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South Carolina Football: Where will top prospects land in 2020 NFL Draft?

By Aaron Gershon

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 09: Javon Kinlaw #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks before their game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Williams-Brice Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 09: Javon Kinlaw #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks before their game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Williams-Brice Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBIA, SC – SEPTEMBER 28: D.J. Wonnum #8 of the South Carolina Gamecocks sacks Sawyer Smith #12 of the Kentucky Wildcats during the second half of a game at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SC – SEPTEMBER 28: D.J. Wonnum #8 of the South Carolina Gamecocks sacks Sawyer Smith #12 of the Kentucky Wildcats during the second half of a game at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. EDGE. 5. 54. Pick Analysis. South Carolina. D.J. Wonnum. player

Six-foot-five edge rusher D.J. Wonnum will likely come off the board early on in Day 3 of the NFL draft. He recorded 14 sacks in four seasons with the Gamecocks, including 4.5 as a senior in 2019, to go along with 9.5 tackles for a loss.

Wonnum would fit as a rotational pass rusher with the defending NFC East Champion Eagles. The Eagles currently have veteran Brandon Graham and Derek Barnett as their primary pass rushers.

With Graham aging and Barnett still developing, Wonnum could join that rotation and give Philadelphia another pass rusher for offenses to scheme against.

Projection: Fifth round, No. 168 overall (Eagles)