Even better NFL defensive tackles will need an extra bowl of Wheaties before taking him head-up. (Top photo of Anthony Richardson: Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images). 40-Yard Dash: 4.46 (64th) The Falcons got a steal midway through the fourth round. Sanders can also bring his edge experience to the table with some nice speed-to-power stuff. Kids should play flag football until age Antonio Gates will turn 41 this year. 3. Steelers CB Ike Taylor announced his retirement from the NFL after a productive 12-year career. In 2022 for the Gators, blocking for Anthony Richardson, Torrence allowed no sacks, no quarterback hits, and eight quarterback hurries in 355 pass-blocking reps. Stat to Know: Torrences Blown Block Rate of 1% is the lowest for any collegiate guard on this list. He doesnt really have an awareness to target and stick defenders, which can lead to some interesting whiffs. Bio: A three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals, Benton started six games in his freshman season, and recorded his first collegiate sack against Ohio State which is a nice way to get going. His lateral issues can be coached up to a point, and managed with the right playing weight. But he added: When he wants to be, he is unblockable. NFL Comparison: Darren Fells. Broad Jump: N/A After Irish fans had to wait until the second night of the draft to hear Mayers name called, they didnt have to wait much longer for the second Irish player to be selected. Conclusion: Of all the multi-gap defensive linemen in this class who will primarily ply their trade as edge defenders in the NFL, Tuipulotu could well have the most upside as a pure edge guy with his quickness, flexibility, and suddenness to the quarterback. Bench Press: N/A As instinctive as he can be in open space, hes more uncertain with bodies around him. Hand Size:9 (80th). NFL Comparison: Jason Witten. Didn't Play He caught six passes on eight targets for 207 yards and FIVE TOUCHDOWNS, and his tape against the Crimson Tide is as frightening as any youll see from any receiver in this class. The five-star recruit chose Georgia over just about every major college in the country. Conclusion: Spears wont be an ideal for every NFL team. Sometimes elite guys who had a ton of early success early see their college careers kind of fizzle out. His longest run of the 2022 season, this 52-yard touchdown against Oklahoma State, was more about Johnsons ability to just beat everyone to the goal line. You dont want to miss on a prospect because your evaluation started out on the wrong foot. Ohio States Marvin Harrison Jr. got an 11-yard catch on the crosser here, but it wasnt a pleasant experience and Harrison had to throw everything he had at Porter at the angle to get the ball in the first place. Arm Length: 30 (19th) Conclusion: Given Brents size, willingness to face up in the run game, and his displayed ability to cover tight ends in the box (theres not a lot, but its there). He was the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-AAC, and the Most Valuable Player of Tulanes 46-45 Cotton Bowl win over USC, in which he ran 17 times for 205 yards and four touchdowns. 20-Yard Shuttle: N/A, Wingspan: N/A Height: 6 3 (51st percentile) Weight: 266 (25th) Broad Jump: 118 (32nd) He chose to walk on at Alabama as a running back. I had to clear the linebacker there he had a bust right there, and that aint my problem. Of course, you really want Downs as a slot weapon in your offense, and he brings the attributes above, as well as an ability to play bigger and taller than he is at the catch point, to the inside. Weaknesses: As much as its true for any cornerback on this list, Brents has real issues matching and catching receivers who can shake him with changes in quick angles. Bio: Born in London, Ontario, Canada, and the twin brother of Illinois running back Chase Brown, Sydney Brown was a football and track star in high school, and had 585 snaps as a true freshman for the Fighting Illini in 2018. Now he's in the NFL. In 2022, he had 756 snaps at linebacker, 53 along the defensive line, 38 in the slot, and two at cornerback. DE Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah, Detroit Lions. His transfer to Washington State for the 2022 season put him on the national radar, and Henley responded with a season in which he had five sacks, 18 pressures, 74 tackles, 40 stops, and he allowed 34 catches on 46 targets for 361 yards, 212 yards after the catch, two touchdowns, one interception, one pass breakup, and an opponent passer rating of 101.8. Strengths: We dont usually start tight end evaluations with blocking prowess, but in Washingtons case, well make an exception. Strengths: When youre evaluating Hooker as an NFL prospect, you absolutely have to take his college offense into account. In the Super Bowl era alone, Joe Montana, Dan Fouts, Brett Favre, Mike Singletary, Michael Strahan, Terrell Owens, Ted Hendricks, Jason Taylor, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Will Shields, Rickey Jackson, Thurman Thomas, Aeneas Williams, Kevin Mawae, Brian Dawkins, Curtis Martin, Larry Allen, Isaac Bruce, Lem Barney, and Mel Blount, are just some of the second- and third-round picks who wound up in Canton, and deservedly so. Over time, he had 39 starts for the Bison 37 at left tackle, and two at right tackle. Success as a college football player doesn't always translate to stardom in the NFL. While I like to go into the Wayback Machine for a lot of these NFL comps, I think that Porter and Horn have a lot of the same attributes in the sense that they can become scheme-transcendent defenders at the highest level when a lot of comparable players are stuck on one side of the man/zone debate. Every college team has at least a handful of guys that began their careers as walk-ons, and every year, some of them are selected in the NFL draft. There certainly are questions, starting with a completion percentage in the mid-50 and a limited number of starts. Weaknesses: Brown did have 14 missed tackles last season, and thats disconcerting for a guy who plays in the box as often as he does. Jones was rated as a five star coming out of high school in the 247 Sports Composite as a corner but 247 itself had rated him as a safety. He played tight end at a small California high school and walked on at Fresno State in 2000. 30, its even more jaw-dropping. The Tennessee Titans selectedMaryland offensive tackle Jaelyn Duncan with the186th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2023NFL Draft on Saturday. The most damning thing about it was Stanford had those five draft picks but only six total wins the past two years. Now he's in the NFL. 3-Cone Drill: N/A 40-Yard Dash: 4.49 (94th) 3. Vertical Jump: 38 (75th) Hooker was good against two-deep coverages last season (69 of 100 for 947 yards, 742 air yards, eight touchdowns, and two interceptions), but he does need to work on adaptive strategies for when his receivers are pressed, and he has to re-set quickly. Its been 50 years since the Cyclones had a first-round NFL Draft pick. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! Here are the college football stars we're most surprised didn't make it at the next level: Alex Scarborough: Reggie Bush and Pete Carroll-era players at USC Strengths: Mauch is quick and agile on the move, whether its at the line of scrimmage or to the second level, and through his play strength is nothing to write home about, hes efficient and enthusiastic when its time to show the power hes got. Weaknesses: Tillman does not have separation skills to any great degree his speed is what it is, and he has a lot of assets to make up for it, but its just not his game. WebPete Carroll | 12K views, 280 likes, 129 loves, 211 comments, 39 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Seattle Seahawks: That's a wrap on the 2023 draft! NFL His transfer to Washington State for the 2022 season put him on the national radar, and Henley responded with a season in which he had five sacks, 18 pressures, 74 tackles, 40 stops, and he allowed 34 catches on 46 targets for 361 yards, 212 yards after the catch, two touchdowns, one interception, one pass breakup, and an opponent passer rating of 101.8. Arm Length: 32 (38th) Hooker was off to a torrid start in 2022, completing 229 of 331 passes for 3,135 yards, 27 touchdowns, two interceptions, and a passer rating of 123.9 before suffering a torn ACL against South Carolina. However, he ended up going to jail before getting a shot in college football due to sexual assault allegations. Youd expect a guy Washingtons size to block well, but there are some pretty epic examples on his tape. 3-Cone Drill: 7.34 (80th) If you get him off his spot, hes going to stay there, at least at this stage of his development. 1. Tennessee Titans Round 6 2023 NFL Draft pick Jaelyn Duncan didn't start playing until he was a high school freshman. Conclusion: Its easy to overthink players like Mayer to their own detriment. Strengths: Williams works well as a spy because of his closing speed, but also because hes alert to move well in short spaces to keep up with quarterbacks trying to get out of his radius. His career began in 1976 and played in the NFL until 1978. No matter where he played on the offensive line, Duncan did an outstanding job protecting the Terps' quarterbacks. Strengths: Roys ability to deal with double teams really stands out on his tape. Height: 5 10 (6th) Weight: 211 (69th) 2, and then in Year 3, youve got the guy. Maybe. Nope. If you want to know how the Hawkeyes finished their 2022 season with an 8-5 record, including a 21-0 win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl, consider that their defense ranked second among FBS teams in points allowed per game, and they ranked 123rd of 131 in points scored per game. If there is an overriding consideration to all of this, its that A&M as a program hasnt placed a great emphasis on speed and twitch since the arrival of Jimbo Fisher and thats evidenced by their testing and usage. 3-Cone Drill: N/A Putting him more in the slot, as Illinois did a lot (Martin led all 2023 draft prospect safeties with 64% of his snaps in the slot) should promote his attributes and minimize his deficiencies in the short term. Bench Press: 30 reps (89th) Height: 6 0 (76th percentile) Weight: 219 (67th) Over four seasons with the Green Wave, Williams had 11 sacks, 44 total pressures, 217 tackles, 128 stops, and he allowed 56 catches on 75 targets for 503 yards, 302 yards after the catch, two touchdowns, two interceptions, eight pass breakups, and an opponent passer rating of 90.0. The extent to which NFL teams are scared off by his relative lack of physical dominance could complicate that equation. He may never gain 1,000 yards in a season on the ground, but he could be a real weapon in a yards from scrimmage sense, and the extent to which Spears NFL team focuses on what he is, as supposed to what his size prevents him from doing, is how much his NFL team will be rewarded with the potential of a unique player. Hes also mot afraid to catch the ball over the middle, probably because he knows he can just run away from defenders before they can get a lick on him. 10-Yard Split: 1.61 (73rd) 40-Yard Dash: 4.51 (44th) One thing Levis will absolutely have to fix if hes ever to become a top-tier NFL quarterback is a first-read fixation that got him in trouble too often at the NCAA level. He was drafted in the sixth round by the Steelers in 2010. What round was each Hall of Fame quarterback drafted? The most interesting pick, to me, of Day 3: The Bears selection of Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell, the younger brother of Detroit offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Arm Length: 30 (12th) Bio: A four-star recruit from East St. Louis, Illinois, Johnson hit the ground running for the Aggies, starting in Texas A&Ms Orange Bowl win over North Carolina as a true freshman. But he has shown he is a quick study. Hand Size: 11 (98th). Arm Length: 33 (73rd) He committed to Iowa and played three seasons there before transferring to Kansas State for the 2021 season. Roy can play outside to five-tech roles in various fronts, but I like him best as an inside prospect with a team playing a lot of those five-man alignments in which he can eat up single-teams, and work to the ball. Schmitz has outstanding functional strength that shows up on the field all the time. Former NFL star Chris Smith has died, his agent announced on Twitter. He walked on at North Dakota Statem redshirting as a defensive end while he gained the necessary weight to switch to the offensive line. NFL Comparison: Mitch Morse. NFL Comparison: Chris Ivory. Brown, who signed a major deal this offseason to be the Bengals left tackle, will lose edge-rushers around the arc, but like Jones, hes great in quick-game pass pro, and theres enough size and technique to make things work. In 2022, he allowed 24 catches on 51 targets for 366 yards, one touchdown, three interceptions, and an opponent passer rating of 45.1 when in single-high coverage (Cover-1 and Cover-3). With his good reps in smaller spaces, clear intelligence, and adaptive techniques, Mauch might turn out to be an amazing center. Height: 6 2 (96th percentile) Weight: 193 (52nd) Conclusion: If you run the offensive line for a gap-based power offense (hello, Ravens), Torrence might be the top guard on your board. Vertical Jump: 38 (79th) Bio: A three-star recruitout of Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas, Tillman was high school teammates with eventual UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, among other notable names. Maybe. But Phillips is extremely smart, quick and instinctive. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Witten was nobodys idea of a speed demon, and he wouldnt necessarily fit the modern prototype of the detached big receiver masquerading positionally as a tight end, but he made 11 Pro Bowls and had two All-Pro nods because he was consistent, tough, and fearless on the field. Broad Jump: 131 (92nd) 4. Like Mauch, the 6-foot-5, 305-pound Morse was limited in arm length, hand size, and pure power, but he had all the grit and movement skills youd want in the middle of your offensive line. Arm Length: 34 (98th) He was moved to the offensive line -- a position he never had played -- that fall as a redshirt. If you had asked me a year ago at this time where would Sewell get picked, Id have guessed in the top 20 of the first round, not in the fifth. Hes very much like Haason Reddick and Brian Burns.. He is not spectacular, and he is not scheme-transcendent, but Tillman absolutely has a place in the right NFL home. Weaknesses: Branch is a feisty player, and stronger than you would expect for his size, but there are times when that third percentile weight does show up in a negative sense. Broad Jump: 125 (88th) At that time, Papale played in 41 games. Jackson came out of Cal and was selected by the Eagles with the 49th overall pick in the 2008 draft as Andy Reids vertical element in his West Coast-based passing game. I think there are enough examples of Hooker making the kinds of NFL throws required to strike a balance between what he did in college, and what hell be expected to do at the next level. An undrafted free agent out of Indiana, Ogunleye caught on with the Dolphins in 2001, had a couple of double-digit sack seasons with Miami and later Chicago, and was able to get to the quarterback at a high rate from multiple gaps when such things werent as common as they are today. By league rules, Fournette will not be eligible for the NFL until the 2017 draft. Weaknesses: At this point in his process, Roy doesnt have a lot of counters when blockers get him off his point. Eventually, Hyatt committed to Tennessee over Penn State, Michigan, and Miami (Fla). The Texans took Barwin in the second round of the 2009 draft out of Cincinnati, and while Barwin always had a decent number of snaps in the box throughout his career with Houston, the Eagles, the Rams, and the Giants, he was primarily an edge guy and a very good one at his peak, with three seasons of double-digit sacks. You have to imagine what Washington could be as you would have to imagine what Fells could be, and Washington obviously has more like-as-like football experience, and Ill be fascinated to see how Washington is deployed in the NFL. In 2022, he allowed no sacks, three quarterback hits, and four quarterback hurries in 462 pass-blocking reps. Stat to Know: Freeland had blown blocks on just 0.3% of his run snaps last season. Please logout and login again. 3-Cone Drill: N/A However, his stock really began to fall after the NFL Combine when he tested in the 36th percentile or less among all safeties in the change of direction and explosiveness drills. Alabama didn't have its typical national-championship-caliber season in 2022, finishing 11-2. Regarding Porters low interception totals, I dont think its an indication of terrible ball skills. Like Achane, the 5-foot-9, 185-pound Kaufman was a prodigal track star, and that showed up with all kinds of big plays for the University of Washington. Bench Press: N/A Height: 6 0 (16th percentile) Weight: 228 (11th) The collegiate version of Vea was a terror on one series, and all too average the next. Smith had 1,009 snaps at outside cornerback, 235 in the slot, 74 in the box, 22 at free safety, and 14 along the defensive line. I may be considered a little guy, but Im gonna step up and hit you in the mouth and fight. Hes quick out of the gate, and he has excellent build-up speed through the second and third levels of a defense. 40-Yard Dash: 5.08 (51st) And that, my friends, is a problem. 4. Bench Press: 21 reps (59th) His height will limit him in some instances (nothing he can do about that), and his tackling technique (which will hopefully improve in the NFL) will make him a tweener to a degree, but the things he does well are important enough to make him worthy of a Day 2 pick. I think he just played so hard. No one knows what gets this guy motivated, though. Vertical Jump: 34 (60th) 10-Yard Split: 1.59 (84th) Height: 5 11 (27th) Weight: 183 (11th) He admired Williams' athleticism and believes that he has also developed that trait. Instead, he played basketball at Kent State. He will need to be similarly schemed open at the NFL level, where the windows are generally tighter. Its not impossible for him to succeed in the NFL; his coaches will just have to understand what he does well, and put him in positions where the measurables dont matter. Hand Size: 8 (5th). Now, its time to look at the nature of those throws in Hookers case. He played 15 games, recording three receptions for 45 yards and two touchdowns. He was drafted in the second round by the Browns in 2010. 10-Yard Split: 1.58 (87th) Here are three things to know about Duncan: Duncan did not start playing football until he was a 14-year-old high school freshman, yet by the time he was a senior he was a four-star prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. 40-Yard Dash: 4.47 (79th) Hand Size: 10 (90th). Strengths: Downs is regarded primarily as a slot receiver due to his size, but he was also a pest, over and over, from the outside on all kinds of shorter routes like slants, drags, hitches, and out routes from the outside. 3-Cone Drill: N/A Cornerback Jaylon Jones went in the seventh round to the Colts (221st overall) and he was mocked anywhere from 83rd to 200th overall immediately prior to the event.
Limousin Friesian Cross, Why Were Egyptian Heads Elongated, Retail Space For Lease Melrose Ave, Akron Blimp Hangar Tours, Ursula Von Der Leyen Kinder Adoptiert, Articles N