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2017 NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospects Halfway through Season

By Tyler Brooke

Oct 22, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) catches a pass as Mississippi Rebels linebacker Detric Bing-Dukes (43) defends during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) catches a pass as Mississippi Rebels linebacker Detric Bing-Dukes (43) defends during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 17, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) warms up before the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) warms up before the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

Confidence has never been a problem for Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly. The 22-year-old has been certain that he’d be an NFL quarterback for some time now, and it doesn’t hurt that his uncle Jim Kelly has been grooming him for years.

Unfortunately, off-field issues have raised plenty of red flags for Kelly. All of the incidents that he’s been involved in have dropped him on my big board, but the talent is definitely there for Kelly to be an NFL quarterback.

Kelly might be the best example of a gunslinger in this year’s draft class. He has top-tier arm strength and can zip balls to his intended receivers. The Ole Miss quarterback can make all of the throws, but it’s the mental aspect of the position that he can struggle with. Kelly tends to stare receivers down and make poor decisions from time to time, leading to a lot more turnovers than NFL scouts would like to see from a college QB.

If Kelly can work on the mental portion of playing quarterback and prove that he’s become a more mature person off of the field, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a team take a chance on him in Day 2 of the draft.

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