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Baylor surprises: Billings slides, but Xavien Howard a 2nd-rounder; OU, Tech, Aggies players also selected on Day 2

For Baylor fans watching the NFL draft, it was hard to rank the bigger surprise.Dominating nose tackle Andrew Billings inexplicably wasn't taken and remained on the board going into Saturday's final day in Chicago.Conversely, cornerback Xavien Howard was selected with the 38th pick in the second round to Miami.Once a lightly regarded two-star recruit out of Houston by Rivals.com, Howard went ahead of players like Billings, Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry of Alabama, Oklahoma receiver Sterling Shepard and Alabama All-American defensive tackle A-Shawn Robinson, a Fort Worth Arlington Heights product taken by Detroit.Howard had nine interceptions and 23 breakups while starting the past two seasons for Baylor.

 

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