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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">April
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor FB’s Ebner and Barnes Selected on Day Three of NFL Draft<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Six picks ties Baylor’s program record for selections in a seven-round draft<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu" title="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"> Baylor football’s
duo of running back Trestan Ebner (203<sup>rd</sup> overall) and cornerback Kalon Barnes (242<sup>nd</sup> overall) were selected on Saturday’s final day of the 2022 NFL Draft.<br>
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Ebner was picked by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round, while Barnes was grabbed by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round, moving BU’s total to six selections in this year’s draft and tying a program record for picks in a seven-round draft. The Bears
also had six picks in 2016, which included WR Corey Coleman, CB Xavien Howard, DT Andrew Billings, OT Spencer Drango, LS Jimmy Landes and former Baylor basketball player TE Rico Gathers.<br>
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Ebner is the 10<sup>th</sup> player drafted by Chicago in the modern era (1970-present) and first since Albert Fontenot in 1993. The 2021 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year joins Jay Finley, Terrance Ganaway and Lache Seastrunk as Baylor running backs
to be picked in the last 25 years. This season, the Henderson, Texas native became the seventh BU player to surpass 4,000 career all-purpose yards and reached second on the program’s all-time leaderboard with 4,542. He capped off his collegiate career with
five touchdowns and 1,775 all-purpose yards, including a 98-yard kick return for a TD. Ebner is Baylor’s all-time leader in career games played with 61<br>
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Barnes became the sixth Baylor product selected by Carolina since 1970 and second in the last three drafts, joining Bravvion Roy (6<sup>th</sup> round, 2020). The Silsbee, Texas native started 10 games for the Bears in 2021, recording 23 tackles, five pass
breakups, an interception and a fumble recovery. Barnes clocked the fastest 40-yard dash time for a defensive back in NFL combine history with a 4.23 mark, the second-fastest overall time in combine history. He is the 28<sup>th</sup> defensive back taken out
of Baylor and the third this year, joining Jalen Pitre and JT Woods.<br>
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For the latest news on the Baylor football team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.<br>
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<b><u>BAYLOR RB’S IN THE NFL DRAFT (Since 1970)</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1975, Steve Beaird – 7<sup>th</sup> Rd (177), St. Louis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1975, Phillip Kent – 7<sup>th</sup> Rd (179), Miami<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1976, Pat McNeil – 17<sup>th</sup> Rd (472), Kansas City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1977, Cleveland Franklin – 8<sup>th</sup> Rd (202), Philadelphia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1979, Greg Hawthorne – 1<sup>st</sup> Rd (28), Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1979, Steve Howell – 4<sup>th</sup> Rd (107), Miami<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1980, Frank Pollard – 11<sup>th</sup> Rd (305), Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1982, Walter Abercrombie – 1<sup>st</sup> Rd (12), Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1982, Dennis Gentry – 4<sup>th</sup> Rd (89), Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1984, Alfred Anderson – 3<sup>rd</sup> Rd (67), Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1984, Allen Rice – 5<sup>th</sup> Rd (140), Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">1994, Robert Strait – 6<sup>th</sup> Rd (171), Cleveland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2011, Jay Finley – 7<sup>th</sup> Rd (246), Cincinnati<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2012, Terrance Ganaway – 6<sup>th</sup> Rd (202), New York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2014, Lache Seastrunk – 6<sup>th</sup> Rd (186), Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2022, Trestan Ebner – 6<sup>th</sup> Rd (203), Chicago<u><br>
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BAYLOR DB’S IN THE NFL DRAFT (Since 1970)</u></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">1973, Ira Dean – 9th Rd (227), Detroit</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">1977, Gary Green – 1st Rd (10), Kansas City</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1977, Mike Nelms – 7th Rd (170), Buffalo</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1978, Milton Reed – 11th Rd (293), Atlanta</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1980, Kirk Collins – 7th Rd (176), Los Angeles</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1980, Howard Fields – 12th Rd (329), Philadelphia</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1982, Vann McElroy – 3rd Rd (64), Oakland</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1983, Bo Scott Metcalf – 4<sup>th</sup> Rd (106), Pittsburgh</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1986, Reyna Thompson – 9<sup>th</sup> Rd (247), Miami</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1987, Ron Francis – 2<sup>nd</sup> Rd (39), Dallas</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1987, Thomas Everett – 4<sup>th</sup> Rd (94), Pittsburgh</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1987, Johnny Thomas – 7<sup>th</sup> Rd (192), Washington</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1989, Ray Crockett – 4<sup>th</sup> Rd (86), Detroit</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1990, Robert Blackmon – 2<sup>nd</sup> Rd (34), Seattle</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1991, Charles Bell – 9<sup>th</sup> Rd (243), Washington</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1992, Frankie Smith – 4<sup>th</sup> Rd (104), Atlanta</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1996, Adrian Robinson – 7<sup>th</sup> Rd (232), Indianapolis</span><br>
<span style="background:white">1997, George McCullough – 5<sup>th</sup> Rd (143), Tennessee</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2001, Gary Baxter – 2<sup>nd</sup> Rd (62), Baltimore</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2006, Willie Andrews – 7<sup>th</sup> Rd (229), New England</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2007, C.J. Wilson – 7th Rd (226), Carolina</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2011, Mikail Baker – 7th Rd (216), St. Louis</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2014, Demetri Goodson – 6th Rd (197), Green Bay</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2014, Ahmad Dixon – 7th Rd (248), Dallas</span><br>
<span style="background:white">2016, Xavien Howard – 2nd Rd (38), Miami</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">2022, Jalen Pitre – 2nd Rd (37), Houston</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">2022, JT Woods – 3rd Rd (79), Los Angeles</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">2022, Kalon Barnes – 7<sup>th</sup> Rd (242), Carolina</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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BAYLOR’S 2022 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Jalen Pitre, S –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Houston Texas (2<sup>nd</sup> Round, 37<sup>th</sup> overall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Tyquan Thornton, WR –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">New England Patriots (2<sup>nd</sup> Round, 50<sup>th</sup> overall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">JT Woods, S –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Los Angeles Chargers (3<sup>rd</sup> Round, 79<sup>th</sup> overall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Terrel Bernard, LB –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Buffalo Bills (3<sup>rd</sup> Round, 89<sup>th</sup> overall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Trestan Ebner, RB –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Chicago Bears (6<sup>th</sup> Round, 203<sup>rd</sup> overall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Kalon Barnes, CB –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Carolina Panthers (7<sup>th</sup> Round, 242<sup>nd</sup> overall)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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