It appears to be a battle between Jalen Jelks and Justin Hollins to see who is the first Oregon player taken in the NFL Draft.

The two edge rushers who arrived on campus together in the 2014 recruiting class could each get the call on the second day of the draft Friday, but both might also have to wait until the final day on Saturday.

Oregon is not expected to have a player selected in Thursday’s first round for the third year in a row, but Jelks and Hollins are both possibilities to go in the second or third rounds on Friday. The final four rounds are held on Saturday.

The 6-foot-6, 245-pound Jelks was a first-team, all-Pac-12 pick as a senior when he had 57 tackles, including 7 1/2 for loss and 3 1/2 sacks. His stats were better as a junior when he had 59 tackles with 15 for loss, including 6 1/2 sacks, while earning second-team, all-conference honors.

“Jelks just never had the production that I think his talent indicated was possible,” ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said during a conference call on Monday. “He’s got length and he’ll flash, so I think he could end up in the third- or fourth-round mix.”

The 6-5, 242-pound Hollins, who played as a true freshman when Oregon reached the College Football Playoff before redshirting the following year, had his best season as a senior with 64 tackles, including 14 1/2 for loss and 6 1/2 sacks. His eight forced fumbles during the past two seasons were the most in the nation and he became one of 19 players in FBS since 2000 with at least five sacks, five forced fumbles, and an interception in one season as a senior.

Hollins started 37 games during his final three seasons and ranks ninth in school history with 36 1/2 tackles for loss. He was named the defensive most valuable player at the East-West Shrine Game.

“Hollins, because of how athletic he is, I think they can coach him up a bit,” Kiper said. “He could end up going early on day three.”

NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter, who compiled a seven-round mock draft, projects Hollins to go in the third round to Chicago with the 87th overall pick.

“Hollins might remind some folks of (Chicago Bears linebacker) Leonard Floyd and will be used in pass rush sub-packages early in his career,” Reuter wrote.

Reuter has Jelks going in the fourth round to Baltimore with the 113th overall selection. He projects UO safety Ugochukwu Amadi, who had a career-high 55 tackles and three interceptions as a senior, to go in the fifth round to Washington with the 175th overall selection.

Junior wide receiver Dillon Mitchell was the lone Duck to leave early for the draft after setting the school single-season record with 1,184 receiving yards on 75 catches, including 10 touchdowns.

“As I look at my wide receiver board, Mitchell is in the mix to be a day-three pick,” Kiper said. “Looking at the rating where I have him projected, I see the fifth or sixth round as a possibility.”

Reuter has Mitchell going to Minnesota in the seventh round with the 247th overall selection.