One-handed Griffin to Seahawks

Shaquem Griffin came back.

The crowd loved it. Players in attendance not selected in the first two days of the NFL draft usually head out of town before the fourth through seventh rounds.

Griffin, who sat through 100 names being called in the first three rounds, wasn’t in AT&T Stadium yesterday in Arlington, Texas.

Then he was after Seattle spent the 141st overall selection on the Central Florida linebacker who has no left hand.

That fifth-round choice, announced in Seattle, drew loud cheers from fans at Jerry’s World.

Griffin, whose left hand was amputated when he was young, has become the feel-good story this year and one of the most popular players in this draft because of his perseverance, outgoing personality and, of course, his talent.

“I mean that was amazing,” Griffin said. “To even have an opportunity to come back, I didn’t think I was going to be able to come back and do it ... I don’t remember seeing too many people who have left and came back.

“That was the most amazing experience of my entire life. Me thinking about it, that moment, to be up on that stage and having the crowd go crazy, it was like we had won the Peach Bowl all over again. It was nuts.”

Griffin helped UCF go undefeated last season, then blew through the NFL combine with a 4.38 in the 40, sensational lifting work with his prosthetic, and a can-do attitude.

Saints land BC’s Moore

Boston College cornerback Kamrin Moore was selected with the 189th pick in the sixth round. Moore was the third BC player taken in the draft. Defensive end Harold Landry was picked in the second round by the Tennessee Titans while the Denver Broncos grabbed defensive back Isaac Yiadom in the third round.

“Kamrin embodies so much of what we value in a football player: he is smart, tough and dependable,” said Boston College coach Steve Addazio. “The New Orleans Saints are getting someone who just loves to play the game and is an ultra-competitor.” …

Three other players from New England colleges were drafted yesterday. In the sixth round (180th pick), the New York Jets selected UConn defensive lineman Foley Fatukasi. Twelve selections later, the Rams chose Maine offensive lineman Jamil Demby. Later in the sixth round, the Falcons chose Yale linebacker Foyesade Oluokun.

Quarterback update

The Giants took the first quarterback of the third day, Richmond’s Kyle Lauletta at No. 109. The Giants passed on trying to get their quarterback of the future to replace Eli Manning in the first round, taking running back

Saquon Barkley at No. 2 overall. Lauletta doesn’t have a big arm, but he showed good athleticism and accuracy playing at the FCS school.

Other quarterbacks chosen: Western Kentucky’s Mike White to Dallas; Washington State’s

Luke Falk to Tennessee; Nebraska’s Tanner Lee to Jacksonville; LSU’s Danny Etling to the Patriots; Florida International’s Alex McGeough to Seattle; and Toledo’s

Logan Woodside to Cincinnati.