{"id":63203,"date":"2019-04-14T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=63203"},"modified":"2019-04-12T21:54:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T01:54:17","slug":"mack-wilson-2019-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/14\/mack-wilson-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Mack Wilson 2019 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Position<\/strong>: Linebacker<br \/>\n<strong>Height<\/strong>: 6&#8217;1&#8243;<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong>: 240 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School<\/strong>: Alabama Crimson Tide<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combine Performance Data (Pro Day)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.71 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical Jump<\/strong>: 33 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump<\/strong>: 10.08 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Three-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.20 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.50 seconds<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Mack Wilson 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>It says a lot about the depth of defensive talent in this draft that <strong>Mack Wilson<\/strong> is likely to be available on day two. He is the latest on the Alabama production line of top-tier linebackers and, predictably, comes with a skill set that should see him take on a prominent role early in his career. But for a few technique deficiencies, Wilson may be talked up alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/04\/11\/devin-white-2019-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Devin White<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BushDe20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Bush<\/a><\/strong> as one of the top inside linebackers in the class.<\/p>\n<p>As it is, he could prove to be a day two steal for the team that scoops him up. If his aggressive on-field demeanor is any evidence, Wilson will not lack the motivation to prove he was worthy of a first-round selection should he indeed have to wait until the second day to hear his name called.<\/p>\n<h2>Strengths<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>an easy mover in the open field, smooth hip turn, changes direction easily;<\/li>\n<li>great short-area speed and close to the football;<\/li>\n<li>consistently able to get off second-level blocks, using his leverage well, and find the football;<\/li>\n<li>assignment sound in zone coverage &#8211; can pick up backs, receivers, and tight ends;<\/li>\n<li>organizes the defense pre-snap, reads the eyes of the quarterback very well and uses his burst to get a great drive on the ball;<\/li>\n<li>aggressive attacking downhill against the run and the pass, unafraid to take on offensive linemen head on and can convert speed to power to drive them backwards;<\/li>\n<li>able to get skinny and slip through small creases and can navigate traffic as a blitzer;<\/li>\n<li>impressive on-ball production with six interceptions and seven passes defended in college.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Weaknesses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>slightly below average frame for the position &#8211; could be a hindrance when taking on linemen in the run game;<\/li>\n<li>tackling technique requires significant improvement &#8211; often hits too high and focuses too much on going for the big hit rather than wrapping up;<\/li>\n<li>regularly takes questionable angles in pursuit;<\/li>\n<li>only one sack in his collegiate career and just seven tackles for loss;<\/li>\n<li>Occasionally overaggressive when attacking downhill rather than waiting for the play to develop, leaving open cutback lanes;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LeexDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darron Lee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/raiders\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/rams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/ravens\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/steelers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Third round<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>If you can cover and you can rush the passer, there&#8217;s likely a home for you as a linebacker in today&#8217;s NFL. Wilson, despite his disappointing sack production, has shown promise in each of those areas and has the bonuses of being an impressive run defender who effectively served as the quarterback of a vaunted Alabama defense. He may not ascend to such a role immediately as a rookie but his athletic traits and ability to affect the pass game should see him earn plentiful snaps early in his career. Wilson has the potential to be a productive every-down linebacker at the next level but will need to clean up his pursuit angles and tackling technique in order to realize that potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mack Wilson possesses the skill set to be an every-down linebacker at the next level and could be a steal as a day two pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2705,"featured_media":63368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,54],"tags":[4070,1674,61,40],"class_list":["post-63203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-editorials","tag-2019-nfl-draft","tag-alabama-crimson-tide","tag-football","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"John Bava","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2705"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}