Former South Carolina tight end Hayden Hurst was selected with the 25th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
Hurst, a Florida native who joined the Gamecocks as a walk-on, becomes the first USC player to be picked in the first round since Jadeveon Clowney was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2014 draft. He is the first offensive player from South Carolina to be selected in the first round since wide receiver Troy Williamson in 2005.
This is the second time Hurst has been taken in a professional draft.