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Redskins: 10 prospects to watch this college football season

By Matthew Valdovinos

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 24: Tight end Noah Fant #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes signals against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 24: Tight end Noah Fant #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes signals against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 02: Mack Wilson #30 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after an interception against the Florida State Seminoles during their game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 02: Mack Wilson #30 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after an interception against the Florida State Seminoles during their game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

No. 9 – LB Mack Wilson – Alabama

After taking Jonathan Allen and Ryan Anderson in 2017, and Daron Payne and Shaun Dion Hamilton in the most recent draft, why stray away from Nick Saban’s ‘Bama boys?

Mack Wilson is the smartest linebacker of the class. He progressed throughout the course of last season and played extremely well in the college football playoffs. In the semi-final, he registered six tackles with a pass deflection and a pick six, and in the National Championship game, he exploded for 12 tackles and two tackles for loss. Wilson is in line to be the next great Alabama linebacker to move on to the NFL.

Wilson is relativly small for a linebacker, standing at just 6-foot-0 and weighing in at about 230. He has a high motor and he’s athletic enough to make plays sideline to sideline, but he struggles to get away from offensive lineman once they engage and out their hands on him. He occasionally misses tackles and makes poor reads, but these things can easily be corrected with proper coaching.

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