I think it’s fair to say Mike Mayock is extremely impressionable when it comes to championship games and the players in them. His first free agency, the instant he could get on the phone to reel in a free agent, he was on the phone offering record money for Patriots’ left tackle Trent Brown. He has taken that same approach in the draft.
He had four picks to work with in the top 40 and three of those four picks were players from the College Football National Championship game — Fourth overall pick Clelin Ferrel, 24th overall pick Josh Jacobs, and 40th overall pick Trayvon Mullen.