CHICAGO - University of Alabama center Ryan Kelly was selected with the No. 18 overall pick in the first round of the 2016 National Football League Draft Thursday evening at the Auditorium Theater by the Indianapolis Colts.
The first-round selection gives Alabama 18 first round picks in the last eight drafts. Andre Smith was selected in 2009. Rolando McClain and Kareem Jackson were selected in 2010. In 2011, Marcell Dareus, Julio Jones, James Carpenter and Mark Ingram all went in round one while Trent Richardson, Mark Barron, Dre Kirkpatrick and Dont'a Hightower were taken in 2012.