Sonoran Hot Reads: Scooby Wright among most underrated NFL Draft prospects

You just know Scooby is going to make teams pay for not taking him

The NFL Draft is fast approaching (oh no, it starts Thursday night). We know that the first Arizona Wildcats player taken will be Scooby Wright III, but it's still unclear if that will happen on Friday, or if he'll have to wait until Saturday for that moment. Meanwhile, Bruce Feldman named "10 underrated gems to keep an eye on", and Scooby is third on the list. Feldman's take:

"There hasn't been a more productive linebacker in college football in recent years than Wright was as a sophomore in 2014. His impact on games was staggering. He had 163 tackles, 29 TFLs, 14 sacks and six forced fumbles. And, it's not like rival offenses were worried about other guys on that defense. He was the marked guy on that defense. Wright missed most of 2015 with knee and foot injuries. Reportedly, NFL teams worry that he's stiff and not athletic enough. His measurables at the Combine were at best average. But I wouldn't bet against his instincts and toughness, and he does have some explosiveness as an athlete as evidenced by a 35-inch vertical. There were also similar knocks on another ultra-productive college LB named Zach Thomas. He lasted until the fifth round and went on to play in seven Pro Bowls and make the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s."

Sounds about right. Matt Brown of Sports on Earth also put Scooby on his "All-Underrated Team"

- Pacific Takes named the top-five Arizona players drafted in the last decade. Rob Gronkowski tops the list

- Speaking of Gronk, he has some sound Tinder advice for everyone

- We profiled Will Parks, who could also hear his name called at the Draft

Basketball

- Steve Kerr was named the NBA Coach of the Year, and Lute Olson showed up!

- Kerr got a lot of help from Luke Walton this year, who seems to be a candidate for the Lakers' opening

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Baseball

- Kevin Ginkel threw a gem as Arizona took down ASU by a score of 8-0, evening the season series

- It's because we all know ASU is a video game school

Softball

- After a tough series loss to UCLA, the Cats will be at a great Oregon team this weekend

Other sports

- Nnenya Hailey was named the Pac-12's Athlete of the Week after breaking the NCAA mark for the 400-meter hurdles this year

Tucson news

- Desert View HS is training the machinists of the future by having them build airplane parts

- Less people are riding the Streetcar

- Rio Nuevo has approved a plan to put $3.2 million into TCC renovations to bring an AHL franchise to Tucson

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