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Packers Draft Nebraska’s Samori Touré in Seventh Round

Wide receiver’s single season as a Husker pays off in NFL draft

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  1. Touré gallery
  2. Free-agent deals
  3. More coverage

A Day 3 shutout for the Huskers in the NFL draft was averted Saturday when the Green Bay Packers selected Nebraska wide receiver Samori Touré late in the final round.

Touré went to the Packers with the draft's 258th pick out of 262. On Friday night, two of his teammates, center Cam Jurgens and cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt, were drafted in the second round. After that, 198 players were chosen over the course of more than five full rounds before Touré became the third Husker selected.

Touré played one season in Lincoln after transferring from FCS school Montana, and he made the most of it. He led Nebraska with 46 receptions, 898 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. He tied the school season record with five 100-yard receiving games while averaging 19.5 yards per catch. His yardage total placed him in a sixth-place tie on NU's single-season receiving yardage list. (Full bio here.)

Touré gallery

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Touré breaks free against Northwestern.

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Touré with a catch against Michigan.

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Touré had a big day against Buffalo.

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Touré makes a catch against Illinois.

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Touré fights for yardage against Iowa.

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Touré in action against Wisconsin.

Free-agent deals

Probably the most surprising non-pick among draft-eligible Huskers was JoJo Domann, who earned second-team Associated Press All-America honors in 2021 as a nickel/outside linebacker. Shortly after the draft ended, he signed a free-agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts. 

Also landing free-agent deals were tight end Austin Allen (New York Giants), defensive back Deontai Williams (Seattle Seahawks), and defensive linemen Damion Daniels (Houston Texans) and Ben Stille (Miami Dolphins).

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JOE HUDSON

Joe Hudson has operated a Husker-related website since 1995 and joined forces with David Max to form HuskerPedia (later renamed HuskerMax) in 1999. It began as a hobby during his 35 years as a newspaper editor and reporter, a career that included stints at the Lincoln Star, Omaha World-Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer and Denver Post. In Denver, Joe was chief of the copy desk during his final 16 years at the Post. He is proud to have been involved in Pulitzer Prize-winning projects in both Philadelphia and Denver. Joe has been a Nebraska football fan since the mid-1960s during his childhood in Omaha. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in journalism and economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1976. He resides a few freeway exits north of Colorado Springs and enjoys bicycling and walking his dogs in his spare time. You can reach him at joeroyhud@outlook.com.

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