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Kevin Sumlin can help restore Arizona-to-NFL pipeline

The Arizona Wildcats have had just six players drafted over the last six seasons, none of whom were selected in the first three rounds.

The latest selection, Dane Cruikshank, was selected in day three of this year’s draft, going in the fifth round to the Tennessee Titans.

Meanwhile, new Arizona head coach Kevin Sumlin, had six straight first round picks during his time at Texas A&M, with a total of 21 picks overall, including three in the 2018 draft.

Obviously the talent level, resources, exposure and level of competition are much higher at Texas A&M than Arizona, but Sumlin has a track record of turning out NFL products, and it’s important that he translates that over to Arizona.