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Analyst Mike Mayock Breaks Down NFL Draft
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Intro: NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock hosted a conference call on Tuesday afternoon with the Combine fast approaching. Here’s a few of the key points Mayock talked about during Tuesday’s call and how that might impact the Colts draft process.
INDIANAPOLIS – Mike Mayock’s pre-combine conference call lasted over two hours on Tuesday afternoon but the draft analyst wasted no time getting to the point.
In his opening statement, Mayock called this draft class the deepest he has seen in 10 years.
Here are three takeaways specific to the Colts from Mayock’s conference call as the combine beings in full steam on Thursday:
On The Draft’s Depth:
“From my perspective, this is the deepest and best draft class I’ve seen in probably 10 years. That’s been reinforced by most of the general managers and scouts that I’ve talked to throughout the league. I had one GM tell me the other day that having a top-20 pick this year, is very similar to having a top-10 pick last year. I think there’s more depth. There are certain positions that are stacked this year and you can get a quality player through three or four rounds.”
On Why Mayocks Thinks This Draft Is So Deep:
“It’s based on a couple of things. The playmakers at the top of this draft…it isn’t just a couple of guys. There’s three offensive tackles that could go in the top 10. There’s three quarterbacks that could go in the top 10. Then you’ve got guys like Khalil Mack that’s a different maker. (Anthony) Barr from UCLA. C.J. Mosley from Alabama. (Sammy) Watkins from Clemson is a tremendous player. So we are 10 or 11 players deep and we haven’t even talked about the safety from Louisville (Calvin Pryor) or the tight end from North Carolina (Eric Ebron) and I could go on and on. There’s more quality at the top end of this draft than I’ve seen in a long time. From a position standpoint, we talked about wide receiver. I think offensive tackle…you can go three and four rounds deep this year and get a starting offensive tackle. Those couple of positions and the quality up top…and I think there’s some pretty good corners three-to-four rounds deep. I’m really excited about this draft and that’s why.”