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CBS: Deebo Samuel potentially a top-5 pick in 2019 draft | The State

Expectations have already started to build around South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel and the 2019 draft.

But this is just a different stratosphere.

CBS NFL writer Will Brinson's early 2019 NFL mock draft had the 6-foot, 210-pound Samuel going with the third pick to the New York Jets. It had him behind only Nick Bosa (Browns) and Will Grier (Giants).

"He missed a lot of 2017 with injury, but when Samuel plays he's a high-impact guy who can take the top off of a defense," Brinson said. "His one-handed touchdown snag in the Gamecocks' season opener last year was ridiculous.