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ESPN's Todd McShay Updates NFL Mock Draft

On3 imageby:Justin Hopkins•04/06/22
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ESPN continues its daily coverage of all things NFL draft and Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux continues to dominate discussions.

On Monday, ESPN’s Mel Kiper updated his big board following the NFL combine and Pro Days. He had Thibodeaux as the No. 6 overall prospect on his board.

Todd McShay tends to take into account team need, trades and the latest he’s hearing on the NFL draft. He’s got Thibodeaux slotted at No. 3 overall, headed to the Houston Texans.

1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson
2. Detroit Lions: Georgia DE Travon Walker
3. Houston Texans: Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
4. New York Jets: Ohio State WR Garrett Wilson
5. New York Giants: NC State OT Ikem Ekwonu
6. Carolina Panthers: Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett
7. New York Giants (via CHI): Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton
8. Atlanta Falcons: USC WR Drake London
9. Seattle Seahawks (via DEN): Alabama OT Evan Neal
10. New York Jets (via SEA): Cincinnati CB Ahmad Gardner

At the NFL combine, Kayvon Thibodeaux posted a 4.58 40-yard dash time and recorded 27 bench press reps. He did not participate in any of the other tests at the combine.

From his player profile on NFL.com

Thibodeaux (pronounced TIB-uh-doh) was the consensus No. 1 recruit of the 2019 class coming out of Los Angeles’ Oaks Christian High School. The USA Today High School Defensive Player of the Year had 54 sacks in four years (two at Dorsey High School) and enrolled early at Oregon to contribute immediately the following fall. When asked about why he picked Oregon, Thibodeaux said, “It was journalism. It was Nike. It was Cristobal. It was the whole program.” He was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick and the conference Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2019 with 35 tackles, including a team-high 14 tackles for loss with nine sacks, three pass breakups and one blocked kick in 14 games with five starts. He led Oregon with 9.5 tackles for loss and three sacks (38 total tackles, three pass breakups) in seven starts as a sophomore, collecting third-team Associated Press All-American honors, winning the Pac-12 Morris Trophy as its top lineman and earning the Pac-12 Championship Game MVP award. He had 12 quarterback hurries, two tackles for loss with one sack vs. USC in the conference title game. Though Thibodeaux missed time with an ankle injury in 2021, he was still named a first-team Associated Press All-American and finalist for the Chuck Bednarik, Ted Hendricks and Bronko Nagurski Awards. The first-team all-conference selection led Oregon with 12 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks among his 50 total tackles in 11 games (nine starts) before opting out of the team’s bowl game to prepare for the NFL draft. — by Chad Reuter

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