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Jeff Risdon

Browns select LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips in the third round

The Cleveland Browns kept the SEC vibe flowing with their final pick of the third round. With the No. 97 overall pick, the Browns turned to LSU and selected Tigers LB Jacob Phillips.

Phillips is an inside linebacker at 6-3 and 221 pounds. He left school after his junior season. Phillips led the national champs in tackles (113) and also notched 7.5 tackles for loss. He was the field general in the middle of the Tigers defense.

This pick was the return from the Houston Texans for the Duke Johnson trade last summer. It was the first of the compensatory picks at the end of the third round.

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