Check out notes on new Washington Redskins linebacker Su'a Cravens, the No. 53 pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, courtesy of Redskins Public Relations.
With the 53rd pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins selected linebacker Su'a Cravens out of USC. Take a look at his collegiate career in photos.
Cravens is the 12th selection in the tenure of General Manager Scot McCloughan and the 20th selection of the Jay Gruden era. * Cravens is the 451st selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 36th second-round selection in that time frame. He is the 54th second-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936. * The Redskins have now selected a linebacker in the second round in three consecutive drafts (Trent Murphy in 2014, Preston Smith in 2015). * Cravens is the 30th player from USC selected by the Redskins all-time, joining B Bob Hoffman (1939), B Boyd Morgan (1939), B Bob Hoffman (1940), T Howard Stoecker (1940), E Al Krueger (1941), B Jack Banta (1941), T Earl Audet (1944), QB Jim Hardy (1945), B Eddie Saenz (1945), B Milford Dreblow (1945), T Bob Hendren (1946), B George Callanan (1946), E Harry Adelman (1946), T John Pehar (1946), G Mike Garzoni (1947), T Ed Henke (1949), E Ollie Fletcher (1949), B Johnny Williams (1951), G Ed Pucci (1953), T Walt Ashcraft (1953), B Bob Buckley (1953), E Bing Bordier (1955), DT Dennis Crane (1968), WR Erik Affholter (1989), RB Ricky Ervins (1991), DB Calvin Holmes (1992), LB Lamont Hollinquest (1993), LB Dallas Sartz (2007) and TE Fred Davis (2008). * The Redskins' 30 all-time selections from USC are the second-most from any school in franchise history (Notre Dame – 34). * Cravens is the second player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 53 overall pick, joining DB Bill Clay (1966). Cravens is the first selection by the Redskins at No. 53 in the Common Draft era. * The selection marks the highest the Redskins have selected a Pac-12 product since selecting LB Trent Murphy with the No. 47 overall pick in 2014. * The Redskins have now selected a defensive player in one of the first two rounds in each of the last four drafts, the team's longest such streak since 2004-07.
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