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James Pearce Jr. projected top 12 in 2025 NFL draft after combine performance
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The NFL scouting combine has ended and mock drafts have adjusted with results.
Draft Wire released an updated mock draft following the NFL scouting combine. Former Tennessee defensive end James Pearce Jr. is projected as a No. 12 overall pick to Dallas in the 2025 NFL draft.
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According to the updated mock draft, Pearce Jr. would be the second defensive end selected behind Abdul Carter from Penn State . Other defensive linemen selected ahead of Pearce Jr. in the mock draft are tackles Mason Graham from Michigan and Walter Nolen from Ole Miss .
"Pearce burned up the track at the combine and cemented his spot as the No. 2 edge rusher," Curt Popejoy of Draft Wire said .
Both of Pearce Jr.'s 40-yard dash runs were the fastest among defensive linemen, first clocking in at 4.50 seconds and then at 4.47 seconds.
Pearce Jr.'s prospect grade was a 6.40, projecting him as a "good starter within two years." His total score at the NFL scouting combine was an 80, scoring 81 in production and 74 in athleticism.
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Former Vol James Pearce Jr. projected top 12 in 2025 NFL draft
