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Reggie White was a first round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1984 but was not the first player chosen in that draft. That distinction went to Irving Fryar who was selected by the New England Patriots. Actually Reggie White was selected in 1984 out of the USFL in the Supplemental draft. Irving Fryar was chosen in the regular draft. White was the 4th pick after Steve Young, Mike Rozier and Gary Zimmerman.
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Kenyatta Jones. The first player from South Florida selected in the NFL draft was offensive tackle Jones, in the 4th round of the 2001 draft, by the New England Patriots. Ironically, the next two selections after Jones were also from South Florida ... defensive back Anthony Henry by the Cleveland Browns and kicker Bill Gramatica by the Arizona Cardinals.
The Patriots traded Bledsoe to the Buffalo Bills for the Bills first round draft choice in the 2003 NFL Draft.
In the NFL, that was offensive tackle Joe Stydahar who was selected in the 1st round (6th overall) by the Chicago Bears in the 1936 NFL draft, the first ever NFL draft. Other players selected in that first NFL draft that made the Hall of Fame were fullback Tuffy Leemans selected in the 2nd round by the New York Giants, end Wayne Millner selected in the 8th round by the Boston Redskins, and guard Dan Fortman selected in the 9th round by the Chicago Bears.
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He was selected in the supplemental first round of the draft.
Bledsoe was traded to the Buffalo Bills 1 day after the 2002 NFL draft for the Bills 1st round choice in the 2003 NFL draft. The Patriots traded the selection, the 14th overall, and their sixth round selection to the Chicago Bears for the Bears' first round selection in the 2003 draft, the 13th overall. The Patriots selected DT Ty Warren with the 13th selection.