Jawaan Taylor in the second round and then selected San Jose State tight end Josh Oliver in the third. Both should be step-in starters for an offense that ranked last in the NFL in touchdowns (22) in 2018.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes will make $26 million over the next five seasons as part of a hefty raise he will receive after speaking with UCLA about its coaching vacancy earlier this month. Barnes will earn $4.7 million in the 2019-20 season and will get a $250,000 raise each of the next four seasons after that.
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have selected Alabama tight end Irv Smith Jr. with the 50th overall pick in the second round, adding another potential field-stretching pass-catcher for quarterback Kirk Cousins. Smith became the fourth Alabama tight end drafted in the last eight years, with O.J. Howard the most recent in 2017 by Tampa Bay with the 19th pick in the first round. Smith is the son of former NFL tight end Irv Smith, who played the first five of his seven seasons in the league with New Orleans.
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