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Football: New Orleans Saints select FAU’s Trey Hendrickson with 103rd pick of 2017 NFL Draft

University Press | April 29, 2017

Related Topics: New Orleans Saints, Quarterback sack, College football, Defensive end

The defensive end is the Owls all-time sack leader.

Trey Hendrickson sacks University of Florida quarterback Treon Harris in the fourth quarter of the Owls 2015 game versus the Gators, forcing Harris to fumble the ball. The sack allowed Hendrickson to tie the program record of 16 career sacks. Photo by Max Jackson

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft on Friday night, becoming the first FAU player drafted since D’Joun Smith in 2015.

Hendrickson was projected to be a third or fourth round pick, according to his NFL draft profile.

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