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Top NFL Draft Prospects: Vols' Jalen Reeves-Maybin a defensive 'eraser'

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In preparation for the 2017 football season, NFLDraftScout.com will profile the top NFL draft-eligible prospects with a different player profile each day. The series will culminate with the preseason top-20 prospects in August.

With pass-catchers coming in all shapes and sizes in today's passing-based game, defensive coordinators have been left with little choice but to find and develop versatile "erasers" equally comfortable near the line of scrimmage or dropping into coverage. These linebacker-safety hybrids used to drop on draft day, with coaches wondering how these 'tweeners might find a place on the field.