Jenkins fell to the second round despite being rated

However, former Gators cornerback Janoris Jenkins did get selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 39th overall pick.

Jenkins fell to the second round despite being rated by some as the best cornerback available based on talent alone.

His off-field issues — three arrests, including two for marijuana, and his dismissal from UF — made Jenkins slip from being potentially the first corner off the board to the fourth.

He will join Rams coach Jeff Fisher, who has shown no fear in selecting players with red flags.

As the coach of the Tennessee Titans in 2005, Fisher and his staff selected oft-suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones.

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Hawkins noted the dwindling percentage of black players

Granderson's teammate, Mariano Rivera, is the only active player still wearing No. 42. The number was retired by MLB 15 years ago on the 50th anniversary of Robinson's debut.

"I think it's a great thing for baseball. I think it's a great thing for life in general, continuing to promote his legacy," Granderson said. "I don't think it's been forgotten, by the number of kids that are coming up to me saying, 'Hey, my first book report was on Jackie Robinson.' These are 6, 7, 8, 9-year-olds that are doing it."

Hawkins noted the dwindling percentage of black players in the big leaguers. There were only 8.5 percent on opening day in 2011 — there were twice as many in 1990 when the Richard Lapchick's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports at the University of Central Florida started tracking the number.