SPORTSO.J. Howard: NFL draft dayO.J. Howard sports Tampa Bay hat as the Buccaneers picked him in the first round of Thursday's NFL draftDuane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard's parents, Kareem and Lamesa Parker-Howard take pictures on the red carpet at the Marriott in Prattville before the NFL draft.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard takes picture with his mom, Lamesa Parker-Howard, before the 2017 NFL draft.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard shares moment with college teammate/roommate, Derrick Henry, before NFL draft.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard sits in a suite in the Marriott's presidential cottage in Prattville with family and friends watching the NFL draft.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard watches the 2017 NFL draft from a hotel suite Thursday in Prattville.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard shares moment with his parents, Kareem and Lamesa Parker-HowardDuane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserLamesa Parker-Howard watches her son, O.J. Howard, as the Tampa Buccaneers drafted him with the 19th overall pick.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J> Howard's father, Kareem, watches his son during the NFL draft.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard sits with his mom, Lamesa Parker-Howard, during the NFL draftDuane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserLamesa Parker-Howard shares a moment with her husband, Kareem, as their son, O.J. Howard was picked in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard is all smiles with his great great grandmother, Ethel Cooks, after he was picked in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.Duane Rankin/Montgomery AdvertiserO.J. Howard answers questions from the media after being picked in the first round of the NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Duane Rankin/Montgomery Advertiser