The big man is turning heads, and not because he's suddenly getting his hands on the ball.

Alabama left tackle Kadyn Proctor is playing the best football of his career of late, and it has nothing to do with his recent involvement in Crimson Tide game plans as a receiver and rusher. It's his play on the offensive line that matters most to his NFL draft stock. And in that regard, scouts are taking notice. After a subpar performance against Florida State in Week 1, he's been a dominant presence up front. Of course, he was widely projected as an early first-round pick before the season even began. But now, he's actually playing like one.

"I think that preseason hype was a little premature, because it assumed a good bit of improvement," said an AFC area scout, who required anonymity be

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