▁at ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁second - team ▁All - S out he astern ▁Conference ▁selection ▁by ▁SE C ▁coach es ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁As ▁a ▁senior ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁P oc ic ▁was ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁R im ington ▁Tro phy . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - SE C ▁selection ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁P oc ic ▁received ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁Senior ▁Bowl ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁South ▁defeat ▁the ▁North ▁ 1 6 - 1 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁Senior ▁Bowl , ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers , ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les , ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns , ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens . ▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁NFL ▁Com bine ▁and ▁completed ▁all ▁the ▁combine ▁and ▁position al ▁dr ills . ▁Although ▁he ▁attended ▁L SU ' s ▁Pro ▁Day , ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁only ▁run ▁position al ▁dr ills ▁for ▁sc outs ▁and ▁represent atives . ▁NFL ▁draft ▁exper ts ▁and ▁anal yst s ▁project ed ▁P oc ic ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁second ▁or ▁third ▁round ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁second ▁best ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁draft ▁by ▁N F LD raft Sc out . com , ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated , ▁and ▁ESP N , ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁fourth ▁best ▁interior ▁off ensive ▁lin eman ▁in ▁the