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Rutgers Football: NFL Draft Recap

Tyler Kroft and Michael Burton headline the 2015 NFL Draft for the Scarlet Knights.

The two Scarlet Knights were drafted higher than expected at this past weekend's NFL Draft, with Kroft going in the third round (85th overall) to the Cincinnati Bengals and Burton in the fifth (168th overall) to the Detroit Lions.

The Bengals' selection of Kroft sparks a Rutgers reunion, as he joins former Knights Mohamed Sanu, Kevin Brock and Clark Harris in Cincinnati.  According to reports, Sanu played a key role in the Bengals' drafting of Kroft.

Jon Hayes said Mo Sanu came up to his room on Thursday and said "let's add another Scarlet Knight to our team.