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Broncos Select Dre'Mont Jones In Third Round

(CBS4) - The Broncos selected Dre'Mont Jones, a defensive lineman from Ohio State with the 71st overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl - Ohio State v Notre Dame
Defensive lineman Dre'Mont Jones of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 1, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Jones started 37 games during his four seasons at Ohio State. He was a first-team All American by College Football News and earned first-team all-Big Ten honors as voted on by the league's coaches.

In his final season at Ohio State Jones recorded 43 tackles including 13.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks.

The Broncos have the following remaining selections in this year's draft.

Fifth Round: Pick No. 10 (148th overall)
Fifth Round: Pick No. 18 (156th overall, from Minnesota)
Seventh Round: Pick No. 23 (237th overall, from Houston)

The second and third rounds of the draft are taking place on Friday night. The final rounds take place on Saturday.

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The draft is taking place in downtown Nashville.

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