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Eight takeaways from Sunday at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine

Myles Garrett is a freak among freaks in the NFL Draft

8. This draft is just loaded with defensive front-seven talent

Jonathan Allen

We barely mentioned Alabama’s Jonathan Allen, who is a likely top-five pick.

There were many players we didn’t even mention. Derek Barnett out of Tennessee, Tim Williams out of Alabama, Taco Charlton out of Michigan, Auburn’s Carl Lawson and Montravius Adams, UCLA’s Takkarist McKinley — the list goes on and on.

Sunday showed us that this group of defenders is going to bring even more speed to NFL defenses than ever before, with 37 players running a sub-4.8-second 40.

While the upcoming NFL Draft is short on talent at big-time offensive positions like offensive tackle and quarterback, it certainly isn’t lacking defensive depth and top-notch playmakers. Teams in need of front-seven talent are just giddy about this upcoming crop of defenders, and to be honest so are we.

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