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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Reese’s Senior Bowl Week Impact

By Carl Cockerham

Jan 25, 2017; Mobile, AL, USA; South squad tight end O.J. Howard of Alabama (88) is tackled by cornerback Cameron Sutton of Tennessee (33) as inside linebacker Ben Boulware of Clemson (10) closes in during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 25, 2017; Mobile, AL, USA; South squad tight end O.J. Howard of Alabama (88) is tackled by cornerback Cameron Sutton of Tennessee (33) as inside linebacker Ben Boulware of Clemson (10) closes in during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports /
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4. player. 52. The Jacksonville Jaguars have a lot of talent on that team and should be winning already. If QB Blake Bortles can get it together, the offense would get going and they will win. The Jaguars are already solid on the defensive side of the ball. <p>But they could be better if they were able to create more turnovers, giving Bortles shorter fields. Then he would have to do so much and could manage the game and pick his spots. Malik Hooker can go over there and increase the interception total immediately.</p><div class=. S. Ohio State. Malik Hooker

He has been compared to the likes of Ed Reed with all the playmaking ability he has. Hooker is a tall, rangy, has incredible instincts and is able to change direction on a dime easily. He also has the best ball skills of all the safeties coming out of college right now.

Line him up as the single-high safety, let him patrol the back end of your defense and turnovers will come. Hooker can also cover tight ends in man coverage but he’s at his best when roaming. Quarterbacks in the AFC South would have to watch out with Hooker in the fold.

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Malik Hooker

S, Ohio State

Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars /

The Jacksonville Jaguars have a lot of talent on that team and should be winning already. If QB Blake Bortles can get it together, the offense would get going and they will win. The Jaguars are already solid on the defensive side of the ball.

But they could be better if they were able to create more turnovers, giving Bortles shorter fields. Then he would have to do so much and could manage the game and pick his spots. Malik Hooker can go over there and increase the interception total immediately.

He has been compared to the likes of Ed Reed with all the playmaking ability he has. Hooker is a tall, rangy, has incredible instincts and is able to change direction on a dime easily. He also has the best ball skills of all the safeties coming out of college right now.

Line him up as the single-high safety, let him patrol the back end of your defense and turnovers will come. Hooker can also cover tight ends in man coverage but he’s at his best when roaming. Quarterbacks in the AFC South would have to watch out with Hooker in the fold.

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