BATON ROUGE — Wide receiver Russell Gage was the first of three LSU players selected on the final day of the 2018 NFL Draft when he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the No. 194 pick Saturday.
Gage will join former Tigers Deion Jones and Duke Riley. The wide receiver was followed by quarterback Danny Etling who was taken 219th overall by the New England Patriots.
LSU’s final pick of the 2018 NFL Draft was center Will Clapp, who was selected 245th overall by the New Orleans Saints.
The trio upped LSU’s total to seven players selected in the NFL Draft, which tied for second-most by any school in this year’s draft.
DB Donte Jackson, 55th, Carolina Panthers
RB Derrius Guice, 59th, Washington Redskins
WR DJ Chark, 61st, Jacksonville Jaguars
EDGE Arden Key, 87th, Oakland Raiders
WR Russell Gage, 194th, Atlanta Falcons
QB Danny Etling, 219th, New England Patriots
C Will Clapp, 245th, New Orleans Saints
Undrafted Free Agents (according to player, media reports)
NT Greg Gilmore – Pittsburgh
DT Frank Herron – New England
DT Christian LaCouture – Baltimore
OT KJ Malone – Houston
FB John David Moore – Kansas City
LB Corey Thompson – Buffalo
CB Kevin Toliver II – Chicago
OT Toby Weathersby – Philadelphia
RB Darrel Williams – Kansas City
MBB Brian Bridgewater – Tampa Bay
With the 55th pick in the 2018 #NFLDraft, the @Panthers select CB @_DJack01! #NFLSU #DBU pic.twitter.com/SNmagvCuWC
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 28, 2018
BTR ➡️ DC
With the 59th pick in the 2018 #NFLDraft, the @Redskins select @DhaSickest! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/LCKfCEJOTY
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 28, 2018
With the 61st pick in the 2018 #NFLDraft, the @Jaguars select WR @DJChark82! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/tCJkeO6jRF
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 28, 2018
With the 87th pick in the 2018 #NFLDraft, the @Raiders select LB @ardenkey! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/8JFQ0c9KDI
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 28, 2018
BTR ➡️ ATL
With the 194th overall pick in the 2018 #NFLDraft, the @AtlantaFalcons select WR @GageRussell! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/DLB8a2rQeZ— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 28, 2018
Yes, Danny Etling is a good quarterback! He is the 219th overall pick of the 2018 #NFLDraft by the @Patriots! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/mIH4Pwp1DL
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 28, 2018
🚨Not a Drill 🚨
The @Saints have selected @w_clapp in the seventh round of the #NFLDraft! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/SW94RDwT7m— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 28, 2018
On the defensive side, Toliver, LaCouture, Herron and Gilmore all signed free agent contracts over the weekend! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/L7RD4UbiRl
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 30, 2018
A couple powerful linemen, a 1,000-yard rusher and a walk on turned three-year starter also signed over the weekend! #NFLSU pic.twitter.com/DwinnFJuE9
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) April 30, 2018