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Pauline’s Latest: Ravens, 49ers, Cowboys, Taylor

April 24th, 2018 at 4:34pm CST by Ryan Posner

Here’s the latest from NFL Draft analyst Tony Pauline (Link to article)

  • Pauline hears that the Ravens could be targeting Alabama defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne with the No. 16 overall pick in the draft, though he has Baltimore selecting Payne’s teammate, wide receiver Calvin Ridley, in his latest mock draft. Paulino also notes that he doesn’t believe the team feels an urgent need to take a tight end and will simply play the board. They also may be still interested in picking up free-agent wide receiver Eric Decker.
  • He has the 49ers trading down with the Bills in his latest mock draft but that won’t be the case if Virginia Tech linebacker Tremaine Edmunds is still on the board.
  • In order of their desire to pick them, Pauline hears the Cowboys are coveting Washington defensive tackle Vita Vea, Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and Maryland wide receiver D.J. Moore.
  • Pauline has heard from his sources that if Temple defensive lineman Jullian Taylor had been invited to work out at the Scouting Combine, he would be a second-day pick in the draft. He noted that the Eagles, Titans and Patriots have been the latest teams to work him out.
  • New technology has played many different roles in how teams prepare for the draft, including the use of Facetime instead of face-to-face meetings that at times came down to the wire, Pauline says. He referenced a last-minute meeting in which the Jets flew out to Pittsburgh in 2007 to meet with Darrelle Revis.
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