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Tweetcap of Auburn’s Pro Day: Braden Smith looks like a fit for the Falcons

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn believes several of the Tigers will be drafted by NFL teams after they had a good season and strong Pro Day showings. Video by D. Orlando Ledbetter
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March 9, 2018

Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn believes that his school has a chance to have the most players drafted since the NFL went to the seven-round draft in 1994.

He spoke to the media after the school’s Pro Day on Friday.

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Running back Kerryon Johnson, cornerback Carlton Davis and offensive lineman Braden Smith are the top NFL prospects from the school.

Smith said he interviewed with the Falcons at the scouting combine and said there were about 15 people in the room firing questions at him.

He believes he can fit into the team’s outside zone-blocking system.

Here is a tweetcap from the workouts:

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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