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Finding a landing spot for Paxton Lynch in the 2016 NFL Draft

On the Mocking the Draft podcast, the potential landing spots for the Memphis quarterback are figured out, and the choices are made on who will be the fifth quarterback picked.

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Memphis quaterback Paxton Lynch held one of the final pro days of the year on Wednesday, and he looked as good as expected. Still, Lynch's stock in the 2016 NFL Draft seems to be all over the place.

Where Lynch might land is our main topic of discussion on the Mocking the Draft podcast with hosts Matthew Fairburn of Syracuse Media Group and Dan Kadar of SB Nation. If the Los Angeles Rams don’t take Lynch with the No. 15 pick, what are the most likely landing spots for him? In some mock drafts Lynch is a target for the New York Jets or Denver Broncos. But there’s a mystery first-round team that is poking around on quarterbacks who could be in play for Lynch.

The expectation is that Lynch, Jared Goff of Cal, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State and Connor Cook of Michigan State will be the first four quarterbacks taken in the draft. After that, it's wide open. Could the fifth be Cardale Jones of Ohio State or someone like Jacoby Brissett of North Carolina State? The guys make their picks for who will be the fifth quarterback selected.

They close this week’s show by also picking their personal favorite prospects in the draft, and answer some listener questions.

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