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Southern Utah's LeShaun Sims became the second Thunderbird drafted Saturday with the 157th pick in the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans.
Sims — who joins future Detroit Lions safety and fourth round pick Miles Killebrew — had 54 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions last season for the Big Sky Conference champion Thunderbirds.
NFL.com projects Sims as a press corner at the next level and describes him as a "constant annoyance to receivers getting into their framework with jabs from press and then crowding them throughout their route," while CBS Sports says he "displays the speed to carry receivers downfield, finding the football with his back to the ball."
Sims joins former Utah players Brice McCain and Jeremiah Poutasi on the Titans' roster.
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