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2018 NFL Draft: Five biggest fallers in this year’s class

By Sayre Bedinger

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 10: Quarterback Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys passes against defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun #91 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 10: Quarterback Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys passes against defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun #91 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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4. Arden Key, EDGE, LSU

Arden Key. One of the supposed contenders for the top overall pick in 2018 after a 2016 season where he finished with 56 tackles, 12 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, and three forced fumbles.

The production was certainly there, as was the potential. As good as Key was in 2016, there existed a potential that made him a worthy preseason candidate to be the top player selected in the 2018 NFL Draft as an early entry.

Key came into the 2017 season looking a bit bigger and that was one of the major critiques about him. After all, we wouldn’t want another Barkevious Mingo situation here.

The potential still exists for Key, but the production has taken such a significant dip in 2017 that I think general managers and decision makers across the league will take a bit of a pause when considering him with a top 32 selection.

In eight games, he has just 33 tackles, four sacks, and 5.5 tackles for loss with one forced fumble.

Can this guy do more than just provide speed around the edge? Is he durable? Can he defend the run?

Those are all questions that have led to his fall, in my opinion. I would pick Key in the second or third round based more on potential than anything else.

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