NFL Mock Draft 2018: Complete first round post-bowl season
By Dana Becker
Notre Dame. Quenton Nelson. 11. Scouting Report. G. 59. Pick Analysis. player
For Quenton Nelson, the year wasn’t quite as memorable as his junior season in which he earned several All-American honors.
But the 6-5, 330-pounder from New Jersey still had NFL scouts licking their chops to land him.
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Nelson is a prototypical NFL guard, bringing toughness and smarts with him. He was a captain for the Irish this past season, starting over 30 consecutive games.
Notre Dame averaged almost 270 yards rushing this past season and scored 445 points. Nelson and his mates up front were big reasons for that success.