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NDSU's Wentz is a big prairie deal

The legs are nimble and the arm is strong. But it’s the head sitting atop Carson Wentz’s prototypical body that has NFL hearts aflutter as the 2016 draft gets set to kick off Thursday night in Chicago.

“Why do I think Carson will make the leap from North Dakota State to the NFL?” asked Zach Wentz, the older brother of a quarterback who has only 612 pass attempts and 23 starts at college football’s FCS level.

“He’ll make it because of all the things that happen between his ears. His intellect, the ability to handle adversity and really understand information.