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ESPN: Lunch links: Assessing Gabbert's pro day

Batista with the caaaaaaatch...and that's it! What a comeback! Former Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert completed 44 of 49 throws at his pro day on Thursday. The success looked to loosen him up a bit, writes Joan Niesen of the Columbia Missourian. Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Gabbert looked smooth, not starstruck by all the attention. The Missourian's Andrew Wagaman writes about Gabbert's teammates left at Missouri, who got a front row seat to his show. Dennis Dillon at Sporting News writes about Missouri's other probable first-round pick, DE Aldon Smith, who was overshadowed a bit on Thursday. ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

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