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Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes is a prospect on the rise, according to NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock,
and he belongs in the first-round conversation along with the draft's other top quarterbacks.
"He's different. He's a gunslinger, he's got an innate feel for the game,"
Mayock said. "The more I look at him, the more I push him higher and closer to that first-round conversation
with (DeShone) Kizer, (Deshaun) Watson and (Mitch) Trubisky. Mahomes is picking up steam in NFL circles."
The former Red Raiders star entered the draft as an underclassman after two-plus stellar years as a college starter.
He threw for career highs of 5,052 yards and 41 touchdowns in Texas Tech's Air Raid offense last year,
a spread system that will require a significant adjustment to the pro-style systems of the NFL.
Two weeks ago, Mayock ranked Mahomes the
No. 4 quarterback in the draft class.