NFL draft profile: Penei Sewell of Oregon

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Penei Sewell #58 and Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks celebrate after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers in the Rose Bowl game presented by Northwestern Mutual at Rose Bowl on January 01, 2020 in Pasadena, California.

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Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell (58) provides protection for quarterback Justin Herbert. Head Coach Mario Cristobal said Sewell's status is "wait and see" after suffering and ankle injury.

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Penei Sewell

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Offensive lineman Penei Sewell is regarded as the best offensive lineman in the 2021 draft class.

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Nevada's Gabriel Sewell (7) and Oregon's Penei Sewell, top center right, pose for photos with family after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Eugene, Ore.

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Oregon offensive linemen Penei Sewell (58) and Jonah Tauanu'u (76) walk off the field after the team's 27-21 loss to Auburn following an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Arlington, Texas.

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In this Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell (58) looks on as Oregon plays Auburn in an NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas. The last NFL event not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was the 2020 combine in Indianapolis. A year later, with the 2021 combine canceled, the league has released a list of players who would have merited invitations. From such high-profile quarterbacks as Clemson's Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State's Justin Fields to guys who sat out last season such as Oregon tackle Penei Sewell, there are 323 players from 100 schools.

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Former Oregon Ducks' star Penei Sewell (No. 58) is expected to be the first offensive lineman selected in the 2021 NFL draft.

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Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell, who won the Outland Trophy in 2019, will have a big decision to make between a possible 2021 spring season or entering next spring's NFL draft.

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In this Dec. 12, 2019, file photo, Oregon's Penei Sewell poses with Outland Trophy for being the nation's best interior lineman, in Atlanta. Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first-team, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, who are not slated to play this fall.

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Oregon offensive linemen Shane Lemieux (68) and Penei Sewell (58) blocks for quarterback Justin Herbert (10) against Stanford during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Stanford, Calif. Oregon won 21-6.

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Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks celebrates with Penei Sewell #58 after scoring a 30 yard touchdown against the Wisconsin Badgers during the fourth quarter in the Rose Bowl game presented by Northwestern Mutual at Rose Bowl on January 01, 2020 in Pasadena, California.

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