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2021 N.F.L. Draft Live: Quarterbacks Go Early

  • April 30, 2021
  • Sport

April 29, 2021, 7:15 p.m. ET

Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II will probably be one of the first defensive players drafted Thursday. He is the son of a three-time Pro Bowl cornerback.
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This weekend, three N.F.L. draft prospects — Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II, South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn and Florida State cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. — are projected to be chosen in the early rounds, and they are among the sons of former players who are expected be drafted.

Surtain’s father, cornerback Patrick Surtain, a second-round draft pick in 1998, played 11 seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City, and was named to three Pro Bowls. Wide receiver Joe Horn, a fifth-round selection in 1996, played 12 seasons with Kansas City, the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, earning four Pro Bowl nods. Asante Samuel, drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 draft by the New England Patriots, played 11 seasons, winning two Super Bowls and was named to the Pro Bowl four times.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/29/sports/nfl-draft/

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