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Despite injury concerns, John Ross is still widely projected as a first-round pick

Scan the myriad mock drafts available for online consumption, and it becomes obvious there are still many analysts who believe Washington Huskies receiver John Ross III will be selected in the first round.

After catching 17 touchdown passes as a junior last season, then breaking the NFL scouting combine record with a 4.22-second 40-yard dash, Ross has done enough in the past year to be considered one of the draft’s most promising playmakers.

But he also spent a good chunk of his college career injured — and recently underwent shoulder surgery — and that, a few draftniks have mused, could lead to questions about his ability to stay healthy.