Washington Huskies football: Mock Draft Consensus on Elijah Molden and Keith Taylor 1.0
This is our first Mock Draft Consensus of 2020. PNWS lets you know where former Washington Huskies cornerbacks Elijah Molden and Keith Taylor will go in the NFL Draft.
The NFL draft is an important time for Washington Huskies football. It always hurts to lose good players, but the Dawgs and their fans can celebrate their alumni headed to play at the highest level of professional football.
Placing more players in the NFL is some of the best advertising Washington Huskies Head Coach Jimmy Lake has when courting recruits. Last year a pair of Huskies were selected in the NFL Draft, quarterback Jacob Eason (fourth round, 122nd overall, Indianapolis), and center Nick Harris (fifth round, 160th overall, Cleveland. All totaled 34 Washington Huskies alumni were either on NFL rosters or practice squads in 2020.
Due to COVID-19, this year’s pre-draft process is much different. Instead of the normal combine where NFL hopefuls spend three days in Indianapolis, all player measurements and evaluations occur at individual college pro days. Washington’s pro day is Tuesday, March 30. Unfortunately, Ohio State and Texas A&M are on the same day, so UW players won’t have scouts’ undivided attention.
This year at least four players Huskies should get drafted. Pacific Northwest Sports audited 28 different mock drafts to see where the quartet might go in the draft, including ESPN, USA Today, NFL, CBS Sports, Walter Football, and more. Fourteen of the mocks went two rounds; five covered Rounds 1-5.
In this edition, we focus on the cornerback duo of Elijah Molden and Keith Taylor. Both played four seasons at UW. Each had an opportunity to come back for a fifth season. Instead, the pair decided to turn pro. Let’s see what the mock drafters think.
@UW_Football continues to put out impact DBs. That's a testament to Jimmy Lake. Here's a look at a couple of impact plays from Elijah Molden and Keith Taylor Jr. vs. Boise St. Both Molden and Taylor will be good players in the league. pic.twitter.com/1Te2Z2xDVB
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) February 18, 2021