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“NFL DRAFT NOTES-A WEEK EARLY
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NFL items from my notebook.

1-week from today, the much awaited NFL Draft arrives.

For the first time in years, it is not a draft revolving around all the quarterbacks coming out.

For the first time too, all 32-teams have retained their #1 picks, thus, no trades have been made involving teams number 1-picks, at least not yet.

Here are storylines worth following:

QB DERBY…It sure looks as if CAM WARD  of Miami has played himself into the number one pick with impressive workouts and meetings.

It also looks as if SHEDEUR SANDERS  attitude has hurt him to the point he is dropping on draft boards.  Scouts say he does not check all the boxes they want from someone who is supposed to save a franchise.

An older QB, TYLER SHOUGH, who was at Oregon and Louisville has jumped up the board with his willingness to throw at the Combine in Indianapolis and in private workouts.

Ole Miss’ JAXSON DART is going up and down on boards.  Some think he gets taken midway thru the first round because there is no one else among the throwers.  But that is open for debate.

Boise State’s  ASHTON JEANTY could go as high as 4th or maybe back a few slots.  He is far and away the best of a limited group at that position.  If anyone else goes, it would be at the end of the opening round.

It doesn’t happen often, a tight end gets taken in the first round.  TY WARREN of Penn State breaks that mold.  Oddly, there could be 3-tight ends taken in the first round, a first in modern day NFL draft history.

Defense and the offensive line could dominate much of the opening round.

Do you like ABDUL CARTER, Penn State’s one year wonder pass rusher?  Or do you consider must takes offensive lineman like WILL CAMPBELL of Louisiana State or ARMAND MEMBOU of Missouri as being in the top five?

There are a load of edge rushers and a bucket full of cover corners and safeties who are going to fill out the first round too.

The most unique player has to be TRAVIS HUNTER and his Heisman Trophy.  Could be the 2nd player or the 3rd player taken, maybe as a cover corner, with an option to get some snaps at wide receiver.  He talks a great game, he has played great games too.  Now we see who takes him and how they utilize maybe the most unique ‘unicorn’ player we have seen on a draft board in awhile.

A week out, rumors are flying, trades, who is hot, who is not.  Next week’s draft will be fun.
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