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Wright

Wright (6'7/270) was named Sam Monson of PFF’s favorite sleeper in the class and there’s a lot of reason to believe he’ll be one of the bigger steals of the draft looking back on it in the future. Ben Linsey of Pro Football Focus listed Wright as one of his top draft targets, so it will be interesting to see where he lands.

Naming Wright (6'7/270) a sleeper is a testament to how deep this class really is. You normally don’t see a guy with Wright’s size and traits named as a sleeper, but this edge class has about 25 really good prospects. Monson notes that he has all of the tools you need to be a great pass rusher but is still relatively raw. The tools are evident as his PFF pass-rush grade of 90.4 shows, as does his 23.8% pass rush win rate

Wright was the star of Blazers defense as he led the team with seven sacks this season. The former three-star recruit from Elba, Alabama has shown his strength and ability to break through the pocket in his time at UAB and should be a Day 2 pick.