NC State C Dylan McMahon selected by Philadelphia Eagles in 6th round
NC State center Dylan McMahon is headed to the City of Brotherly Love. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 190th overall selection in the sixth round of the NFL draft Saturday afternoon in Detroit.
McMahon was the second Wolfpack player picked in the annual event, joining linebacker Payton Wilson, who was selected 98th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
McMahon had a breakout season with the Wolfpack this past season with just 11 pressures (one sack, one hit and nine hurries) allowed in 345 pass blocking opportunities. After he turned that season in, he decided to forego his final year of collegiate eligibility and enter the NFL draft.
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler projected McMahon as a seventh-round selection in his top-300 draft preview.
“McMahon doesn’t have desirable physical dimensions and is likely a center only in the NFL, but he is unencumbered with his movements and well-versed with his technique, giving him a chance to find a home in a zone-based scheme,” Brugler wrote.
The Savannah, Ga., native posted the second-fastest three-cone drill of any offensive lineman in attendance with a 7.26 performance. His 9-foot-7 broad jump was the fourth-best, while his 4.45 time in the 20-yard shuttle was the fourth-fastest among the offensive linemen.
McMahon’s shuttle time is a notable time when being compared to past combine performances. Underdog Fantasy’s Josh Norris researched that since 2010, only 28 offensive linemen have logged a 4.47 shuttle or better at the combine. Of that group, 24 were drafted, all of which went on to start 84% of their NFL games.
He also posted a 5.10 40-yard dash time in front of all 32 NFL scouts, the 20th-fastest time of the 49 offensive linemen that ran in the event at the combine.
McMahon is the 26th draft pick that NC State coach Dave Doeren has churned out since taking over the Wolfpack program in 2013.
