Guard Tyronne Green was taken by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the NFL Draft with the 133rd overall pick.

Green, a Pensacola, Fla., native, started the final 25 games of his Auburn career at left guard. He appeared in 42 games during his four years on the Plains.

Scouts Inc. gave him above average grades in agility, awareness, pass protection and run blocking. The 6-foot-2, 309-pound Green had an average mark in the strength/toughness category, lacking "jarring upper-body power."

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said this was about where Green would go, in the third or fourth round. He called Green a "battle-tested performer."

Auburn has now had at least three players taken in the draft in every year since 2004.

UPDATE: According to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Chargers drafted Green to play center, not guard.