South Carolina football alum Deebo Samuel showed well enough at the Senior Bowl in Alabama to make himself some money in the NFL draft.
CBS is projecting that as first-round money.
The outlet’s latest mock draft has Samuel going to the Oakland Raiders with the No. 27 pick. It’s not the first time he’s been projected as a first rounder by CBS.
“Samuel had a coming-out party in Mobile where he dominated the week, answering questions about his long speed and his hands,” CBS’s Ryan Wilson wrote. “He feels like a Raiders player, and with Jordy Nelson no longer the player he was in Green Bay, Samuel could be Derek Carr’s reliable downfield threat for the foreseeable future.