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Wes Schweitzer has sights set on spot with Falcons -- and Ph.D. in 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.