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ROUND 7

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Pick 28 (28)

Myles Murphy

EDGE Clemson

Murphy attended Hillgrove High School in Georgia, the same school that produced NFL players like Bradley Chubb, Kenyan Drake and Evan Engram. The top-five national prospect burst onto the scene in his first year in Death Valley, earning Freshman All-American notice with a team-high 12 tackles for loss (with four sacks among 41 total stops in 12 games, six starts). Murphy again led the Tigers with 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks in 2021 (38 tackles, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles in 13 games, 10 starts) to garner second-team All-ACC accolades. He earned first-team honors in 2022 by tying for the team lead with 6.5 sacks (among 40 total tackles, 11 for loss, two pass breakups) in 13 games with 11 starts. Myles' father, Willard, played football at Chattanooga. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 29 (60)

DJ Turner II

CB Michigan

JuanDrago "DJ" Turner II redshirted his first year with the Wolverines (playing in four games, no statistics) after receiving four-star ratings coming out of North Gwinnett High School in Georgia as a junior, then attending famed IMG Academy in Florida as a senior. He played four games off the bench and on special teams in 2020, as well, before starting eight of 14 appearances the following fall to garner honorable mention All-Big Ten honors (33 tackles, team-high two interceptions, seven pass breakups). Turner was a second-team all-league selection in 2022, leading the Wolverines with 10 pass breakups (36 tackles, one interception) in 14 starts. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 32 (95)

Jordan Battle

SAF Alabama

From Chiefs

The Fort Lauderdale native and top 100 overall recruit nationally committed to play for Urban Meyer at Ohio State but flipped to Alabama after Meyer left Columbus. Battle started four of 13 contests as a true freshman (30 tackles, two for loss, one interception) and was a leader for the secondary in the Tide's 2020 national championship season, starting 12 of 13 games and making 66 tackles (three for loss), one interception that was returned for a TD and four pass breakups. Battle garnered third-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-SEC accolades in 2021, recording 84 tackles, tying for the team lead with three interceptions and tying for second in the FBS with two INTs returned for scores. He also added three pass breakups in 15 starts. In 2022, Battle was a third-team AP All-American and first-team all-conference pick after logging 71 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups in 13 games, all starts. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 29 (131)

Charlie Jones

WR Purdue

Jones began his collegiate career at Buffalo after starring at Deerfield High School in Illinois. As a redshirt freshman, he started one of 14 games played for the Bulls (18-395-21.9, three TDs receiving; 15-289-19.3 kick returns). Jones took his game to Iowa in 2019, walking on but sitting out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations. He received a scholarship in 2020 and served as a punt returner in eight contests (22-223-10.1, one TD), receiving second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors. Jones started 10 of 14 appearances at receiver for the Hawkeyes in 2021 (21-323-15.4, three TDs) and was named the conference Return Specialist of the Year (25-635-25.4, one TD kick returns; 37-285-7.7 punt returns). He transferred to Purdue for 2022, becoming one of the top receivers in the country by leading the FBS with 110 receptions, ranking second with a school-record 1,361 receiving yards (12.4 per) and fifth with 12 receiving scores. Jones was named a second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Big Ten pick, also returning kicks (5-78-15.6 kickoffs; 18-114-6.3 punts) in 13 starts before opting out of the team's bowl game to prepare for the draft. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 28 (163)

Chase Brown

RB Illinois

A native of Ontario, Canada, Brown attended St. Stephens Episcopal High School in Florida, where he was a second-team all-state pick in football and anchored a state champion 4x100-meter relay team. He signed with Western Michigan and played in all 13 games in 2018 as a reserve (71-352-5.0 rushing; 10-75-7.5 receiving; 12-227-18.9 kick returns) before transferring to Illinois to play with his twin brother, Sydney. Chase redshirted the 2019 season, playing in four games (3-18-6.0 rushing; 1-15-15.0 kick returns), before starting six of eight appearances in 2020 (104-540-5.2, three TDs rushing; 7-64-9.1 receiving) to earn honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference honors. He was a third-team all-conference pick in 2021, leading Illinois with 1,005 yards and five scores on the ground on 170 carries (5.9 per; also 14-142-10.1 receiving) in 12 games with nine starts. Brown was a major factor in Illinois' strong 2022 campaign, garnering second-team AP All-American and all-conference honors after rushing for 1,643 yards (ranking fourth in the FBS) and 10 scores on 328 carries in 12 starts. He also caught 27 passes for 240 yards (8.9 per) and three scores, ranking fourth in the FBS with 1,883 all-purpose yards, before opting out of the team's bowl game. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 29 (206)

Andrei Iosivas

WR Princeton

Iosivas (pronounced yo-shee-vas) was a three-sport athlete (football, track, basketball) at Punahou School in Hawaii before matriculating to Princeton in 2018. He played in nine games as a reserve his redshirt freshman season (18-263-14.6, four TDs). The school did not play football in the fall of 2020 or spring of 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. He earned second-team All-Ivy League honors in 2021 after leading the team with five touchdown receptions (41-703-17.1). He was a first-team all-conference selection in 2022 after leading the Tigers with 66 receptions for 943 yards (14.3) and seven scores in 10 starts. Iosivas competed with the track squad during his career with the Tigers, as well, including a fourth-place finish in the heptathlon at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships where he set an Ivy League record with 6,069 points in the seven events. -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 40 (217)

Brad Robbins

P Michigan

Compensatory Selection - From Chiefs

Robbins became the Wolverines' top punter as a true freshman in 2017, garnering honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades (64-2,583-40.4, 23 fair catches, 19 inside the 20 against four touchbacks). The Westerville, Ohio, product and top-five punter prospect nationally had back surgery after the season, however and missed all of 2018 and most of the 2019 campaign (4-171-42.8 in two late-season games). Robbins returned to honorable mention all-conference form in 2020, tying for ninth in the FBS with 45.3 yards per punt (23-1,041, nine fair catches, eight inside the 20 against two touchbacks). League coaches voted him honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2021, as well, as he averaged a career-high 46.3 yards per punt (45-2,085, 21 fair catches, 17 inside the 20 against three touchbacks). Robbins accomplished a rare feat by not kicking any punts into the end zone during the 2022 season (43-1,818-42.3, 21 fair catches, 16 inside the 20). -- by Chad Reuter

Pick 29 (246)

D.J. Ivey

DB Miami

6-1 195 LBS

Ivey was a four-star recruit out of South Dade High School in Florida. The local product played in 11 games as a reserve and on special teams his true freshman year (three tackles) and then was suspended for the 2019 opener for violating team rules. Ivey started six of 12 games played that year (25 tackles, two for loss), leading the Hurricanes with three interceptions. In 2020, Ivey started all 11 games (36 tackles, one interception, four pass breakups) but went back to a part-time starter role in 2021 (25 tackles, two for loss with one sack, one pass breakup in 12 games with four starts). He started all 12 games in 2022, posting 38 tackles, intercepting two passes, breaking up five other throws and forcing two fumbles. -- by Chad Reuter

DRAFT TRACKER

Round 1 • Pick 28 (28) • EDGE Myles Murphy

Round 2 • Pick 29 (60) • CB DJ Turner II

Round 3 • Pick 32 (95) • SAF Jordan Battle

Round 4 • Pick 29 (131) • WR Charlie Jones

Round 5 • Pick 28 (163) • RB Chase Brown

Round 6 • Pick 29 (206) • WR Andrei Iosivas

Round 6 • Pick 40 (217) • P Brad Robbins

Round 7 • Pick 29 (246) • DB D.J. Ivey

FULL DRAFT TRACKER

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