MAY 01, 2015 10:45p ET
MAY 01, 2015 10:45p ET
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have drafted Louisville linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin in the third round with the No. 82 overall pick, acquired in a trade with the Houston Texans.
The Jets sent the 70th pick to the Texans for wide receiver DeVier Posey and Houston's third-rounder, fifth (No. 152) and seventh (No. 229) on Friday night.
Mauldin, a hybrid defensive end-linebacker, had 20 1/2 sacks in three seasons with the Cardinals. He gives coach Todd Bowles an edge rusher, one of their needs heading into the draft.