Any good NFL franchise knows that to sustain any kind of success on the field, they have to be successful in the league’s annual draft.
That means scouting the college ranks year-round in anticipation of confirming which top-ranked prospect is the real deal—or finding what sets apart that next hidden gem from the rest of the competition.
This year’s seven-round, 32-team event will feature more than 200 picks in total (256, including all supplemental picks) yet hundreds more will be anticipating their name being called.
One of those is Marshall outside linebacker Neville Hewitt. Hewitt, who was Conference USA’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 has seen his stock surge of late, despite not getting an invite to the NFL’s combine.
“It only made me work harder to show everyone what I can do on my Pro Day,” said Hewitt in a recent interview with the Epoch Times.
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker had 15 teams present at his Pro Day and talked to scouts from the Bills and Colts.
Although nothing is certain until the NFL calls your name, Hewitt has been listed as high as a second-round pick by NDT Scouting, though the scouting site lists him likely as a third-round value.
