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Draft This Dude: Why Paul Magloire Jr. deserved an NFL combine trip

Earlier this week, we looked at 10 snubs from this year’s NFL scouting combine invitations. Here’s one more (and the second member of our Draft This Dude team): Arizona linebacker Paul Magloire Jr.

Magloire has taken a roundabout path to being an NFL draft prospect: He signed with Appalachian State in 2012 to play quarterback, moved to running back, then to safety during the 2014 season at Arizona Western (in the Juco ranks), and finally to linebacker for 2015 and ’16 with Arizona.

Keep in mind that lack of linebacking experience, because even though Magloire was productive (a team-leading 81 tackles, plus 5.