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Juniors declaring for the 2016 NFL Draft

Texian said:
Joe Schad ‏@schadjoe 1m1 minute ago

FSU’s Jalen Ramsey officially declares for the NFL Draft

(Could be a Top 5 pick)
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I think he should probably play safety at the next level, or slot corner early on. He's dangerous as a blitzer in the slot and his range is ridiculous. He can play boundary corner but my question would be why would you want to do that when he has the talent to be a top level safety that can wreck a gameplan? He was more impactful as a safety in 2014, as opposed to corner in 2015.
 
Vonn Bell becomes the 9th Ohio State Buckeye to declare early for the draft. Insane exodus for one class.

Cardale Jones - QB
Ezekiel Elliott - RB
Michael Thomas - WR
Jalin Marshall - WR/KR
Joey Bosa - DE
Darron Lee - LB
Eli Apple - CB
Vonn Bell - S
Tyvis Powell - S
 
WolverineFan said:
Vonn Bell becomes the 9th Ohio State Buckeye to declare early for the draft. Insane exodus for one class.

Cardale Jones - QB
Ezekiel Elliott - RB
Michael Thomas - WR
Jalin Marshall - WR/KR
Joey Bosa - DE
Darron Lee - LB
Eli Apple - CB
Vonn Bell - S
Tyvis Powell - S
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Get while the gettin' is good...
 
steelbtexan said:
Does anybody know if this guy can play?

He picked a good yr to come out. I cant remember a weaker TE group.
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He's inconsistent. Played a Y-TE role for NC State this year and their Flex TE took on the majority of the passing game responsibility. Has interesting measureables though. Curious to see how he tests.
 
WolverineFan said:
Jack Conklin - OT, Michigan State
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This 22 YOA (Aug 2016) red shirt junior intrigues me as an OT who could remain there without being moved inside. His left knee injury should not be troubling going forward from what I can find out. He has started 37 of 38 games, 34 on left and three on right. I have him off board by our pick but if Houston selects him I'd be happy.
 
Rashard Robinson - CB, LSU

Intriguing prospect. 6'3 corner that shut down Mike Evans as a freshman but spent the last 2 years ineligible for off the field stuff.
 
badboy said:
This 22 YOA (Aug 2016) red shirt junior intrigues me as an OT who could remain there without being moved inside. His left knee injury should not be troubling going forward from what I can find out. He has started 37 of 38 games, 34 on left and three on right. I have him off board by our pick but if Houston selects him I'd be happy.
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I agree. I said it on another board a few weeks back. I am all over the Conklin train. Once Brown got hurt he sealed it for me. Conklin to LT and Brown to RT if he has trouble coming back.
 
Unfortunately, I think Conklin is a RT only at the pro level. He just doesn't quite have the feet or the lateral movement to handle the speed rushers he would see on the left side. Everybody is projecting him really high right now but once we get through the combine drills and testing people will start to see what I see on tape.

I do think he will be a very good player though.
 
Jaylon Smith - LB, Notre Dame

I had him pegged as a top 3 talent in this draft and a top 10 lock before his knee injury. Now that he's suffered a serious injury and will miss Combine and Pro Day because of rehab there is really no way to know where he will get drafted. His film is outstanding but it's hard to draft an injured guy without seeing him play or workout after the injury.
 
Travis Blanks - LB, Clemson

This is a mistake. He should have returned for his last year. Explosive athlete and very highly rated recruit who was a freshman all-american but has been injured for the majority of his college career since. This decision screams of a kid (or his network) having made this decision 3 years ago. He might not even get drafted.
 
Jayron Kearse - S, Clemson

Everyone knew he would choose to go pro but he did not help himself in the game against Alabama.

T.J. Green - S, Clemson

Not sure I like this decision for him after he was responsible for leaving OJ Howard blatantly open on two huge plays that helped Alabama win the national title game.
 
Willie Henry - DL, Michigan

Not sure how I feel about him leaving. He really broke out over the last season and a half but I still only see him as a 4th rounder at this point because this class is so deep with interior DL. He could have made a big jump next year but he also comes from a poor area in Glenville so it's not surprising to see him jump early for the money.
 
mussop said:
I really like Collins. I would rather draft him in the second than elliot in the first.
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Yes sir and that's what I have done. He is a very good RB that could spell Foster at minimum and replace quickly if needed.
 
mussop said:
I really like Collins. I would rather draft him in the second than elliot in the first.
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I like Collins as well although I think Elliott is easily the superior player. However, RB is a position where a good player can make a big difference. He doesn't have to be elite. Being able to snag a good RB in the 2nd gives you the option of acquiring an elite player in round 1 at a tougher position to address so I see the upside of picking a guy like Collins over Elliott.
 
I would rather beef up the ol early and grab a qb and go after someone like Paul Perkins UCLA RB in the third.
 
Unofficial list of early entrants. Official list will be released on Friday.


OFFENSE:
QB
Jared Goff, Cal
Christian Hackenberg, Penn State
Cardale Jones, Ohio State
Paxton Lynch, Memphis

RB
Peyton Barber, Auburn
Zac Brooks, Clemson
Alex Collins, Arkansas
Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
Derrick Henry, Alabama
Jordan Howard, Indiana
Keith Marshall, Georgia
Paul Perkins, UCLA
C.J. Prosise, Notre Dame
Wendell Smallwood, West Virginia
Kelvin Taylor, Florida
Dwayne Washington, Washington
Jonathan Williams, Arkansas

FB
Glenn Gronkowski, Kansas State

WR
Bralon Addison, Oregon
Demarcus Ayers, Houston
Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh
Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan
Corey Coleman, Baylor
Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina
Thomas Duarte, UCLA
Will Fuller, Notre Dame
Rashard Higgins, Colorado State
Cayleb Jones, Arizona
Kenny Lawler, Cal
Roger Lewis, Bowling Green
Jalin Marshall, Ohio State
Marquez North, Tennessee
Demarcus Robinson, Florida
Michael Thomas, Ohio State
Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
De'Runnya Wilson, Mississippi State

TE
David Grinnage, NC State
Hunter Henry, Arkansas
Austin Hooper, Stanford

OT
Shon Coleman, Auburn
Jack Conklin, Michigan State
Jerald Hawkins, LSU
Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss

OG
Caleb Benenoch, UCLA
Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M
Denver Kirkland, Arkansas
Alex Redmond, UCLA
Avery Young, Auburn

C
Isaac Seumalo, Oregon State


DEFENSE:
INTERIOR D-LINE
Andrew Billings, Baylor
Kenny Clark, UCLA
Maliek Collins, Nebraska
Willie Henry, Michigan
Quinton Jefferson, Maryland
Austin Johnson, Penn State
Chris Jones, Mississippi State
Darius Latham, Indiana
Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
Hassan Ridgeway, Texas
A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama
Vincent Valentine, Nebraska

DE
Joey Bosa, Ohio State
Kevin Dodd, Clemson
Shaq Lawson, Clemson
Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State
Ron Thompson, Syracuse
Stephen Weatherly, Vanderbilt

EDGE
Kamalei Correa, Boise State
Leonard Floyd, Georgia
Alex McAllister, Florida
Yannick Ngakoue, Maryland
Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky

LB
Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma
Travis Blanks, Clemson
Beniquez Brown, Mississippi State
Myles Jack, UCLA
Darron Lee, Ohio State
Steve Longa, Rutgers
Brett McMakin, Northern Iowa
Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame
Nick Vigil, Utah State
Scooby Wright, Arizona

CB
Mackensie Alexander, Clemson
Eli Apple, Ohio State
Artie Burns, Miami
Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech
Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
Xavien Howard, Baylor
Damontae Kazee, San Diego State
Rashard Robinson, LSU
KeiVarae Russell, Notre Dame
Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma
Corey Tindal, Marshall
Cleveland Wallace III, San Jose State
Daryl Worley, West Virginia

SAF
Vonn Bell, Ohio State
Su'a Cravens, USC
T.J. Green, Clemson
Jayron Kearse, Clemson
Keanu Neal, Florida
Tyvis Powell, Ohio State
Jalen Ramsey, Florida State


SPECIAL TEAMS:
K
Roberto Aguayo, Florida State

P
Eric Enderson, Delaware
 
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