It took until the end of the round, but the New Orleans Saints drafted a defensive player with their only first-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.The defending Super Bowl champions selected Florida State cornerback Patrick Robinson with the No. 32 pick in the draft. The Saints got the No. 32 pick in the round by virtue of winning the championship last season.
Robinson racked up 46 tackles and a forced fumble in his senior season as a Seminole.The rest of the NFL draft will continue Friday and Saturday. The second and third rounds will take place today, while the final four rounds will finish up Saturday.Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was drafted No. 1 overall by the St. Louis Rams. Bradford won the 2008 Heisman Trophy as a sophomore but missed most of his junior season with a right shoulder injury.Rounding out the top five were Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (Detroit Lions), Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oklahoma offensive lineman Trent Williams (Washington Redskins) and Tennessee safety Eric Berry (Kansas City Chiefs).—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at [email protected]