"Cornerback was one of the spots in the draft we definitely wanted to look at," Guenther said. "I thought he'd be gone in the middle of the round. It was a no-brainer for us at that point."
The 5-foot-11, 197-pound Dennard is the first Spartan defensive player to be chosen in the first round since linebacker Julian Peterson went 16th overall to San Francisco in 2000. He's the first Spartan defensive back taken in the first round since Herb Adderley in 1961,Cheap Jerseys Online, when he went No. 12 overall to Green Bay.