2015 NFL Draft: On the Gold Carpet

Wake Forest cornerback Kevin Johnson and his family arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Wake Forest cornerback Kevin Johnson and his family arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Florida State offensive lineman Cameron Erving poses for a photograph on the gold carpet at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University during the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Florida State offensive lineman Cameron Erving poses for a photograph on the gold carpet at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University during the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Ohio State wide receiver Devin Smith and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Ohio State wide receiver Devin Smith and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Florida defensive end Dante Fowler and his mother arrive on the gold carpet at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University before the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Florida defensive end Dante Fowler and his mother arrive on the gold carpet at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University before the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Florida defensive end Dante Fowler and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Florida defensive end Dante Fowler and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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A detail view of the shoes of Florida defensive end Dante Fowler are seen on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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A detail view of the shoes of Florida defensive end Dante Fowler are seen on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Alabama safety Landon Collins and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Alabama safety Landon Collins and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Missouri defensive lineman Shane Ray and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Missouri defensive lineman Shane Ray and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Kentucky linebacker Bud Dupree and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Kentucky linebacker Bud Dupree and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Missouri defensive lineman Shane Ray and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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Kentucky linebacker Bud Dupree and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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