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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Aftermath of Greatest Super Bowl

By Carl Cockerham

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 7, 2015; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive end Taco Charlton (33) sacks Rutgers Scarlet Knights quarterback Hayden Rettig (11) in the fourth quarter at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 46-16. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive end Taco Charlton (33) sacks Rutgers Scarlet Knights quarterback Hayden Rettig (11) in the fourth quarter at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 46-16. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /

44. The Lombardi Trophy must be really heavy because the Falcons couldn’t hold onto it long enough. They picked it up as soon as the game started but just couldn’t hold onto for all of the second half. That young defense over there definitely has better days ahead. <p>They got after Brady in the first half but seemed to wear out down the stretch to lose the game. But they will all be back along with Desmond Trufant for years to come except or Dwight Freeney. He was helpful toward that Falcons defense but he can’t play forever.</p> <p>Even if he plays in 2017, he doesn’t have long and it’s best to get his replacement now. That is especially the case when Taco Charlton is available at No. 31 overall. At 6’5″, 272 pounds, Charlton has excellent length and uses it to shoot his hands and keep defenders off his chest.</p> <p>As a pass rusher, he has quickness, power and can counter what the OT is trying to do to him. Charlton uses his length and power in the run game making him hard to block there too. His size, athletic ability and savvy would make him a three-down DE right away for the Falcons.</p>. DE. Michigan. Taco Charlton. 31. player

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