In three years at Ohio State, Raekwon McMillan recorded 275 total tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, six sacks and 10 pass deflections for the Buckeyes. Until mid-November, McMillan will still just be a 20-year-old. Somehow, he's out of sight and out of mind in this deep linebacker class.
There are more storylines around the off-the-ball linebacker position, a non-premier position, in 2017 than one can remember in recent draft classes. Reuben Foster of Alabama was a projected top-five pick in January but didn't play at the Senior Bowl, hasn't been able to workout with a shoulder issue and was sent home from the combine after arguing with a hospital worker, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
On the other hand, Haason Reddick of Temple, a former walk-on defensive back and All-AAC defensive end, started his off-the-ball transition during Senior Bowl week, which was a hit. There's also T.J. Watt of Wisconsin, J.J.'s younger brother, and Tyus Bowser of Houston, who no one is certain if they would be every-down pass-rushers in the NFL.
Add Vanderbilt's Zach Cunningham and Jarrad Davis from Florida, who is making a late surge up media boards, and you get the world we live in where McMillan, who has no major flaw in his game, isn't even getting burn on draft-specific websites.
If McMillan falls to the 40s or 50s later this month, everyone will be looking back at how a flawless 20-year-old with production from a football factory slid under everyone's noses.
