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ESPN: What gives with Ryan Mallett?

ESPN.com colleague Elizabeth Merrill went to Texarkana, Texas, recently and spent time with former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett and his family and has an excellent story on the enigma Mallett has become in this upcoming NFL draft.

Physically, Mallett is the best pure passer in the draft. Yet, most of the projections have him going somewhere in the second round. There's no question he still has to work on his footwork, and he did throw three costly interceptions in losses last season to Alabama and Ohio State.

But the reason being given for why he's supposedly dropping is off-the-field concerns, ...

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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.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: