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Saints select Daniel Lasco of The Woodlands in seventh round

Injuries held back running back Daniel Lasco of The Woodlands during his senior season at California, but he's still going to earn a shot in the NFL.

The New Orleans Saints selected Lasco (6-1, 205) in the seventh round of Saturday's NFL Draft (237th overall). He accumulated 2,395 all-purpose yards with 15 career starts at Cal, and rushed for 1,115 yards as a junior in Berkeley, Calif. He rushed for a career-high 188 yards against Oregon State in 2014. Hip and ankle injuries limited him as a senior, however.

Lasco, who redshirted his freshman year at Cal in 2011, was the 14-5A district MVP in 2009 and 2010 at The Woodlands High.