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8:28 PM ET HOUSTON — Lovie Smith made it clear that the Texans needed to improve at cornerback to “play the type of football that we want to play.” The Texans did that on Thursday night when they drafted LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the No. 3 pick. Stingley, who is 6-foot-1 and 190

9:05 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants landed two of the most talented players in the NFL draft when they selected Oregon Ducks edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alabama Crimson Tide offensive tackle Evan Neal with the fifth and seventh picks, respectively, on Thursday night. Thibodeaux was a surprise selection at

9:35 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets made history Thursday night and got faster on both sides of the ball. With two top-10 picks — a franchise first in the common draft era — the Jets selected Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner with the fourth pick in the first round and

9:58 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints, fittingly, became the first team to trade up in this year’s NFL draft by moving up from No. 16 to No. 11 to select Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave on Thursday. The Washington Commanders received a third-round pick (No. 98) and a fourth-round selection

9:55 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals traded their first-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday in exchange for wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and the 100th pick in the draft. The move reunites Brown and Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, who played together at Oklahoma in 2017 and 2018. Both players were

10:04 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles made a blockbuster move Thursday night at the NFL draft, acquiring star wide receiver A.J. Brown in a trade with the Tennessee Titans. Brown, who had been seeking a new deal, has agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract that includes $57 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Kimberley Martin.