Mitch Trubisky still top QB draft prospect according to ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr.
Posted Jan 22, 2017
ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. is sticking with his pick of Mitch Trubisky being his top quarterback. Kiper Jr. mocked the former Tar Heels standout as his top quarterback in the 2017 NFL Draft and has him going top 5. As for the team? Well, Kiper Jr. thinks that Trubisky will be the second overall player taken and will begin his career with the San Francisco 49ers.
(Keeping It Heel)
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