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Todd McShay puts Jameis Winston up near Andrew Luck

INDIANAPOLIS -- ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd McShay was on ESPN’s "Mike & Mike" on Monday morning talking about quarterback Jameis Winston. McShay gave Winston, the front-runner for the No. 1 overall pick in the April draft, the ultimate respect when talking about draft prospects.

"Andrew Luck would be the only one [ahead of him]," McShay said. "If you're just grading off of what you see on tape, he'll have the second-highest quarterback grade that I'll have given in the last 10 years. If you really look at it, his anticipation, the accuracy, the way he can extend plays. I know he's not fast. We saw that. He didn't jump well. He didn't run well. Who cares? He extends plays with his strength, his anticipation, his feel inside the pocket. That's what's special about him."

That’s holding Winston in high regard, because Luck has come into the NFL and won every year since being taken with the No. 1 overall pick in 2012, with three straight seasons with 11 victories and three straight playoff appearances for the Colts.

Scouts Inc. has been grading draft prospects since 2004. Only three quarterbacks have graded out with the highest score of 99 since then: Luck (2012), Aaron Rodgers (2005) and Ben Roethlisberger (2004).

Winston currently has a grade of 95. Marcus Mariota, who is fighting Winston to be the first quarterback taken, has a 93 grade, according to Scouts Inc.