#nfl-draft

#nfl-draft

"I like to joke that I can kind of be a cross-checker for these teams," said Jeremiah, 48, who lives in El Cajon, where he once set San Diego records for passing yards and touchdowns at Christian High School. "So they'll call and say, 'Hey, where do you have this guy? What do you think of this player?'"

This year's version is heavy on edge rushers, light on quarterbacks, and has two running backs as bookends at the beginning and end of Thursday night's first round.

Most of the edge rusher prospects are 265 pounds or less, but Faulk is 6-foot-6 and 276 pounds. His ability to play both inside and outside makes him similar to the 287-pound Jordan, who has played defensive end in both 3-4 and 4-3 schemes.

Mendoza established himself as the No. 1 overall pick weeks before ultimately securing the Heisman Trophy and a national title. The only question remaining at that point was which team would find their way to the top slot in the draft.

Out of 32 picks: Not one of the draft experts cracked 20 percent. I don't see this as a failure, that is just the nature of the beast. One grade can shift multiple picks and wreck slot projections. Jeremiah led here, but the margin was two picks.