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North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz is a tough player to evaluate. He had an outstanding college career, but did he have an outstanding career because he’s a future NFL franchise quarterback, or because he was completing passes against a lot of defensive backs who will never set foot on an NFL field?

That’s the kind of question the Senior Bowl and the Scouting Combine are designed to answer, and at both, Wentz looked like he belonged among the best prospects from the biggest football factories.

“I think about a month ago, Carson Wentz was an idle curiosity, a I-AA kid from North Dakota State,” Mike Mayock said on NFL Network. “He went to the Senior Bowl, confirmed his status as a top-tier quarterback, came to the Combine and I think had the cleanest workout of anybody in terms of arm strength, his feet looked good, he showed his athletic ability. For my money, he made some money.”

Where exactly Wentz will end up in the draft remains to be seen. Some think he could go as high as first overall if a team falls in love with him and trades up to draft him, and others have penciled him in at No. 2 to Cleveland. Others think he’s still behind Cal quarterback Jared Goff in this year’s quarterback class.

But Wentz has eased the doubts that he’s just a product of playing against weaker competition. He looks like he can play at the next level.