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Rams take Carriker with No. 13 pick

The St. Louis Rams selected Nebraska defensive end Adam Carriker with the
13th pick in the first round of Saturday's National Football League Draft in New
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York City.
The second Husker selected was running back Brandon Jackson, who went to
Green Bay with the 31st pick (63rd overall) of the second round later Saturday.
Outside linebacker Stewart Bradley went to Philadelphia as the 24th pick (87th
overall) in the third round.
The 6-6, 295-pound Carriker was a standout on the Nebraska defensive front for
the past four years, including earning first-team All-Big 12 honors each of the
past two seasons. In 2006, he was named Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
after registering 52 total tackles, including 16 tackles for loss and seven
sacks.
Carriker's selection at No. 13 in the first round marks the highest a Husker has
been drafted since defensive end Grant Wistrom was selected sixth in the first
round of the 1998 draft. Ironically, Wistrom was also tabbed in the first round
by the St. Louis Rams. Since Wistrom's first-round selection in 1998, Nebraska's
other first-round picks before Carriker included defensive tackle Jason Peter
(14th, 1998, Carolina Panthers) and cornerback Fabian Washington (23rd, 2005,
Oakland Raiders).
Nebraska has a strong history of outstanding defensive linemen in the draft.
Carriker is the 13th Husker defensive lineman selected in the draft since 1998,
including five defensive ends picked in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft
since 1998. In addition to Wistrom, Mike Rucker (1999), Kyle Vanden Bosch (2001)
and Chris Kelsay (2003) were second-round picks as defensive ends in recent
years and all are still enjoying outstanding NFL careers. A total of 27 Husker
Blackshirts have been picked in the draft in the past 10 seasons.
The draft will continue with the remainder of the first round and the second and
third rounds on Saturday, with rounds four through seven on Sunday.
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