Texans to select Clowney....

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Mack is a beast and reminds me a lot of Patrick Willis in his aggressive style of play and physicality. There's no questioning his motor and skills. I'm not sure I'd take him #1 overall, but I'd love it if they traded down and ended up with him.

If I were Rick Smith and the opportunity presented itself, I'd trade down with ATL at #6. You're assured of either Clowney, Mack, Robinson, QB-XYZ (likely Bortles), Matthews, or Watkins. All good players that fill a need. Watkins to a lessor extent, but we all know AJ is getting up there and his salary is becoming an issue. If you don't necessarily want Watkins, I'm sure there's a team willing to trade up for him - maybe STL or DET. Just saying #6 seems to be a sweet spot with fairly low risk as far as missing out on a top talent at a position of need.