NFL draft: Cashius Howell, Anthony Hill Jr., CBs among 6 Longhorns, Aggies hopefuls

Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M OL

ESPN had Bisontis as the 33rd-best player on its "best available" rankings before the draft. After Thursday's picks, he's up to ninth. PFF and Tankathon each had the offensive lineman at No. 48 and CBS has him at No. 51 coming into the draft. The former All-SEC pick has been an incredible riser during the draft process. Bisontis was the 30th overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in a mock draft from Mike Renner at CBS. ESPN's Reid also thinks he'll be a first-round pick: No. 32 to the Seattle Seahawks. At NFL.com, Chad Reuter projected Bisontis to the XX. That's where American-Statesman columnist **Cedric Golden:** has Hill doing: No. 41 to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Renner's mock has Hill going five picks later to the Tampa Buccaneers. Both Reid and Reuter suspect the Jacksonville Jaguars will go after Hill with the 56th pick.

Cashius Howell, Texas A&M edge

Howell is largely seen as top-40 prospect in the draft. Pro Football Focus had him as No. 26 on its draft board and CBS, ESPN's best available ranking and Tankathon each had the edge rusher ranked in the 30s. The three-round CBS mock draft by Renner had him going No. 42 to the New Orleans Saints, but ESPN's Jordan Reid projected him No. 31 to the New England Patriots. Howell won SEC defensive player of the year after recording 11.5 sacks last season. He's No. 7 on ESPN's best available rankings as of Friday morning.

Malik Muhammad, Texas CB

Muhammad is also projected to be drafted on the second day. CBS has him as the No. 65 prospect with ESPN, PFF and Tankathon ranking him 110th, 105th and 82nd respectively.  Golden expected Muhammad to go to the Carolina Panthers in the third round. Reid also pegged the Dallas-area native as a third-rounder while Reuter made him the second-round pick of the Green Bay Packers. ESPN's best player available ranking has him No. 33 ahead of the second round.

Will Lee III, Texas A&M CB

A transfer from Kansas State, Lee started much of his time with the Aggies. His season didn't quite live up to the hype of being a preseason All-SEC selection but it was good enough for him be rated as a likely Day 2 pick in this year's draft. CBS, ESPN and Tankathon each had him among its top 100 prospects and PFF had him at No. 114. The physical outside corner was the Philadelphia Eagles pick at No. 114 in Reid's mock and Reuter had him at No. 145 to the New York Giants. Lee may not hear his name called Friday; he's No. 73 on ESPN's BPA list.

Jack Endries, TE

Endries is pegged as a Day 2 pick at best. CBS has him as its 107th-best prospect and ESPN has him at No. 117. PFF and Tankathon have him 131st and 154th, respectively. Could he sneak inside the top 100 picks? Both Reid and Golden have Endries headed to the Denver Broncos in the fourth round. The Los Angeles Chargers are Reuter's landing spot for Endries in the sixth round. He's the 85th-best player available now that the first round is over, per ESPN.