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The calendar has turned to April which means it’s less than a month until Andre Dillard and potentially some other Cougars hear their names called at the 2019 NFL Draft.
If the latest projections are accurate, Dillard won’t have to wait long for his name to be called. Dillard has been cemented in the first round of mock drafts since the season ended, but he might be on the rise.
In his most recent mock draft, Chad Reuter of NFL.com projects Dillard as the No. 11 pick to Cincinnati. That makes Dillard the third offensive tackle drafted. Whether he goes this high remains to be seen, but at this point Dillard appears to be a lock for the first round.
Dillard’s status is fairly secure. The rest of the draft-eligible Cougs are less so. No other Cougs are included in Reuter’s four-round mock draft. Quarterback Gardner Minshew seems likely to be drafted as well, but his projections have ranged all the way from the third or fourth rounds to the sixth or seventh rounds.
In less than four weeks, we’ll know the fate of the next generation of NFL Cougs.
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Baseball:
Area baseball roundup: No. 2 Cardinal pound Cougars, complete 3-game sweep | The Spokesman-Review
Tim Tawa hit a two-run home run and a sacrifice fly and Kyle Stowers added a solo homer and an RBI double to power the second-ranked Stanford Cardinal to a 14-2 victory and a three-game sweep over Washington State in Pac-12 Conference play on Sunday in Pullman.
Cardinal crush Cougs by 12 runs in series finale – The Daily Evergreen
No. 2 Stanford clobbered WSU baseball 14-2 Sunday in Pullman to hand the team its 12th straight defeat.
Tennis:
WSU tennis dominates Wildcats – The Daily Evergreen
No. 35 Cougar tennis took down Arizona 6-1 when they competed outdoors at home for the first time this season on Sunday.