NFL Draft MAC Results 2021

The MAC has doubled our draft total from last year, with 4 players getting selected. All 4 of these guys come from the top programs consistently in the MAC and solid recruiting coaches

1. Round 2 Pick 56 Seattle Seahawks select D'Wayne Eskridge WR Western Michigan

2020: Selected MAC Special Teams Player of the Year and first team All-MAC at both receiver and kick returner ... Finalist for Paul Hornung Award, given to the nation's most versatile player ... Was one of five finalists for Hornung and the only finalist not at a Power 5 program ... Named second team All-American (all-purpose) by Football Writers Association of America ... Named all-conference first team receiver and second team returner by Pro Football Focus ... Led FBS in all-purpose yards per game (213.0) and was the only player in the nation to average more than 200 all-purpose yards per contest ... Capped the regular season with 130.7 receiving yards per game, fourth in FBS and tops in the MAC ... Eight receiving TDs led the MAC and ranked 16th nationally at the end of the regular season ... His 77.8 kickoff returns yards were fifth in FBS and led the MAC at the end of the regular season ... Was one of just 11 players in FBS with three or more kickoff returns of at least 40 yards ... Played both offense and defense during career ... Capped WMU tenure with 113 receptions for 2,136 yards and 14 TDs with an average of 19.02 yards per reception ... Made 21 tackles with a forced fumble and four pass break-ups during time as a cornerback ... Went over 100 receiving yards in five of six games on the abbreviated 2020 season ... Returned 17 kickoffs on the year for a total of 467 yards with the long being a 100-yard TD return against Northern Illinois ... Opened the season with three catches for 114 yards and two TDs at Akron ... Made seven catches for 131 yards and a score versus Toledo ... Four receptions put him at 212 receiving yards and three TDs in rivalry victory at Central Michigan ... Capped the season with nine receptions for 124 yards and a score at Ball State ... preseason first team All-Mid American Conference selection by Athlon Sports and third team by Phil Steele ... member of the Paul Hornung Award Watch List ... spent the 2019 season mainly at cornerback and transitioned back to primarily wide receiver during the spring of 2020. - WMU.com

2. Round 3 Pick 79 Las Vegas Raiders select Malcolm Koonce LB Buffalo 

"Malcolm Koonce is a lanky and long-armed defender who has experience playing from both an upright and 3-point position. He’s efficient with using his length and hands with a consistent club-rip move that has become his go-to tactic as a pass rusher. Demonstrating adequate bend at the hips, he can lower his center of gravity and corner in order to win around the edge. An attacker at the apex of pass rush attempts, he has also shown to be capable of dipping below the hands/arms of matchups prior to initial punch attempts. Constantly showing a high motor, he remains a relentless ball chaser, which helps show off his athleticism.

Koonce is fully aware of how to stack-shed and push-pull when necessary. When locking his arms out, it’s very difficult for blockers to get inside of his frame. An area that remains inconsistent with Koonce is displaying functional lower-body strength. As an edge setter, he can often get moved off of his spots in the run game and struggle to keep his outside shoulder free. This allowed rushers to circle the edge and rush for explosive plays. As a pass rusher, he hasn’t quite developed a go-to counter move against blockers that are able to match his first step and continued explosiveness throughout the duration of pass-rush attempts." - The Draft Network

3. Round 5 Pick 155 San Francisco Giants select Jaylon Moore OG Western Michigan

"Moore appeared in 36 games (26 starts) in five years (2016-20) at Western Michigan. He played in all six games as a redshirt senior in 2020 and blocked for a Western Michigan offense that ranked fourth in the MAC in yards per game (479.7).

Moore started all 13 games in 2019 and helped the Broncos finish with a top-three MAC ranking in total offensive yards per game (445.7). He started all 13 games in 2018 and was part of an offensive line that allowed the second-fewest sacks allowed per game (1.54 avg.) in the MAC. The offensive lineman appeared in five games in 2017 as a redshirt freshman and did not see game action in 2016.

Moore is from Detroit, MI. He earned a pre-draft grade of 6.23 from NFL.com, which equates to a "good backup who could become starter," per the site's 8-point grading scale.

NFL.com projected Moore to be a fourth-round draft pick." - 49erswebzone.com

4. Round 5 Pick 161 Buffalo Bills select Tommy Doyle OT Miami OH

"Doyle, a two-time first-team All-MAC player, started 30 games at both right and left tackle for Miami (Ohio). Like Spencer Brown picked before him, Doyle is a massive player and a tremendous athlete—he stands 6’8” and 320 lbs, and had a 33.5” vertical at his pro day." - SB Nation