Mayock Tweetcap: Compares Georgia’s Roquan Smith to Falcons’ Deion Jones

NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock, left, talks with defensive back Quincy Wilson (6) during Florida's NFL Pro Day in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Credit: Phelan M. Ebenhack

Credit: Phelan M. Ebenhack

NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock, left, talks with defensive back Quincy Wilson (6) during Florida's NFL Pro Day in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock held a conference call with the national media on the eve of the scouting combine on Monday.

“I love Roquan Smith,” Mayock said. “I think he’s today’s NFL off-the-ball linebacker and it’s mostly about speed. He’s 225 pounds. Deion Jones was drafted in the second round by Atlanta a few years back. He’s the prototype. I think Roquan Smith takes it a step farther. A very similar type guy. I love the way he plays.

“I didn’t even know who he was. The first tape that I put, I think it was Notre Dame-Georgia. He just jumped off the tape. I just got excited and said ‘who is this guy.’”

Here’s a tweetcap of some of his observations: