Dabo Swinney is not a fan of what guys like Mel Kiper, Jr., and Todd McShay do for a living.
Why?
They put out what he calls a lot of “rhetoric” about the NFL Draft that sometimes influences a player into making a decision that they are not always sure about.
Cases in point are Clemson defensive linemen Clelin Ferrell and Christian Wilkins. Before the Sugar Bowl, Kiper and McShay had both players in the top 20 of their NFL mock drafts. Both even had Ferrell in their top 10, while Wilkins was 16 in one’s and 20th in the other.