Oregon will likely have one of its largest draft classes in program history this year. But it appears they might only have one first rounder from the mix.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday NFL draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. released his latest mock draft. And it included Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr<\/a><\/strong>. Very few players saw their NFL draft stock rise in the second half of this season the way Conerly did. To start the year he was talked about mildly in most circles as maybe a mid-round candidate. Now you\u2019re seeing him go as high as the top ten on some mock drafts. <\/p>\n Kiper has Conerly being projected to go to the Los Angeles Rams with the 26th overall pick in the draft. <\/a><\/p>\n This is the primary spot where I considered including a third quarterback. All\u00a0signs<\/a>\u00a0point to\u00a0Matthew Stafford<\/a>\u00a0returning to the Rams next season and still playing at a high level. But he\u2019s also going to be 37 when training camp starts. Retirement isn\u2019t out of the question, and even if he does come back, Los Angeles would be smart to start making future plans. One of the league\u2019s best draft-and-develop teams could choose to do that with one of the QB3 options: Syracuse\u2019s\u00a0Kyle McCord<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 who is rising after\u00a0declaring for the draft<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Ole Miss\u2019\u00a0Jaxson Dart<\/a>\u00a0and Alabama\u2019s\u00a0Jalen Milroe<\/a>\u00a0would all be in the mix.<\/p>\n But \u2026 I\u2019m not ready to put a third passer into Round 1, so I\u2019m instead trying to help the Rams keep Stafford protected. Conerly has fantastic movement traits and maintains a clean pocket for his quarterback. He gave up just two sacks over three seasons in Eugene. He started two of those seasons and has been a consistent blindside wall.<\/p>\n Titans: QB Cam Ward (Miami)<\/p>\n Browns: ATH Travis Hunter (Colo.)<\/p>\n Giants: QB Shedeur Sanders (Colo.)<\/p>\n Patriots: OLB Abdul Carter (PSU)<\/p>\n Jaguars: DL Mason Graham (Mich.)<\/p>\n Raiders: WR Teitaroa McMillan (Ariz.)<\/p>\n Jets: OLB Mykel Williams (Ga.)<\/p>\n Panthers: LB Jalon Walker (Ga.)<\/p>\n Saints: CB Will Johnson (Mich.)<\/p>\n Bears: OL Will Campbell (LSU)<\/p>\n 49\u2019ers: OL Kelvin Banks Jr. (Texas)<\/p>\n Cowboys: WR Luther Burden III (Mizzou)<\/p>\n Dolphins: SAF Malaki Starks (Ga.)<\/p>\n Colts: TE Tyler Warren (PSU)<\/p>\n Falcons: DE Shemar Stewart (A&M)<\/p>\n Cardinals: OG Tyler Booker (Bama)<\/p>\n Bengals: LB Jihaad Campbell (Bama)<\/p>\n Seahawks: OL Armand Membou (Mizzou)<\/p>\n Bucs: SAF Nick Emmanwori (South Car.)<\/p>\n Broncos: RB Ashton Jeanty (Boise)<\/p>\n Steelers: WR Emeka Egbuka (Ohio St.)<\/p>\n Chargers: TE Colston Loveland (Mich.)<\/p>\n Packers: LB Mike Green (Marshall)<\/p>\n Vikings: CB Benjamin Morrison (ND)<\/p>\n Texans: OT Josh Simmons (Ohio State)<\/p>\n Rams: OL Josh Conerly Jr. (Oregon)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ravens: CB Shavon Revel Jr. (ECU)<\/p>\n Lions: OLB James Pierce Jr. (Tenn.)<\/p>\n Commanders: DE Nic Scourton (A&M)<\/p>\n Bills: CB Maxwell Hairston (Kentucky)<\/p>\n Chiefs: DL Walter Nolen (Ole Miss)<\/p>\n Eagles: DL Kenneth Grant (Mich.)<\/p>\n The post Oregon OT Lands in Mel Kiper\u2019s First Round Mock Draft<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oregon will likely have one of its largest draft classes in program history this year….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Kiper on the Pick:<\/h2>\n
Kiper\u2019s First Round Mock Draft:<\/h2>\n