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A hog, a stud and a homegrown running back highlighted the top picks for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL draft on Thursday night.

With the fourth and fifth overall selections, the Bombers chose stout offensive lineman Drew Desjarlais from the University of Windsor and a defensive lineman loaded with potential in Jonathan Kongbo out of the University of Tennessee.

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In Round 2, the Bombers looked closer to home, selecting running back Brady Oliviera, a Winnipegger who starred at the University of North Dakota.

The moves were partly about filling needs and partly about choosing the best player available.

Let’s start with the hogs, where Winnipeg has holes to fill with the free-agent departure of division all-star Sukh Chungh, a guard, and all-star centre Matthias Goossen.

Desjarlais, a 6-foot-2, 307-pounder and two-time Ontario conference all-star, could fill one of them.

On a conference call with reporters, Desjarlais said it’s a perfect opportunity for him to try to maintain Winnipeg’s reputation as a team with a rough-and-tumble front five.