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Todd McShay has Ezekiel Elliott, Darron Lee slipping in final mock draft
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Even just hours before the draft, the question still remains.
What will the Dallas Cowboys do at No. 4?
That appears to be the top-five spot of most interest with the first two picks all but a foregone conclusion. Will the Cowboys take who some feel is the next Emmitt Smith? Or will they hold off on making a splash and instead go with Jalen Ramsey?
Todd McShay believes they’ll do the latter.
In fact, McShay technically doesn’t have Elliott going off the board in the top 10 in his final mock draft. He has Elliott falling to the Dolphins at No. 13, but he did say that he believes the Dolphins could trade into the top 10 to snag the consensus top back in the draft.
McShay also changed things up with a couple of Buckeyes. Instead of having Darron Lee going No. 10 overall to the New York Giants like he did in his last mock draft, McShay slotted Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin in that spot and dropped the former OSU linebacker down to No. 19.
The only B1G player who moved up was Taylor Decker, while Joey Bosa and Eli Apple stayed in the same spots.
Here’s where McShay has each of the six B1G players — all of whom will be in the green room tonight — going in the first round.
| OVERALL PICK, NFL TEAM | POSITION, PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Jacksonville Jaguars | DE, Joey Bosa | Ohio State |
| 10. New York Giants | OT, Jack Conklin | Michigan State |
| 13. Miami Dolphins | RB, Ezekiel Elliott | Ohio State |
| 15. Tennessee Titans | OT, Taylor Decker | Ohio State |
| 19. Buffalo Bills | OLB, Darron Lee | Ohio State |
| 20. New York Jets | CB, Eli Apple | Ohio State |
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.