Over the course of the last three seasons, the Hurricanes’ defensive line has been one of Miami’s most consistent, productive units.
And now, for the third straight year, that unit has produced an NFL draft pick.
Defensive end Joe Jackson, who led the Hurricanes with nine sacks last season, was drafted Saturday in the fifth round by the Dallas Cowboys with the 165th pick.
He follows in the steps of former Hurricanes defensive linemen Al-Quadin Muhammad, who was a sixth-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2017 and teammates Chad Thomas, Kendrick Norton and RJ McIntosh, all of whom were drafted last year.