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2018 NFL Combine: 10 Players to Watch

By Peter Bukowski

MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 27: Josh Allen #17 of the North team runs with the ball during the Reese's Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 27: Josh Allen #17 of the North team runs with the ball during the Reese's Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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8. Arden Key, DE, LSU

Why he’s on this list 

Perhaps no one in the draft stands to benefit more from Indy than Key, who can answer questions about his size and character while also blowing up the athletic testing portion.

It’s a win-win-win for Key who comes out of LSU exceedingly raw, with questions about his attitude and maturity. If anything, his breakout season last year set expectations a little too high.

What he needs to do 

LSU listed Key at 265 last season and LOL. ESPN listed him at the much-more-likely 238 pounds. At 6-foot-6, that’s just not big enough for most NFL teams, but he has a frame to weight the weight. If he comes in a legit 250+ and still test as well athletically as his tape suggests he could, while also proving to teams he has his head on straight, he’s headed for a first-round seat in the draft.

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