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Clelin Ferrell is a big Aldon Smith fan

The NFL Draft is a few months away but now that the college football season is winding down, we’re getting more quotes from the prospects. Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen said he felt he was No. 1 and Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell brought up some nostalgic inspiration.

Clelin Ferrell wears No. 99 because he models his game after Aldon Smith. Watched Aldon when he was at Missouri. Loves his game, but understands Aldon’s career had some setbacks. “I think I can be what he should have been.” pic.twitter.com/Ees9iHKw0h

— Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) January 5, 2019

If you’ve just gotten into football recently you might not remember what could have been with Aldon Smith.