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That is what McShay said he was told. He's partner, Mench (who is the OL specialist) is not a fan at all of Proctor up that high (for good reason). That said, the big guys that can play OT at all, will get draft high this year while teams pass on WR's because of how deep that position is.
Proctor's been listed quite low for a while now, so Mench's take isn't radical or anything. Moreso I'd say Mench is in line with everyone else on him.

Personally though, since I am of the mind that Mauigoa and Fano are going to OG at this level, I think the top two OTs are Freeland > Proctor. Simply because Proctor may be able to play LT, though he's likely a right side. Whereas I don't think either Mauigoa or Fano have a shot at LT. Now I don't know what teams think about Proctor's weight issue (he had come in really heavy at one point at Bama), so if teams are worried about that, which can be a high bust factor, then you're talking Miller or Iheanachor as the second OT. So it would not surprise me if team boards differ on them. But bottom line is at the top OT is always driven by LT projection, which means if the Rams think any of them have a chance to LT then they could be the choice for us at 13.

Where I think Mauigoa or Fano have value to us is you could use them as a swing OT in year one and hope they can be an outlier on the edge, but if you end up playing them at OG that's fine we have a need there with Avila or Dotson moving on in FA. Though that aside, it can be argued that in this very nice OG class it's a waste to take one high. But we do have a swing OT need, and finding a stud OG does have a lot of value.

Anyway I figure Freeland goes top 10 because he's like 20 years old with upside, feet, and athleticism. He's got a great chance to LT so he's not gonna be on the board. After that, though, it feels shaky at best and based on preference just like some of the other positions this year.
 
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If we do not go L-OT early, i really want Markel Bell as an early Day 3 developmental backup L-OT.
I don't know if he'll last until 207. Probably not. Hard to tell with him because mocks have him going all over the place (3rd to 7th). Most likely he's a 4th rounder...possibly somewhere between 90-160.