MOBILE, Ala. -- Lexi Thompson birdied four of her last five holes for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday with Eun-Hee Ji in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. The 18-year-old Thompson, second last year behind Stacy Lewis, had eight birdies and a bogey on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trails Magnolia Grove complex. "I definitely had it in mind, but its a whole different year and a new day, so I was just trying to go out and make some birdies," Thompson said. "I knew my game was good, so just going to try to keep that going." She hit to inches on the par-4 ninth to set up her closing birdie. "That was a good shot to end on," Thompson said. "I just had a three-quarter pitching wedge and just committed to it. ... I was hitting it pretty close and I drained a few putts. I was just taking one shot at a time, not trying to get ahead of myself because its golf, anything can happen." She won the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic in Alabama for her lone LPGA Tour title. "Im glad to be back in Alabama," Thompson said. Ji, the 2009 U.S. Womens Open champion, had five birdies in a six-hole stretch on the front nine in her bogey-free round. "I just focus on my game and I just keep positive with my game," Ji said. Jessica Korda was a stroke back at 66, and Nicole Castrale, Mina Harigae, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Thidapa Suwanapura, Hee Young Park, Jennifer Johnson and Chella Choi shot 67. Korda also had a bogey-free round. "I was hitting the ball pretty good," said Korda, the 2012 Womens Australian Open winner. "I made two birdies my first two holes and I was like, OK, this might be a good day." The second-ranked Lewis opened with a 70. "I didnt really have anything go right today," said Lewis, the winner this year in Singapore and Phoenix. "I had one ball hit the sprinkler and go in the trees and one hit the cart path and go in the trees." 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The Eagles and Texans also announced Tuesday they were swapping third-round choices in 2012. The Eagles now have the 89th pick overall, while the Texans have the 77th pick. The 27-year-old linebacker and team captain leaves Houston as the Texans all-time leader with 637 tackles while also contributing eight sacks, six forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and two interceptions in his six-year career. He earned Pro Bowl honours following the 2007 and 2009 campaigns and was an Associated Press All-Pro selection in 2007. Ryans missed most of the 2010 season after tearing his left Achilles tendon. "DeMeco is a proven Pro Bowl linebacker in this league and were excited to be able to plug him into the middle of our defence," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "Hes been the signal caller and a leader on a very good Texans defence for the last several years. Hes a tough, instinctive football player and hell be a great fit for our team." Ryans was a second-round draft pick by the Texans in 2006, the same year the team took Mario Williams with the top overall pick. Ryans made the bigger initial impact of the two stars, making 156 tackles to earn the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year honour. He was also durable, starting all 16 games in his first four seasons. He tore his left Achilles tendon in the sixth game of 2010 and the season collapsed, with the Texans dropping eight of their final 10 games. Houston used most of its 2011 draft picks on defensive players, and Ryans had a reduced role because of more injuries and the emergence of Brian Cushing and rookie Brooks Reed. The Texans ranked second in total defeence last season (285.dddddddddddd7 yards per game), finished 10-6 and earned their first division title and playoff berth. But they lost key players in free agency, including Williams, right tackle Eric Winston and right guard Mike Brisiel and now Ryans, the teams union representative. Dealing Ryans left some of the remaining players wondering about the teams direction. Defensive ends Antonio Smith and J.J. Watt talked about losing Ryans on the NFL Network on Wednesday night. "Its a big surprise to me," Smith said. "I dont know what is going on at this moment, but DeMeco is a great player, a leader. Hes going to be an asset to each and every team he plays for. Our defence is going to miss him. "Thats all I can say about it." Watt, Houstons first-round draft pick last year, said Ryans was "the most respected guy on the defence, our leader." "Hes a guy that everybody turns to, especially when things are going tough," Watt said. "Its tough to see him go, but at the end of the day, what can we do? Hes obviously going to go play great football for the Eagles. Now its time for the rest of us, as a defence, to step up and find a new leader and go out there and play football. We cant do anything about that, so its time for us to go out there and do it on our own." Ryans played collegiately at Alabama, where he earned first-team All-America honours in 2005. He was a teammate of Eagles left guard Evan Mathis with the Crimson Tide. While in the NFL, Ryans has been a leader on and off the field and his work in the community has been highly regarded in the Houston area. "We appreciate all the hard work and effort DeMeco invested in our organization and wish him only the best moving forward," Texans general manager Rick Smith said. "He is a class act." ' ' '