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2017 NFL mock draft: FanSided experts pick for their teams

By George Stockburger

Sep 24, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) in game action against the Arkansas Razorbacks at AT&T Stadium. Texas A&M won 45-24. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) in game action against the Arkansas Razorbacks at AT&T Stadium. Texas A&M won 45-24. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers linebacker T.J. Watt (42) during the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium. Iowa won 10-6. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers linebacker T.J. Watt (42) during the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium. Iowa won 10-6. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

player. 123. With UCLA’s Takk McKinley off the board, Wisconsin edge rusher T.J. Watt becomes an easy choice for the Dallas Cowboys with the 28th overall selection in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Dallas owner and general manager Jerry Jones said his team needed to find a war daddy this offseason, a premier pass rusher that this Cowboys’ defense has so desperately needed since the 2014 exodus of the recently retired DeMarcus Ware. Watt fits the exact mold that the Cowboys and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli covet when it comes to a defensive prospect. The talented pass rusher is a high character individual with a motor to match. The 22-year old defender has been described as a coach’s dream and he’ll find a mentor in Marinelli who will get the most effort out of him. Watt instantly upgrades the Cowboys at the right defensive end position and his selection allows the team to focus on their voids in the secondary in rounds two and three. And the fact T.J.’s brother, Houston Texans’ defensive tackle J.J. Watt, has had so much success in the state of Texas will only add to the luster and popularity of this selection by Dallas.. OLB. Wisconsin. T.J. Watt. 28

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