Tonight, 32 players will hear their names called in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Last year, linebacker Marcus Smith was one of those players selected in the first round, 26th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
"I remember telling my dad (Marcus Sr.) that I felt like the Eagles had showed the most interest in me. On draft day, I ended up getting picked by the Eagles so it all worked out," Smith recalled recently at the NovaCare Complex.
It all worked out on draft day, but Smith endured what he described as a "tough" rookie season.