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Sun April 27, 2008

It's first time in 7 years a Sooner isn't picked in first round of draft

 
 
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By Jake Trotter
Staff Writer
Who knows if it was the slow 40 times, the criticism of OU following pro day or the rumors about chronic knee problems.

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Whatever caused it, former Oklahoma wide receiver Malcolm Kelly didn't go as high as he had hoped Saturday in the NFL Draft, falling to the Washington Redskins with the No. 51 pick in the second round.

Kelly, along with linebacker Curtis Lofton who was taken with the 37th pick in the second round by the Atlanta Falcons, were the only two Sooners selected in the opening two rounds.

It was the first time in seven years that a Sooner wasn't taken in the first round of the draft, though perhaps it shouldn't have come as a surprise.

Despite any hype coming from the analysts, both