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SALT LAKE CITY — Ziggy Ansah's meteoric rise in the NFL draft has taken him from preseason unknown, to a possible top 5 NFL draft pick. Here is a condensed version of what the pundits say.
BYU hasn't had a player drafted in the top 10 (and subsequently the top 5) since Jim McMahon was selected with the 5th overall pick by the Chicago Bears. No other Cougar has been selected in the top 10 (Steve Young was selected first by Tampa Bay in the 1985 NFL supplemental draft).
Here are the landing spots from experts around the country.
Peter King - Sports Illustrated - 2nd to Jaguars
Doug Farrar - Yahoo Sports - 2nd to Jaguars
Todd McShay - ESPN - 5th to Detroit
Mel Kiper Jr. - ESPN - 5th to Detroit
Josh Norris - NFL Network - 7th to Cardinals
Mike Mayock - NFL Network - 5th to Detroit
Mike Florio - Pro football talk (NBC Sports) - 5th to Detroit
Jason La Canfora -CBS Sports NFL Insider - 15th to Saints
Rob Rang -CBS Sports- 5th to Detroit
Dave Brugler -CBS Sports- 5th to Detroit
Pat Kirwan -CBS Sports- 5th (believes #2 Jags and #5 Lions will swap picks)
Pete Prisco -CBS Sports- 3rd to Raiders
Peter Schrager - Fox Sports - 6th to the Browns
The draft starts at 5pm MT.
