Two players from the Philadelphia area were first at their position to be selected and each landed in the first round during Thursday’s first day of the NFL draft. Neither situation was a surprise.
Notre Dame offensive tackle and Penn Charter graduate Mike McGlinchey was the ninth overall player selected, going to the San Francisco 49ers.
Maryland receiver D.J. Moore, a former star at Philadelphia’s Imhotep, was the first round selection of the Carolina Panthers, 24th overall.
While many of the projected first round picks attended the draft in Arlington, Texas, McGlinchey and Moore decided to stay closer to home.