#8 Daylon Mack, DT, Texas A&M
The ascent of this guy started two weeks ago already down in St. Petersburg. Mack dominated the competition at East-West Shrine week and was promoted to the Senior Bowl. When he arrived in Mobile he set the tone early when he put Alabama center Ross Pierschbacher flat on his back on a bullrush in one-on-ones. He continued to whoop opponents with his incredible power as the week went along.
Mack is a former five-star recruit, who didn’t start a single game until his senior year, but he has improved his draft stock immensely these last couple of weeks. Usually the 320-pounder is not trying to quick-swim O-linemen or something like that – he wants to physically go through opponents and gets them to lean backwards early on in the rep.
Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our NFL Playoff Predictor for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!
At 6’1” Mack might not fit every scheme, but with that low center of gravity and base strength, thanks to the trunks he has as legs, he will be a rock at nose guard for some team. He might be a one-trick pony at this point rushing the passer, but I think he went from a late-round upside guy to day two consideration.