Mel Kiper's 2017 NFL Mock Draft Has Two Tigers Going Early In First Round

ESPN Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. unveiled his NFL Mock Draft 1.0 on this week and has LSU safety Jamal Adam's going No. 4 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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"Adams is built for today's NFL as a versatile safety who can play in the box effectively, make tackles against the run and move to the edges and track slot receivers. Jacksonville hit on a couple of defenders in the 2016 draft (Jalen Ramsey and Yannick Ngakoue; Myles Jack is still an unknown), but the Jags need more help."

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Kiper Jr. has Leonard Fournette going No. 8 overall to the Carolina Panthers.

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"This is really the first spot I see that could be a good fit for Fournette, barring a trade up. He's a special athlete with an incredible combination of size (6-1, 235), speed and power, but he won't get a grade as high as I gave Ezekiel Elliott last year. Elliott went No. 4 in 2016, but backs have been devalued in recent years -- he was the only back taken in the first round. Jonathan Stewart turns 30 this year and averaged only 3.8 yards per carry in 2016."

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