Having a Michigan State player selected in the NFL Draft is nothing new.
After all, the Spartans are just one of five programs that have had at least one player taken in every year of the draft since the AFL-NFL merger in 1967, joining Florida, Michigan, Nebraska and Southern Cal.
And as the 2019 Draft began on Thursday night, it was almost certain that streak would be extended. The only question was when the first Michigan State player might go off the board and how many might be selected by the time the draft concludes on Saturday.