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2017 Mock Draft: Mitch Trubisky Goes No. 1 Overall

By Carl Cockerham

Sep 26, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) on the sidelines. The Tar Heels defeated the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens 41-14 at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) on the sidelines. The Tar Heels defeated the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens 41-14 at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 24, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers defensive end Derek Barnett (9) and defensive lineman LaTroy Lewis (4) sack Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jake Coker (14) during the second quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers defensive end Derek Barnett (9) and defensive lineman LaTroy Lewis (4) sack Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jake Coker (14) during the second quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

player. 56. At 6’3″, 265 pounds, DE Derek Barnett is a stocky for an edge rusher prospect but he is productive. He knows how to after the quarterback and gets to them more often than most of the other prospects. Against Robinson and Alabama, he showed he can time his get-off with the snap well. <p>He was in the backfield, on the quarterback while Robinson was still in his stance. Put him in the Cincinnati Bengal’s stadium when it’s rocking and opposing tackles will have their problems with Barnett. And when an opposing tackle over-sets for his get-off and burst, the counter-moves follow.</p> <p>That stockiness helps him at the point of attack in the running game because he is strong with it. He was actually known more as run stuffer than anything when he first entered the scene. But now, he is an accomplished college edge rusher that happens to play the run very well.</p> <p>The Bengals can use a guy like that as they don’t stop the run or rush the passer well these days. Their offense is explosive and they have enough talent in the secondary as they are. If they can stop the run and rush the passer better, they would be okay in the AFC North.</p>. DE. Tennessee. Derek Barnett. 6

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