{"id":3476,"date":"2018-05-01T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2018-05-01T13:28:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T18:28:34","slug":"79-exos-supported-athletes-selected-in-2018-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/chains\/79-exos-supported-athletes-selected-in-2018-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"79 EXOS-supported Athletes Selected in 2018 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exos-300x74.png\" alt=\"EXOS\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exos-300x74.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exos-200x49.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exos.png 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>EXOS<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHOENIX, AZ<\/strong> &#8211; Seventy-nine EXOS-supported players were selected in the 2018 NFL draft, making up 31% of the total selections. This includes 15 first-round picks, five selections in the top 10, 10 of the top 15, and a record nine players selected first at their position. EXOS has now supported 165 first-round and 838 total draft picks.<\/p>\n<p>The first EXOS-supported athlete selected was Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State, drafted No. 4 overall by the Cleveland Browns. \u201cMy former teammate Marshon Lattimore (2017 No. 11 overall pick) trained at EXOS and spoke highly of it, and I trusted him with my decision to come here,\u201d said Ward. \u201cI\u2019ve definitely been enjoying it and training alongside other top players who make it a competitive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five EXOS-supported players were selected in the top 10, including No. 4 Denzel Ward, CB, Cleveland Browns, No. 5 Bradley Chubb, DE, Denver Broncos, No. 6 Quenton Nelson, OG, Indianapolis Colts, No. 8 Roquan Smith, LB, Chicago Bears, and No. 9 Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame. All five were also the first athlete drafted at their position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEXOS is proud to support 15 athletes selected in the first round and 79 selected overall in this year\u2019s draft,\u201d said Trent Wilfinger, senior vice president of pro\/elite sports. \u201cWe were honored to support these athletes throughout the draft process and look forward to continuing that support at the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During their combine and pro day preparations, athletes experienced daily strength, power, and speed training, along with personalized nutrition, physical therapy, and recovery services, position-specific work, and mindset training. They also participated in combine-specific preparations for team interviews and the Wonderlic test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was great to see all these athletes committed every day to our combine preparation program to dominate the NFL combine and their pro days, and, ultimately, improve their draft stock,\u201d said Adam Farrand, vice president of pro\/elite sports.<\/p>\n<p>EXOS-supported athletes selected in the 2018 NFL draft include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 4 Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State \u2013 Cleveland Browns<\/li>\n<li>No. 5 Bradley Chubb, DE, North Carolina State \u2013 Denver Broncos<\/li>\n<li>No. 6 Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame \u2013 Indianapolis Colts<\/li>\n<li>No. 8 Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia \u2013 Chicago Bears<\/li>\n<li>No. 9 Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame \u2013 San Francisco 49ers<\/li>\n<li>No. 11 Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama \u2013 Miami Dolphins<\/li>\n<li>No. 12 Vita Vea, DT, Washington \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/li>\n<li>No. 13 Da\u2019Ron Payne, DT, Alabama \u2013 Washington Redskins<\/li>\n<li>No. 14 Marcus Davenport, DE, Texas-San Antonio \u2013 New Orleans Saints<\/li>\n<li>No. 15 Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA \u2013 Oakland Raiders<\/li>\n<li>No. 16 Tremaine Edmunds, ILB, Virginia Tech \u2013 Buffalo Bills<\/li>\n<li>No. 18 Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville \u2013 Green Bay Packers<\/li>\n<li>No. 19 Leighton Vander Esch, ILB, Boise State \u2013 Dallas Cowboys<\/li>\n<li>No. 24 D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland \u2013 Carolina Panthers<\/li>\n<li>No. 28 Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech \u2013 Pittsburgh Steelers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Second Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 37 Braden Smith, OG, Auburn \u2013 Indianapolis Colts<\/li>\n<li>No. 38 Ronald Jones II, RB, USC \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/li>\n<li>No. 41 Harold Landry, EDGE, Boston College \u2013 Tennessee Titans<\/li>\n<li>No. 42 Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State \u2013 Miami Dolphins<\/li>\n<li>No. 43 Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn \u2013 Detroit Lions<\/li>\n<li>No. 45 Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa \u2013 Green Bay Packers<\/li>\n<li>No. 46 Breeland Speaks, DE, Ole Miss \u2013 Kansas City Chiefs<\/li>\n<li>No. 47 Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&#038;M \u2013 Arizona Cardinals<\/li>\n<li>No. 51 Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis \u2013 Chicago Bears<\/li>\n<li>No. 52 Kemoko Turay, DE, Rutgers \u2013 Indianapolis Colts<\/li>\n<li>No. 63 Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Third Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 66 Lorenzo Carter, EDGE, Georgia \u2013 New York Giants<\/li>\n<li>No. 68 Justin Reid, S, Stanford \u2013 Houston Texans<\/li>\n<li>No. 71 Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon \u2013 Denver Broncos<\/li>\n<li>No. 75 Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State \u2013 Kansas City Chiefs<\/li>\n<li>No. 77 Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State \u2013 Cincinnati Bengals<\/li>\n<li>No. 80 Martinas Rankin, OT, Mississippi State \u2013 Houston Texans<\/li>\n<li>No. 82 Tracey Walker, CB, Louisiana-Lafayette \u2013 Detroit Lions<\/li>\n<li>No. 87 Arden Key, EDGE, LSU \u2013 Oakland Raiders<\/li>\n<li>No. 89 Joseph Noteboom, OT, TCU \u2013 Los Angeles Rams<\/li>\n<li>No. 90 Deadrin Senat, DT, South Florida \u2013 Atlanta Falcons<\/li>\n<li>No. 92 Chuks Okorafor, OT, Western Michigan \u2013 Pittsburgh Steelers<\/li>\n<li>No. 96 Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford \u2013 Buffalo Bills<\/li>\n<li>No. 97 Mason Cole, C, Michigan \u2013 Arizona Cardinals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fourth Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 102 Jalyn Holmes, DE, Ohio State \u2013 Minnesota Vikings<\/li>\n<li>No. 110 Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin \u2013 Oakland Raiders<\/li>\n<li>No. 114 Da\u2019Shawn Hand, DE, Alabama \u2013 Detroit Lions<\/li>\n<li>No. 118 Anthony Averett, CB, Alabama \u2013 Baltimore Ravens<\/li>\n<li>No. 119 Kyzir White, S, West Virginia \u2013 Los Angeles Chargers<\/li>\n<li>No. 121 Taron Johnson, CB, Weber State \u2013 Buffalo Bills<\/li>\n<li>No. 122 Kenny Young, ILB, UCLA \u2013 Baltimore Ravens<\/li>\n<li>No. 123 Durham Smythe, TE, Notre Dame \u2013 Miami Dolphins<\/li>\n<li>No. 124 Armani Watts, S, Texas A&#038;M \u2013 Kansas City Chiefs<\/li>\n<li>No. 125 Avonte Maddox, CB, Pittsburgh \u2013 Philadelphia Eagles<\/li>\n<li>No. 132 Jaleel Scott, WR, New Mexico State \u2013 Baltimore Ravens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fifth Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 140 Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan \u2013 Oakland Raiders<\/li>\n<li>No. 145 Bilal Nichols, DT, Delaware \u2013 Chicago Bears<\/li>\n<li>No. 150 Genard Avery, LB, Memphis \u2013 Cleveland Browns<\/li>\n<li>No. 152 Dane Cruikshank, S, Arizona \u2013 Tennessee Titans<\/li>\n<li>No. 155 Scott Quessenberry, C, UCLA \u2013 Los Angeles Chargers<\/li>\n<li>No. 156 Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin \u2013 Denver Broncos<\/li>\n<li>No. 157 Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan \u2013 Minnesota Vikings<\/li>\n<li>No. 165 Jaylen Samuels, TE, North Carolina State \u2013 Pittsburgh Steelers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sixth Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 176 John Kelly, RB, Tennessee \u2013 Los Angeles Rams<\/li>\n<li>No. 180 Foley Fatukasi, DT, Connecticut \u2013 New York Jets<\/li>\n<li>No. 181 Kylie Fitts, EDGE, Utah \u2013 Chicago Bears<\/li>\n<li>No. 184 Marcell Harris, S, Florida \u2013 San Francisco 49ers<\/li>\n<li>No. 185 Deon Cain, WR, Clemson \u2013 Indianapolis Colts<\/li>\n<li>No. 190 Deshon Elliott, S, Texas \u2013 Baltimore Ravens<\/li>\n<li>No. 192 Jamil Demby, OG, Maine \u2013 Los Angeles Rams<\/li>\n<li>No. 202 Jack Cichy, ILB, Wisconsin \u2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/li>\n<li>No. 203 Tanner Lee, QB, Nebraska \u2013 Jacksonville Jaguars<\/li>\n<li>No. 205 Trevon Young, EDGE, Louisville \u2013 Los Angeles Rams<\/li>\n<li>No. 206 Matt Pryor, OT, TCU \u2013 Philadelphia Eagles<\/li>\n<li>No. 216 Azeem Victor, ILB, Washington \u2013 Oakland Raiders<\/li>\n<li>No. 217 Keishawn Bierria, ILB, Washington \u2013 Denver Broncos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seventh Round:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 221 Matthew Adams, LB, Houston \u2013 Indianapolis Colts<\/li>\n<li>No. 225 Devante Downs, LB, California \u2013 Minnesota Vikings<\/li>\n<li>No. 230 Leon Jacobs, EDGE, Wisconsin \u2013 Jacksonville Jaguars<\/li>\n<li>No. 232 James Looney, DE, California \u2013 Green Bay Packers<\/li>\n<li>No. 237 Nick Bawden, RB, San Diego State \u2013 Detroit Lions<\/li>\n<li>No. 245 Will Clapp, C, LSU \u2013 New Orleans Saints<\/li>\n<li>No. 249 Logan Woodside, QB, Toledo \u2013 Cincinnati Bengals<\/li>\n<li>No. 256 Trey Quinn, WR, SMU \u2013 Washington Redskins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PHOENIX, AZ<\/strong> &#8211; Seventy-nine EXOS-supported players were selected in the 2018 NFL draft, making up 31% of the total selections. 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