Official Site of the Owls · Apr 29, 2017
Hairston Selected by Indianapolis in 5th Round
PHILADELPHIA – The Indianapolis Colts selected Temple DB Nate Hairston (Frederick, Md.) in the fifth round of the 2017 National Football League Draft on Saturday afternoon.
Hairston was the 158th selection in the 2017 NFL Draft and is the third Temple player drafted this year tying the school record for draftees in one year, done six times prior (1946, 1975, 1980, 1987, 2012, 2015). In the past two days, Haason Reddick was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 13th overall pick and Dion Dawkins was picked by the Buffalo Bills with the 63rd selection.