With under three weeks remaining before the start of the 2022 NFL draft, Mock Draft season is heavily upon us, and for the first time, the fine folks at Football outsiders have joined the fray.
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In this mock, Mike Tanier worked his way through the first three rounds of the draft, and found landing spots for three former Aggie stars, and by now the names will be no surprise.
First off the board was offensive lineman Kenyon Green, who Tanier pegged as the #20 overall pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers, “Green completes the rebuild of the Steelers interior offensive line begun by the additions of Mason Cole and James Daniels” says Tanier in explaining the selection, and Green would undoubtedly be thrilled to join such a storied franchise.
The next Aggies star off the board is defensive lineman Demarvin Leal, slated in this mock to be picked by the Dallas Cowboys with their second round pick, #56 overall.
Leal is a little bit like Travon Walker in that he lined up all over the defensive front, clouding his scouting report to a degree. Leal is a bigger dude than Walker at 283 pounds, and he is on the opposite pre-draft trajectory: Walker is the Insider’s Choice among all-purpose defensive linemen, while Leal, a former five-star recruit, has gotten lost in the shuffle among defenders with splashier workout results and clearer positional fits. Leal has a tiny bit of Tank Lawrence to his game, which the Joneses are sure to take note of.
Finally, just a few picks later, in the top of the third round, running back Isaiah Spiller joins the New York Giants with the 67th overall pick. According to Tanier, “Spiller can string together open-field combo moves to create big plays on his own; he’ll make an affordable, effective replacement once Saquon Barkley [is gone].”
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