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Jayhawks spread across the country with picks in NFL draft
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DARRELL STUCKEY
Before the NFL draft started Thursday, safety Darrell Stuckey said he wasn't going to spend any time worrying about his draft position.
After Saturday morning, that won't be a problem anymore.
San Diego selected Stuckey with the 12th pick in the fourth round, making him the first Kansas player selected in this year's draft.
Stuckey
Saturday officially capped a productive collegiate career.
Stuckey finished with 295 career tackles, the second highest total as a Kansas defensive back. Stuckey started 42 of 48 games and recorded eight interceptions during his career.
After being named First Team All-Big 12 as a junior, Stuckey recorded 93 tackles last season and was once again named to the conference's First Team by the Associated Press.
Stuckey, who is 6-foot-1, 205 pounds, performed well at the NFL combine in Dallas.
He will once again team with linebacker James Holt, who signed with the Chargers in 2009. He played mostly on special teams last season.
Stuckey and Holt both played on Kansas' Orange Bowl team.
KERRY MEIER
Wide receiver Kerry Meier was selected by the Atlanta Falsons with
the 34th pick in the fifth round of the NFL Draft, the 165th overall.
Meier was named to the All Big-12 Second Team in 2009. He was also on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List
The last Kansas player drafted by Atlanta was Dave Scott in 1976.
Meier
DEZMON BRISCOE
Wide receiver Dezmion Briscoe became the third Jawhawk selected in
the 2010 NFL Draft when the Cincinnati Bengals picked him with the 22nd
pick in the sixth round. He was the 191st player drafted overall.
Brisco was named to the All Big-12 First Team after the 2009 season.
The last Jayhawk
Briscoe
JUSTIN THORNTON
selected by Cincinnati was offensive tackle Anthony Collins in 2008.
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Safety Justin Thornton posted on his Facebook page that he had signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thornton had 80 tackles and one interception for the Jayhawks last season.
Coach Turner Gill watches a play from behind the offensive line during the first half. An estimated 12,500 fans were in attendance for the annual spring game Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Thornton
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