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'Sometimes the stats don't tell the whole story': How NFL teams debate potential vs. production

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Texas A&M's Shemar Stewart is the No. 25 prospect on ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s Big Board .

He's the highest-rated player in this year 's balancing act of future NFL potential with on-field production.

"Sometimes the stats don't tell the whole story," Stewart said at the combine.

Kiper: "You value upside because you want growth, but we don't have a farm system".

Travon Walker was one of the draft's most prominent potential-vs.-production debates of the past decade .

Walker had 9.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss combined in three college seasons.

Walker ended up being the No. 1 pick, with the Jaguars choosing him over Michigan 's Aidan Hutchinson .

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