Unless you have a prospect of the level of Andrew Luck or John Elway, the NFL draft isn’t won at the top. It’s won it the later rounds, when those diamonds in the rough are discovered for not as huge a price.
Tom Brady was famously drafted in the sixth round of the draft, and he has gone on to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. The Seattle Seahawks won last season’s Super Bowl on the shoulders of a number of players they selected later in the draft.
So while this Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston are the clear top draft prospects, it is those that are going to go behind them that represent the real value of the draft.
One player who has gone about his game quietly all season but will provide a huge boost to whatever NFL team decides to draft him is Ohio State defensive lineman Michael Bennett.
The senior capped off his final season in Columbus with a national championship and finished the season on a number of All-American and All-Big Ten teams.
The biggest issue for Bennett, though, who is considered a second-round prospect this year, has been the focus on another Buckeyes lineman.
Joey Bosa, who isn’t eligible for the draft until next year, has many scouts drooling over his skill set and body size, and that has left Bennett seemingly out to dry.
The Centerville, Ohio native has tallied 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks this season and has been a force inside for the Buckeyes in their title run.
As Dane Brugler of CBS Sports says,…
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