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NFL Draft 2017: Joe Mixon is most talented RB, Mel Kiper says

PHILADELPHIA -- As front office personnel across the NFL debate whether or not Joe Mixon belongs on their team's NFL Draft boards, Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN believes that the Oklahoma running back is the most talented prospect at his position ahead of next month's NFL Draft.

"The reason we're talking about Joe Mixon so much is, he's a special talent," Kiper said Tuesday during the NFL Draft in Philadelphia Chalk Talk at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. "He's a top-10 pick without an issue. He's ahead of Leonard Fournette, without an issue.