No. 1 Pick: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
Analysis: "He didn't work out at the scouting combine. Didn't have to. When you're 6-foot-5, 236 pounds, paced FBS with 41 TD passes, process like a microchip and just led your school to a magical national championship? Heck, there's virtually nothing Mendoza can do at this point to help his football résumé – though interactions with reporters and his fellow combine attendees continued to burnish his reputation as an outstanding person and teammate. (And good news − now he doesn't have to contend with McDuffie twice a year! Also, the Raiders' exportation of Crosby means Mendoza will almost surely get immediate and needed offensive reinforcements.)"
No. 14 Pick: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
Analysis: "[T]he right move here would probably be for Lemon – a run-after-catch dynamo who typically works out of the slot and has been widely compared to fellow Trojan Amon-Ra St. Brown. Lemon could not only provide Mendoza with a safety valve at a stage when he'll almost certainly need one, he should also alleviate pressure on Pro Bowl TE Brock Bowers."
Date: March 7