In today’s Fact or Fiction — NFL Draft edition — I look at three big recent topics around the NFL Draft and decide whether the statement is indeed FACT or if it’s FICTION.
1. Jalen Carter drops out of the Top 10.
Farrell’s take: FICTION
Carter has some explaining to do in regard to the misdemeanor charges he’s facing for a drag racing incident after UGA’s national title win that led to the death of two people. Sounds serious, right? It is. But without more information, it’s too hard to project what drop, if any, this will lead to for the top DT in the NFL Draft. He’s a top-three talent, without question. And talent supersedes a lot in the NFL, so unless we are talking potential jail time, I don’t think he freefalls.
2. Bryce Young weighs in at 195 or more.
Farrell’s take: FICTION
First off, I don’t care. Young is a special talent and easily the QB1 in this draft. So he can weigh 185, and I won’t care. But 195 seems to be the number people want, and I’m expecting closer to 188-190. He’s bulking up a bit, and he has an okay frame but he’s also not stupid. He’s not going to add weight and impact his mechanics or natural abilities just to impress scouts who think he needs to be thicker.
3. Jalin Hyatt runs a sub 4.3 40-yard dash.
Farrell’s take: FICTION
I have Oregon’s Christian Gonzalez as my pick to bust off a 4.28 40-yard dash but I don’t think the Vols receiver will do it. And again, it doesn’t matter. Hyatt will earn a first-round grade with a 4.33 or so and be one of the top three wide receivers in terms of speed.
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