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NFL Draft 2019: Top 32 prospects – Post-Senior Bowl edition

By Conor Dorney

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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CHESTNUT HILL, MA – NOVEMBER 10: Clemson Tigers defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (42) rushes during a game between the Boson College Eagles and the Clemson University Tigers on. November 10, 2018, at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA – NOVEMBER 10: Clemson Tigers defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (42) rushes during a game between the Boson College Eagles and the Clemson University Tigers on. November 10, 2018, at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Had you not been paying close attention to the introduction of this article, you may think that I’m just listing former Clemson players at this point. But, alas, it still is a ranking of the top 32 prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft.

Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins is yet another highly skilled Tigers defensive lineman and should also hear his name called in the first round come April. While his ceiling is lower than that of my third-ranked prospect, Ed Oliver, Wilkins still offers plenty of upside and has been a force at Clemson since his true freshman season.

I wrote in-depth about what Wilkins can do as a player last season, and after returning for his senior season, he managed to win a national title and post the best statistical season of his illustrious college career.

While he may not have the length of some of the other interior line prospects in this class, I love Wilkins’ all-around game and an excellent motor that should make him a valuable contributor at the next level.

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