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Falcons draft pick Wes Schweitzer looking to find the right chemistry

Dr. Kenneth Youngman isn’t an NFL talent evaluator, but the biological sciences professor at San Jose State University can spot a brilliant mind from kilometers away.

When Youngman observed the progress of 6-foot-5-inch, 314-pound Wes Schweitzer in his immunology class, he made one simple conclusion about the Atlanta Falcons’ sixth-round draft pick.

"If I were drafting for a biology graduate student team, I would pick Wes in the first round,’’ Youngman said.