Todd Gurley selected 10th by St. Louis in 2015 NFL Draft

Todd Gurley will continue his football career in St. Louis! The Rams selected Gurley tonight in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft (10th overall).

Gurley (6-1, 222) was predicted to be a first round selection and was even number one on one team’s draft board according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

After his selection, Gurley talked with ESPN’s Suzy Colber.

“For me to be the first running back taken, man, it means a lot for me,” Gurley said.

Later, Gurley got a little emotional talking about his recovery (video below).

“So, so hard. A lot of hard work. With the suspension, the ACL, man, it’s been a long journey.”

The St. Louis Rams kick off the 2015 preseason on Friday, Aug. 14 at the Oakland Raiders. Their first regular-season game is at home vs. Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 13 (2015 St. Louis Schedule).

In his three seasons in Athens with the Georgia Bulldogs, Todd Gurley rushed 510 times for 3,285 yards (6.4 YPC) and 36 touchdowns. He also caught 65 passes for 615 yards and six TD’s.

Todd Gurley goes to the St. Louis Rams with the 10th pick! #GurleyThursday pic.twitter.com/iQ0yQonsqw

— SicEmDawgs.com (@SicEmDawgscom) May 1, 2015

"With the 10th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams select Todd Gurley."

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Todd Gurley gets emotional discussing his journey back from suspension and the ACL tear.

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Rams baby!!!

— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) May 1, 2015

Glory, Glory… It's Todd Gurley. pic.twitter.com/dLvIWT4hUK

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 1, 2015

Boom!! Top 10 pick! Congratulations Todd! It's great to be a Georgia Bulldog!

— Mark Richt (@MarkRicht) May 1, 2015

The Todd Gurley Show is heading to St. Louis! @TG3II @STLouisRams#ThereGoesGurley#DawgsInTheNFL#CommitToTheG pic.twitter.com/CV0581Amkx

— Georgia Football (@FootballUGA) May 1, 2015

There Goes Gurley! With the 10th pick in the 2015 #NFLDraft, Todd Gurley is headed to the @STLouisRams. pic.twitter.com/FJCxtcAASL

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 1, 2015

The @STLouisRams get a stud at RB in Georgia’s Todd Gurley.#STLpick pic.twitter.com/3Hn1KF3dbi

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) May 1, 2015

They are turning into one of the most PHYSICAL teams, they just drafted the best RB since Peterson#NFLDraftAnalysis pic.twitter.com/BUzZT2oadI

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) May 1, 2015