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bah007 Pre-Combine Position Rankings

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As usual, just a reminder that these are my own rankings based on what I have seen up to this point. This isn't a projection of where I think the player will be drafted. It is my ranking of where I personally value the players. You will notice that there are some big time prospects that I have rated lower than the consensus. These are guys that I do not value extremely highly but that I would still draft if the opportunity presented itself in an area of the draft where I felt comfortable with the risk. You will also notice that there are a few prospects not listed at all. Those are guys that I just do not feel comfortable with their skill set and wouldn't draft them at all.

QB
1. Jared Goff, California - 1st
2. Carson Wentz, North Dakota St - 1st
3. Jake Coker, Alabama - 3rd
4. Paxton Lynch, Memphis - 3rd
5. Connor Cook, Michigan St - 3rd
6. Christian Hackenberg, Penn St - 4th
7. Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina St - 5th
8. Nate Sudfeld, Indiana - 5th
9. Jake Rudock, Michigan - 6th
10. Dak Prescott, Mississippi St - 6th
11. Joel Stave, Wisconsin - 7th

RB
1. Ezekial Elliott, Ohio St - 1st
2. Alex Collins, Arkansas - 2nd
3. C.J. Prosise, Notre Dame - 2nd
4. Kareem Hunt, Toledo - 3rd
5. Devontae Booker, Utah - 3rd
6. Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech - 4th
7. Jordan Howard, Indiana - 4th
8. Paul Perkins, UCLA - 4th
9. Jonathan Williams, Arkansas - 5th
10. Wendell Smallwodd, West Virginia - 5th
11. DeAndre Washington, Texas Tech - 6th
12. Kenneth Farrow, Houston - 6th
13. Keith Marshall, Georgia - 7th
14. Travis Greene, Bowling Green - 7th

FB
1. Dan Vitale, Northwestern - 4th
2. Sione Houma, Michigan - 5th
3. Alan Cross, Memphis - 6th
4. Derek Watt, Wisconsin - 6th
5. Soma Vainuku, USC - 6th
6. Joe Kerridge, Michigan - 7th
7. Trevon Pendleton, Michigan St - 7th

WR
1. Laquon Treadwell, Mississippi - 1st
2. Josh Doctson, TCU - 1st
3. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh - 2nd
4. Aaron Burbridge, Michigan St - 2nd
5. Michael Thomas, Ohio St - 2nd
6. Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts - 4th
7. Jordan Williams, Ball St - 5th
8. Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa - 6th
9. Alonzo Russell, Toledo - 6th
10. Brandon Swindall, Utah St - 7th
11. Mitch Mathews, BYU - 7th
12. Stephen Anderson, California - 7th
13. Kenneth Scott, Utah - 7th

SLOT WR
1. Will Fuller, Notre Dame - 2nd
2. Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma - 3rd
3. Rashard Higgins, Colorado St - 3rd
4. Corey Coleman, Baylor - 3rd
5. Roger Lewis, Bowling Green - 4th
6. Bralon Addison, Oregon - 4th
7. Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia - 4th
8. Kolby Listenbee, TCU - 5th
9. Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan - 5th
10. Corey Smith, Ohio St - 6th

TE Y
1. Hunter Henry, Arkansas - 1st
2. Jordan Leggett, Clemson - 2nd
3. Bryce Williams, ECU - 3rd
4. Nick Vannett, Ohio St - 4th
5. David Grinnage, North Carolina St - 5th
6. Jake McGee, Florida - 5th
7. Darian Griswold, Arkansas St - 6th
8. Beau Sandland, Montana St - 6th
9. Michael Cooper, Indiana - 7th

TE F
1. Glenn Gronkowski, Kansas St - 3rd
2. Austin Hooper, Stanford - 3rd
3. Tyler Higbee, Western Kentucky - 4th
4. Sean Price, South Florida - 5th
5. Cody Clay, West Virginia - 6th
6. David Morgan, UTSA - 6th
7. Braxton Deaver, Duke - 7th
8. Ryan Malleck, Virginia Tech - 7th

OT
1. Laramey Tunsil, Mississippi - 1st
2. Jason Spriggs, Indiana - 1st
3. Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame - 1st
4. Jack Conklin, Michigan St - 2nd
5. Shon Coleman, Auburn - 2nd
6. Kyle Murphy, Stanford - 3rd
7. Jerald Hawkins, LSU - 3rd
8. Willie Beavers, Western Michigan - 4th
9. Joe Haeg, North Dakota St - 4th
10. Halapoulivaati Vaitai, TCU - 5th
11. Clint Van Horn, Marshall - 5th
12. Tyler Johnstone, Oregon - 6th
13. Jordan Swindle, Kentucky - 6th
14. Caleb Benenoch, UCLA - 7th
15. Nick Richter, Richmond - 7th

OG
1. Joshua Garnett, Stanford - 2nd
2. Cody Whitehair, Kansas St - 2nd
3. Landon Turner, North Carolina - 3rd
4. Vadal Alexander, LSU - 3rd
5. Isaac Seumalo, Oregon St - 4th
6. Denver Kirkland, Arkansas - 4th
7. Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas - 4th
8. Rees Odhiambo, Boise St - 5th
9. Christian Westerman, Arizona St - 5th
10. Connor McGovern, Missouri - 5th
11. Vi Teofilo, Arizona St - 6th
12. Joe Dahl, Washington St - 6th
13. Alex Redmond, UCLA - 7th
14. Aaron Morris, Mississippi, 7th
15. Ted Karras, Illinois - 7th

C
1. Jack Allen, Michigan St - 2nd
2. Max Tuerk, USC - 3rd
3. Nick Martin, Notre Dame - 4th
4. Austin Blythe, Iowa - 5th
5. Evan Boehm, Missouri - 6th
6. Ty Darlington, Oklahoma - 6th
7. Mitch Smothers, Arkansas - 7th
 
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DT (Interior player only)
1. *Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi - 1st
2. Jarran Reed, Alabama - 1st
3. *A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama - 1st
4. *Andrew Billings, Baylor - 1st
5. *Austin Johnson, Penn St - 2nd
6. Vernon Butler, Louisiana Tech - 2nd
7. D.J. Reader, Clemson - 3rd
8. *Kenny Clark, UCLA - 3rd
9. Sheldon Rankins, Louisville - 3rd
10. *Maliek Collins, Nebraska - 4th
11. *Hassan Ridgeway, Texas - 5th
12. Matt Ioannidis, Temple - 5th
13. Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech - 5th
14. Javon Hargrave, South Carolina St - 6th
15. Antwaun Woods, USC - 7th
16. *Vincent Valentine, Nebraska - 7th

DL (Can play interior or edge depending on scheme)
1. *Joey Bosa, Ohio St - 1st
2. *Shaq Lawson, Clemson - 1st
3. DeForest Buckner, Oregon - 1st
4. *Kevin Dodd, Clemson - 2nd
5. *Jonathan Allen, Alabama - 2nd
6. Jonathan Bullard, Florida - 2nd
7. Adolphus Washington, Ohio St - 3rd
8. *Chris Jones, Mississippi St - 3rd
9. *Aziz Shittu, Stanford - 3rd
10. Charles Tapper, Oklahoma - 4th
11. Bronson Kaufusi, BYU - 4th
12. *Darius Latham, Indiana - 5th
13. Adam Gotsis, Georgia Tech - 5th
14. Romeo Okwara, Notre Dame - 6th
15. Delvon Simmons, USC - 6th
16. *Quinton Jefferson, Maryland - 6th
17. Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas - 7th
18. Joel Heath, Michigan St - 7th

EDGE
1. *Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma St - 1st
2. *Yannick Ngakoue, Maryland - 1st
3. Carl Nassib, Penn St - 2nd
4. *Kamalei Correa, Boise St - 2nd
5. Joshua Perry, Ohio St - 3rd
6. Kyler Fackrell, Utah St - 3rd
7. De'Vondre Campbell, Minnesota - 4th
8. James Cowser, Southern Utah - 4th
9. Matt Judon, Grand Valley St - 4th
10. Jason Fanaika, Utah - 5th
11. *Alex McCalister, Florida - 5th
12. Theiren Cockran, Minnesota - 5th
13. D.J. Pettway, Alabama - 5th
14. Ugonna Awuruonye, Campbell - 6th
15. Victor Ochi, Stony Brook - 6th
16. *Ron Thompson, Syracuse - 6th
17. Ryan Brown, Mississippi St - 7th
18. Ronald Blair, Appalachian St - 7th
19. *Stephen Weatherly, Vanderbilt - 7th
20. Caleb Azubike, Vanderbilt - 7th

LB (Can move across different LB spots depending on scheme)
1. *Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame - 1st
2. *Darron Lee, Ohio St - 2nd
3. *Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma - 2nd
4. Tyler Matakevich, Temple - 2nd
5. *Skai Moore, South Carolina - 3rd
6. Deion Jones, LSU - 3rd
7. Travis Feeney, Washington - 3rd
8. *Steve Longa, Rutgers - 4th
9. Terrance Smith, Florida St - 4th
10. *Zach Vigil, Utah St - 4th
11. Nick Kwiatkoski, West Virginia - 4th
12. Cole Fisher, Iowa - 5th
13. James Burgess, Louisville - 5th
14. Joe Schobert, Wisconsin - 5th
15. Dadi Nicolas, Virginia Tech - 6th
16. Antonio Morrison, Florida - 6th
17. Kris Frost, Auburn - 6th
18. T.T. Barber, Middle Tennessee - 6th
19. Peter Jinkens, Texas - 7th
20. Tyriq McCord, Miami - 7th
21. Darien Harris, Michigan St - 7th
22. C.J. Johnson, Mississippi - 7th

MLB (Interior MLB or ILB only)
1. *Myles Jack, UCLA - 1st
2. Reggie Ragland, Alabama - 2nd
3. Jordan Jenkins, Georgia - 2nd
4. Kentrell Brothers, Missouri - 3rd
5. *Scooby Wright, Arizona - 4th
6. Blake Martinez, Stanford - 5th
7. Jared Norris, Utah - 5th
8. Luke Rhodes, William & Mary - 6th
9. Curt Maggitt, Tennessee - 7th

CB
1. *Tre'Davious White, LSU - 1st
2. *Mackensie Alexander, Clemson - 1st
3. *Vernon Hargreaves, Florida - 1st
4. *Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech - 2nd
5. William Jackson, Houston - 2nd
6. *Eli Apple, Ohio St - 2nd
7. *Artie Burns, Miami - 3rd
8. *Rashard Robinson, LSU - 3rd
9. Will Redmond, Mississippi St - 3rd
10. *Nick Sanchez, Oklahoma - 4th
11. *Daryl Worley, West Virginia - 4th
12. Deiondre' Hall, Northern Iowa - 4th
13. Eric Murray, Minnesota - 4th
14. *Xavien Howard, Baylor - 5th
15. Lloyd Carrington, Arizona St - 5th
16. *KeiVarae Russell, Notre Dame - 5th
17. Maurice Canady, Virginia - 6th
18. *Damontae Kazee, San Diego St - 6th
19. Harlan Miller, Southeastern Louisiana - 6th
20. D.J. White, Georgia Tech - 7th
21. Nick VanHoose, Northwestern - 7th
22. LeShaun Sims, Southern Utah - 7th

S
1. *Jalen Ramsey, Florida St - 1st
2. *Vonn Bell, Ohio St - 1st
3. Jeremy Cash, Duke - 2nd
4. Karl Joseph, West Virginia - 2nd
5. Darian Thompson, Boise St - 3rd
6. DeAndre Houston-Carson, William & Mary - 4th
7. *Tyvis Powell, Ohio St - 4th
8. Miles Killebrew, Southern Utah - 5th
9. Jordan Lucas, Penn St - 5th
10. Brian Poole, Florida - 5th
11. Deon Bush, Miami - 6th
12. KJ Dillon, West Virginia - 6th
13. *Keanu Neal, Florida - 6th
14. Derrick Kindred, TCU - 7th
15. Trae Elston, Mississippi - 7th



K
1. *Roberto Aguayo, Florida St - 3rd
2. Brad Craddock, Maryland - 6th
3. Ka'imi Fairbaim, UCLA - 7th
4. Jaden Oberkrom, TCU - 7th

P
1. Tom Hackett, Utah - 5th
2. Drew Kaser, Texas A&M - 6th
3. Jamie Keehn, LSU - 7th
4. Nick O'Toole, West Virginia - 7th
5. Will Monday, Duke - 7th
 
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Glad to see my guy Houma getting some well deserved love. Dude would the next Alstott if the game hadn't changed so much over the last decade.
 
bah007 said:
TE Y
1. Hunter Henry, Arkansas - 1st
2. Jordan Leggett, Clemson - 2nd
3. Bryce Williams, ECU - 3rd
4. Nick Vannett, Ohio St - 4th
5. David Grinnage, North Carolina St - 5th
6. Jake McGee, Florida - 5th
7. Darian Griswold, Arkansas St - 6th
8. Beau Sandland, Montana St - 6th
9. Michael Cooper, Indiana - 7th
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Just FYI but Leggett announced today that he was returning for his senior year.
 
Our RB rankings are alot alike. I really like Dixon/Marshall

OL is very deep. Love OT Coleman and hope he's there for the Texans and Haeg.

I like WR Coleman alot more than you.

TE class is really weak. Do you think Alabama's Howard isn't coming out, or do you just not like him?
 
steelbtexan said:
Our RB rankings are alot alike. I really like Dixon/Marshall

OL is very deep. Love OT Coleman and hope he's there for the Texans and Haeg.

I like WR Coleman alot more than you.

TE class is really weak. Do you think Alabama's Howard isn't coming out, or do you just not like him?
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Up until this last game I was certain he would return to school so I haven't fully done my homework on him.

If he declares he will certainly make my list, but I couldn't tell you where yet. His college career has been a disappointment up until his breakout game. Great athlete though.
 
revan said:
Where do you rank Henry Alabamans RB?.
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This is the one I expected to get crushed on. Honestly, I wouldn't touch him.

I think it's fantastic what he did in college but I just do not like his skill set at all at the next level. He's gonna be a two down back only, he's not elusive off tackle, and despite his monstrous size I think he is going to have real problems getting yards between the tackles.

I'm just not interested in him. He's a good athlete for his size but I don't like his future at RB moving forward. I think he's very similar to James Wilder, who came out of Florida St two years ago, went undrafted, and is stuck on Cincinnati's practice squad. They actually had the same exact yards per carry in college, and Wilder scored TDs at a higher rate. He just had to share the backfield with two other guys while Henry got a way higher bulk of touches.

I'm not exactly predicting that for Henry's future. I do think he will get drafted. I just wouldn't be the one to do it.
 
bah007 said:
This is the one I expected to get crushed on. Honestly, I wouldn't touch him.

I think it's fantastic what he did in college but I just do not like his skill set at all at the next level. He's gonna be a two down back only, he's not elusive off tackle, and despite his monstrous size I think he is going to have real problems getting yards between the tackles.

I'm just not interested in him. He's a good athlete for his size but I don't like his future at RB moving forward. I think he's very similar to James Wilder, who came out of Florida St two years ago, went undrafted, and is stuck on Cincinnati's practice squad. They actually had the same exact yards per carry in college, and Wilder scored TDs at a higher rate. He just had to share the backfield with two other guys while Henry got a way higher bulk of touches.

I'm not exactly predicting that for Henry's future. I do think he will get drafted. I just wouldn't be the one to do it.
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Yep. Just go back and watch the 2nd half of the Clemson game. Clemson started getting a ton of penetration and he just doesn't have the feet or the athleticism in space to do anything about that. He needs a full head of steam to be effective.
 
bah007 said:
This is the one I expected to get crushed on. Honestly, I wouldn't touch him.

I think it's fantastic what he did in college but I just do not like his skill set at all at the next level. He's gonna be a two down back only, he's not elusive off tackle, and despite his monstrous size I think he is going to have real problems getting yards between the tackles.

I'm just not interested in him. He's a good athlete for his size but I don't like his future at RB moving forward. I think he's very similar to James Wilder, who came out of Florida St two years ago, went undrafted, and is stuck on Cincinnati's practice squad. They actually had the same exact yards per carry in college, and Wilder scored TDs at a higher rate. He just had to share the backfield with two other guys while Henry got a way higher bulk of touches.

I'm not exactly predicting that for Henry's future. I do think he will get drafted. I just wouldn't be the one to do it.
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How are his receiving skills? Would he make a decent H-back in the Wycheck mold?
 
JB said:
How are his receiving skills? Would he make a decent H-back in the Wycheck mold?
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He's got the catch radius of a T-Rex and like WF said, he needs a head of steam to gain traction (yards), so he's not going to catch, pivot, and go in the mold of any successful TE/H-Back. Then there's the whole idea of whether he could start from scratch learning route concepts and finding holes in spaces quickly to be effective. Hate to go out of my way taking such a dump on a kid getting his start but I just don't see it at all.
 
JB said:
How are his receiving skills? Would he make a decent H-back in the Wycheck mold?
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My thoughts on that are pretty much exactly what Mollywhopper said.

I don't mean to come on here and just destroy the kid. He obviously had a fantastic college career. I just don't see it at the next level.
 
I'm not disagreeing with y'all per say in the fact that you don't think he's a top flight NFL RB because neither do I. It always upsets me when I see college guys that a common move is to get to the edge then go up when they don't have that skill set and shouldn't be doing it. That takes forever to fix. I can't believe anyone would ever allow him to do this, but he does, and does it too much for my liking.

All that said. He's DEFINITELY got an NFL future IMO.

2 down backs are a part of the game now and he can do it better than a lot of them. He's a bigger, faster, stronger LeG Blount with a bit of coaching. And it's always preferred to be a super fast accelerator I know, but in the right 1 cut system sometimes the slower accelerators are more effective because they give time for the blocks to open up instead of getting there too soon when it's just a traffic jam. Arian Foster is a good example of this IMO.

I hate 2 down backs. I want everydown backs only, but unfortunately GMs have found a loop hole to pay RBs fraction of their worth by dividing up their work and this is the way it is moving forward. That said, I don't want this guy as a Texan because I agree he's got 2 down written all over him.

THAT SAID...I will never count out a guy with this much size, speed, and power. Trent Richardson definitely existed though, so yeah...
 
amazing80 said:
No Brandon Allen in top 10 qbs?
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Not at the moment. However, I am intrigued by him and will have my eye on him at the Senior Bowl.

Allen had a fantastic year statistically. You'll get no argument from me there. But he is very protected in Arkansas' system and not asked to carry much load. He's only got decent physical tools but he is accurate and appears intelligent.

My main issue with Allen is that his job is too easy. That shouldn't really be a knock on Allen and is more the result of good coaching and game planning by the Arkansas coaches. But it does make him harder to evaluate. He is surrounded by studs and isn't asked to do a whole lot. He gets a lot of opportunities but there is not a lot of pressure on him. He gets a ton of easy throws and open looks due to how effectively Arkansas runs play action.

He shared the field with about nine other upperclassmen this year that will be in the NFL either this year or next. That's insane. No other QB in this class was the beneficiary of that much help, not even Coker, who plays for a loaded Alabama team.

He deserves credit for how well he played this year. He was efficient and productive. But I'd like to see him in a different environment before I sign off on him. Based on what I saw at Arkansas, he's the type of guy that won't lose you games but will have to be surrounded by a lot of talent to succeed. Most of Arkansas' big plays didn't come off his arm, even in the passing game. He would usually get an easy throw to his target and then that guy would make the play with his feet. Like I said, he deserves credit for that. But it's not that easy in the NFL. I'd have liked to see him make more contested throws, but Arkansas just didn't give him that opportunity.
 
bah007 said:
Not at the moment. However, I am intrigued by him and will have my eye on him at the Senior Bowl.

Allen had a fantastic year statistically. You'll get no argument from me there. But he is very protected in Arkansas' system and not asked to carry much load. He's only got decent physical tools but he is accurate and appears intelligent.

My main issue with Allen is that his job is too easy. That shouldn't really be a knock on Allen and is more the result of good coaching and game planning by the Arkansas coaches. But it does make him harder to evaluate. He is surrounded by studs and isn't asked to do a whole lot. He gets a lot of opportunities but there is not a lot of pressure on him. He gets a ton of easy throws and open looks due to how effectively Arkansas runs play action.

He shared the field with about nine other upperclassmen this year that will be in the NFL either this year or next. That's insane. No other QB in this class was the beneficiary of that much help, not even Coker, who plays for a loaded Alabama team.

He deserves credit for how well he played this year. He was efficient and productive. But I'd like to see him in a different environment before I sign off on him. Based on what I saw at Arkansas, he's the type of guy that won't lose you games but will have to be surrounded by a lot of talent to succeed. Most of Arkansas' big plays didn't come off his arm, even in the passing game. He would usually get an easy throw to his target and then that guy would make the play with his feet. Like I said, he deserves credit for that. But it's not that easy in the NFL. I'd have liked to see him make more contested throws, but Arkansas just didn't give him that opportunity.
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Thanks for the response. I understand your point. I think it still takes a good QB to lead a team, regardless of talent surrounding him. I am very anxious to see him at the Senior Bowl.
 
bah007 said:

QB
1. Jared Goff, California - 1st
2. Carson Wentz, North Dakota St - 1st
3. Jake Coker, Alabama - 3rd
4. Paxton Lynch, Memphis - 3rd
5. Connor Cook, Michigan St - 3rd
6. Christian Hackenberg, Penn St - 4th
7. Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina St - 5th
8. Nate Sudfeld, Indiana - 5th
9. Jake Rudock, Michigan - 6th
10. Dak Prescott, Mississippi St - 6th
11. Joel Stave, Wisconsin - 7th
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What do you think of Brandon Doughty?

Where would you rank Bortles, Brigewater, & Carr coming out of college on this list?
 
Wolf6151 said:
No Germain Ifedi-OT or Spencer Drango-OT/OG ?
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I wouldn't draft either of them. Ifedi doesn't have the feet for OT but he also gets pushed around by bigger guys so I'm not sure you want him at OG either. I think he's going to have a very difficult time at the NFL level.

I don't think Drango has the feet for OT either. I do think he has a better chance at OG. He's a better blocker. But he's so dang tall for an interior player. He might have issues with leverage.

Long story short, if I'm looking for an OT neither of these guys are on my board. If I'm looking for an OG, I'd just rather pass and take a guy I feel more comfortable with.
 
Off topic but how did Fawn Cooper look in the East-West Shrine game today?

I noticed him when I checked out Tunsil. This guys a player. 3rd rd guy IMHO
 
Hey bah, what's your consideration for Jeff Driskel? I've just gotten around to giving him something of a look. He checks off boxes when it comes to tools/measurables. Bit hard to gauge that myopic offense at LaTech though. He seems locked in a receivers often, but that seems more the system as I've seen him look off to the second or third guy successfully when the opportunity presents. I've also read just a bit about him being a good leader so I hope that makes the whole UF thing more circumstantial.

So ya, whatcha got?
 
Mollywhopper said:
Hey bah, what's your consideration for Jeff Driskel? I've just gotten around to giving him something of a look. He checks off boxes when it comes to tools/measurables. Bit hard to gauge that myopic offense at LaTech though. He seems locked in a receivers often, but that seems more the system as I've seen him look off to the second or third guy successfully when the opportunity presents. I've also read just a bit about him being a good leader so I hope that makes the whole UF thing more circumstantial.

So ya, whatcha got?
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To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to him this year. I had written him off after the Florida debacle. The physical tools are obviously there. He's got size, plenty of arm, and he's decently athletic.

In the past, he demonstrated solid mechanics. His drops and delivery are quick with no wasted movement, but he gets rattled by pressure and he starts to rush. His accuracy was also inconsistent outside the hashes and in the intermediate area of the field, two places where NFL QBs have to do a lot of their work and a big red flag with me.

I had an undraftable grade on him. Looking at this QB class as it is, I'll likely circle back to him at some point and try to study this season more thoroughly.
 
Like I said, I haven't seen a bunch of him but I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw. Rather calm in the pocket and nice ball placement both out and downfield. And of course the tools are there. I'd also like to take the UF/Will Muschamp stuff with a grain of salt. Idk, I'll keep an eye out if you find time to write him up any more.
 
D.J. Reader is very intriguing to me. I'd love to snag him in the 4th, but with his showing in the Senior Bowl he might just move into the 3rd. With Covington having a year under his belt, Reader could be a candidate to allow us to release Wilfork & bump Covington into the starter's role.
 
Hottoddie said:
D.J. Reader is very intriguing to me. I'd love to snag him in the 4th, but with his showing in the Senior Bowl he might just move into the 3rd. With Covington having a year under his belt, Reader could be a candidate to allow us to release Wilfork & bump Covington into the starter's role.
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You want a 295 lb guy in the middle? Nobody seemed happy last time we did that and that was in Wade's penetrating D.
 
DJ Reader is currently listed by CBS as a late 5th or early 6th round pick, down there he's great value. I'd take him in the 4th and be happy about it. He's got good agility and short distance quickness for such a big man, and let him learn for a year while rotating with Wilfork... Reader could be the answer to our NT issues for years to come.
 
infantrycak said:
You want a 295 lb guy in the middle? Nobody seemed happy last time we did that and that was in Wade's penetrating D.
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infantrycak said:
Misread that as putting Covington in place of Wilfork. Nvm
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You were right. I did suggest Covington as the starter while Reader learns the position. I would've sworn he was 310, not 295. My mistake. In any event, he's still listed as Wilfork's backup. Maybe drafting Reader would allow us to move Covington to DE to push Crick for the starting spot. In this case, one player could help upgrade two positions.
 
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