NFL Mock Draft 2018: Complete first round after Week 5
LB. Texas. Malik Jefferson. 5. player. 16.
Texas might not be back, but Malik Jefferson is going to put Texas back into the first round of the NFL Draft. The Longhorns have had just one player selected in each of the 2016 and 2017 drafts. There first pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, Malcolm was one of two Texas players to be drafted in the first round since 2011.
The Bills have one of the better defensive lines in the NFL. Shaq Lawson, Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus and Jerry Hugh are a fearsome four. But once you get past the front four the defense starts to get thinner.
Lorenzo Alexander is the leader of the Buffalo linebacker unit right now, but the 12 year NFL vet isn’t going to play forever. Having time to study under a two-time Pro Bowl selection would be huge for Jefferson.
Jefferson picked up one sack, one tackle for a loss, a quarterback hurry and six tackles in the Longhorns Week 5 victory over Iowa State. It was the Texas defense that stood tall on the road and gave them their first Big 12 win of the season.