NFL Mock Draft 2018: Complete first round after Week 2
Notre Dame. Mike McGlinchey. 46. Scouting Report. OT. 12. player. Pick Analysis
Why is Andrew Luck always getting hurt? Oh yeah, because his offensive line has more holes than Swiss cheese. Luck is always getting planted into the ground with a tenacious pass-rush because, well, his line isn’t that great.
Notre Dame’s Mike McGlinchey would instantly fill the team’s biggest need and probably be the starter from day one. He’s an impressive talent that could very well go in the top 10, if a team had that need. However, the Colts will hope he falls to No. 12 and if he does, there’s no way they let him pass by.
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McGlinchey was a first-round talent last year, but elected to return to Notre Dame as a grad student. He has the potential to be the best lineman in this class, but his season has gotten off to a rough start, most notable in a loss to Georgia.
While the 6-foot-8, 315-pound tackle is usually great in pass protection, he was beat by the Bulldogs on several occasions, most notably on the winning strip-sack by Davin Bellamy. He will learn from those mistakes and move on, but he’s still an elite talent.