3-Cone Drill: N/A As one QB coach told me of Hooker last week, look at him as a three-year project. Strengths: Mayer isnt an explosive player with a lot of juice downfield and well get more into that in a minute but he does have the ability to stack defenders with route awareness, and there are times when he looks like a proto-Gronk when he gets by opponents and just posts them up in some remarkable ways. In 2017, Allen s final collegiate season, he completed 15 of 46 passes of 20 or more air yards for 441 yards, eight touchdowns, two interceptions, and a passer rating of 90.7. Broad Jump: N/A Vertical Jump: 36 (82nd) He was a walk-on at USC and didnt earn a scholarship for two years in college. Bio: A four-star recruit out of Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, Hooker chose Virginia Tech over Notre Dame, among other schools. 20-Yard Shuttle: N/A, Wingspan: N/A Vertical Jump: 41 (96th) Hand Size: 10 (63rd). But he has shown he is a quick study. Brown played an astonishing 56% of his 2022 snaps in the box last season; the first thing Id do as his NFL defensive coordinator is to cut that rate in half. Vertical Jump: 35 (73rd) Were you to assemble a highlight reel of such plays, like this interception against Nebraska, Martin looks like a first-day prospect. Weaknesses: When hes in the slot as a pass defender, Simpson shows a need for more development. 4. He was an underrated and under-utilized deep defender who could be built up in that role, and hell be one of your best blitzers from the start. He was a touchdown waiting to happen whether he was blazing past a defensive back on a deep pass, making somebody miss after a shorter toss or returning a kick. 9. Andrea Adelson: Ike Hilliard and Reidel Anthony Vertical Jump: 38 (79th) Levis, of course, ended up falling out of the first round entirely and endured a long, frustrating night in the Green Room, while the TV cameras from ESPN and the NFL Network were focused on him. 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. He spent two years stocking shelves at a grocery store, until he began playing arena football, all the while trying to get the NFL to give him another shot. Like Wentz, who was selected with the second overall pick in the 2016 draft out of North Dakota State, Levis brings a compelling bag of attributes that look good on their face until you dig underneath. 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. Every year we played him he got better.. Broad Jump: 124 (95th) Mayers speed deficits show up in a couple of ways hell look downfield too quickly at times on shorter passes because hes looking to get going, and if the timing of the throw is off at all, Mayer will let defenders into his kitchen for potential incompletions. He is not spectacular, and he is not scheme-transcendent, but Tillman absolutely has a place in the right NFL home. 2 lurkedlongtime Steelers 8 yr. ago Height: 5 11 (28th percentile) Weight: 190 (3rd) That happened well enough for Minnesota to reward ONeill with a five-year, $92.5 million contract extension with $49 million guaranteed in 2021. 40-Yard Dash: 4.47 (79th) Conclusion: Smith isnt the most obviously gifted cornerback on this list his tape doesnt blow you away as much as it lulls you into a safe, happy place because hes just so consistently good in coverage. Stat to Know: Hyatts 13.9 yards per target leads all receivers on this list by a large margin; TCUs Quentin Johnston ranked second at 10.9. If you want a Hall of Fame player on your roster, you can do that in the second and third rounds of the NFL draft. I have a basic scouting theory that has held up quite well for me over the years. Bench Press: 26 reps (51st) NFL Comparison: Bobby Okereke. What is consistent with all of these great NFL players who started their rise to glory late is that they never gave up, and they overcame some pretty remarkable obstacles to reach their goals. Stat to Know: As a pure single-high or split-field safety in 2022, Branch allowed five catches on eight targets for 46 yards, no touchdowns, and one interception. We ranked college football's top 31 spring transfers: Who tops the list? No surprise that Al Davis selected Kaufman with the 18th overall pick in the 1995 draft. Johnson had a nice start to his collegiate career with 649 yards and seven touchdowns on 123 carries in his freshman season of 2019, but then, the Longhorns bagged Bijan Robinson, and Johnsons carry share was going to decline, for obvious seasons. Now he's in the NFL. "People love football here. He doesnt really have an awareness to target and stick defenders, which can lead to some interesting whiffs. Ten years ago, I would have been skeptical. Eric Swann played for the Cardinals from 1991 to 1999. While that is usually the case, there are notable examples of players that skipped the classroom before reaching the pros. Over five collegiate seasons, Brents had no sacks, one pressure, 94 tackles, 34 stops, and he allowed 67 catches on 136 targets for 811 yards, 259 yards after the catch, nine touchdowns, six interceptions, eight pass breakups, and an opponent passer rating of 71.7. But when I weigh Levis experience against the rawness thats still obvious its a tough go. Hes just an easy mover all over the place. His NFL coaches will have to put in work to get him where he needs to be in that regard. Which leads me to Darren McFadden, who was probably the best running back I've covered at the college level, and I was absolutely certain he was going to be a superstar. His lack of film as a safety was reinforced by his testing numbers and simply raised more questions concerning his ability to match up with people down the field in a big play league. Washingtons NFL team should love him as an inline blocker, and as an H-back on sweeps and pulls. Hes very much like Haason Reddick and Brian Burns.. White had just 72 snaps for the Yellow Jackets in that first campaign, but he really put it together in 2022. Sign up for the Touchdown Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Young: Two completions in 11 attempts for 63 yards, 58 air yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 50.9. Dexter didnt play football until his junior year at Lake Wales High School in Florida. The story of the first day of the draft was what happened with Kentucky QB Will Levis, who prior to the draft emerged as the betting favorite to go second overall. Hopefully, his NFL coaches will have answers for Brents to reduce the transition time in necessary fast movements. 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. In five seasons with Tennessee (two with serious playing time), Tillman caught 109 passes on 167 targets for 1,622 yards and 17 touchdowns. 20-Yard Shuttle: N/A, Wingspan: 80 (97th) Hell need to learn to bend more naturally into his leverage and power. More experienced defensive linemen at the NFL level, whose entire job is based on identifying and exploiting obvious weaknesses, will absolutely eat his lunch with this stuff. Arm Length: 32 (43rd) Hand Size: 10 (96th). Height: 6 6 (93rd percentile) Weight: 264 (85th) Bio: A four-star recruit out of La Habra High School in Orange County, California, Phillips chose to attach his name to a Utah program that has put out more than its share of fine NFL defensive backs in the last few years. Phillips played 1,364 snaps at outside cornerback, 424 in the slot, 87 in the box, seven along the defensive line, and three at free safety. Height: 6 0 (76th percentile) Weight: 219 (67th) At all. Conclusion: Mims may be limited to a slot role at the next level due to his size and depending on his NFL team, but Im not ready to make him a one-trick pony based purely on his tape. On the other hand, Hooker is more than a quarterback propped up by a spread offense, theres nothing he can do about his age, and reports indicate that hes well on his way to a full recovery. I just tried to make the hit as light as possible, Spears said. Right now, hes a big ball of clay in a lot of ways, but if his coaches at the next level could marry the nuances of the position(s) with his strength and first-step quickness, Benton might turn out to be a top-tier player everywhere from 3-tech to overhead nose tackle. His career began in 1976 and played in the NFL until 1978. 3-Cone Drill: N/A Bio: Jones was primarily a basketball star at Ben Davis High When asked to pick up lateral defenders one-on-one and in stunt situations, Freeland has all the lateral movement skills youd want at the position. He was a U.S. Army All-American and Kentuckys 2019 Mr. Football, helping Covington to a 44-1 record with two state titles in his three varsity seasons. Over time, he had 39 starts for the Bison 37 at left tackle, and two at right tackle. That closing speed and match movement shows up in Williams positive reps as a run defender, and Ill add that hes just fine mixing it up from a guy his size. Duncan is a 6-foot-6, 306-pound native of Owings, Maryland, who made 39 career starts and played in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl, an annual college all-star game. 1. Bio: A three-star recruit out of (St. Helena Central High in Greensburg, Louisiana, Torrence played football in high school in part to get in shape (he weighed 420 pounds at one point), and he received nothing but smaller-school offers. Arm Length: 30 (43rd) 1 NFL draft picks were like as college football recruits: Only how many five-stars?! Whether hes side-stepping them or just blasting through, Roy gives opponents no assurances that two guys on him will work. Conclusion: Kraft is a bit of a project as a total NFL receiver based on the intricacies of the position that hell have to pick up, but thats balanced by the fact that hes got downfield potential we havent seen nearly enough. 10-Yard Split: 1.58 (87th) Arm Length: 32 (72nd) His career has been marked by injuries, including two Tommy John surgeries and an emergency appendectomy. 3-Cone Drill: N/A I covered Quinn's entire career, especially the 2005 and 2006 seasons, when he passed for 7,345 yards and 69 touchdowns for the Irish. So, Ive watched a crapton of Will Levis, and Im not any more sure of his NFL potential now than when I started. A Miami native who played quarterback for a good Norland High program, Brown arrived at CMU after a year at North Carolina Tech prep school. Crazy The Cardinal did have five players picked, one more than both USC and UCLA and two more than Utah. Conclusion: There are a few reasons for NFL shot-callers to debit Hooker in his NFL transition, starting with his age and injury status. Disney made a movie about Papale's story called "Invincible" and stars Mark Wahlberg. Chris Low: Peter Warrick His lateral issues can be coached up to a point, and managed with the right playing weight. The dude is just comically strong. Bench Press: 25 reps (34th) He skipped his final year of college to become eligible for the NFL Draft, where he went in the first round to the New York Giants. The way he turns the corner is incredible, a coach told The Athletic this spring. Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 or on Twitter @MikeOrganWriter. Ikas relentless effort at times is a true force multiplier for his athletic toolbox. Not all NFL superstars are recruited out of high school, and some werent eligible to play right away. I like what the Lions did on the last two days of the draft. NFL Comparison: Napoleon Kaufman. Carter was the most talented player in this draft. When he starts getting sticky, he usually stays there. He will not be limited to an inside role at the next level, nor will he be automatically tethered to the tackles shoulder. Regarding Porters low interception totals, I dont think its an indication of terrible ball skills. He committed to Iowa and played three seasons there before transferring to Kansas State for the 2021 season. 10-Yard Split: 1.50 (86th) Most NFL defenses would be able to take him in the first round the find first-round value for him sooner than later, because he does so many things so well from multiple positions. Hes great against the shorter, more angular routes that give a lot of athletic cornerbacks fits. Tom Brady, Jerry Rice, Jim Brown, Walter Payton and Lawrence Taylor are just a few of the greats who didnt play tackle football until high school. 40-Yard Dash: 4.54 (88th) Like Brown, Hooker is an under-tall safety who can play the deep third (and would do so more often were he not in the same secondary as Kevin Byard) and the slot, and uses intelligence and aggression to mask his liabilities. https://t.co/SbtcWCu87M, Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) January 30, 2023. Achane was mocked anywhere from 68th to 110th and ended up going 84th overall to the Dolphins which was considered by A&M fans to be too low. Bio: Everybody wanted Sanders out of Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, but Nick Saban bagged him for Alabama over offers from Oklahoma, LSU, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oregon and Penn State. Strengths: When Torrence moves you in the run game, you tend to stay moved. 40-Yard Dash: 5.21 (69th) NFL Comparison: Mike Iupati. Stat to Know: Last season, Musgrave was targeted just three times on passes of 20 or more air yards due mostly to that injury. (Top photo of Anthony Richardson: Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images). His focus was on basketball and he played on the same traveling team as 2022 NBA Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes. Bio: Mayer grew up dreaming of playing basketball at Kentucky, but when he enrolled at Covington High in Covington, Kentucky, he started playing football, and it really stuck. Phillips profiles very much the same way. NFL Comparison: Kyle Dugger. 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. McDonald is lighter than most coaches would want he weighed in at 239 at 6-4 in Indy, but he has almost 35-inch arms and was a fixture on the Freaks List the past few years. Even the balls he didnt catch against Alabama showed a danger any defense has to account for. Thats not who he is, and maybe its not who hell ever be, but if he can develop the things he wasnt asked to develop in college, youre talking about a Tyreek Hill-level field-tilter who will just waste a defense, and automatically change how those defenses are forced to play. They didnt really start making the move to players with more twitch and explosion at the position in their evaluations until cornerbacks' coach TJ Rushing arrived. Day 3 grades: How each team did in Rounds 4-7 And this deflection against Central Michigans Finn Hogan in Week 4 shows something that would have to come to bear were Porter to be considered a top prospect the ability to charge and recover in off-zone coverage. 1 overall since 1967, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 10-Yard Split: N/A Thus far, he has played in 42 games. That team will also have to acclimate to his blocking issues, drops, and the fact that his height precludes him from being a post-up weapon downfield. Running back Devon Achane wound up being the first Texas A&M player selected and surprisingly ahead of safety Antonio However, his off-snaps will be cause for concern in NFL buildings. For his collegiate career, he had two sacks, five pressures, 181 tackles, 46 stops, and he allowed 119 catches on 203 targets for 1,806 yards, 518 yards after the catch, nine touchdowns, seven interceptions, 18 pass breakups, and an opponent passer rating of 88.4. LaPorta had six drops last season and 14 during his time at Iowa, which is less than optimal. An All-State and All-County player who finished his high-school tenure with 187 catches for 3,019 yards and 32 touchdowns, Downs also lettered in basketball and track. 40-Yard Dash: 4.46 (64th) That does seem to have changed to an extent with the Aggies last few recruiting classes but that trend needs to be continued and even amped up as A&M moves into a football world thats evolved quite a bit conceptually since Fishers arrival in 2018. As in, its completely useless to try and predict which direction hes Efe Obada is 29, according to Pro Football Reference. Arm Length: 33 (73rd) You dont have to tell Oklahomas defense about it theyve seen it up close. Hes an explosive dude who should fit in very well and has some strong leadership qualities. I mean, any of us could point at JaMarcus Russell, the LSU quarterback who came out early after the 2006 season, became the first player selected in the 2007 NFL draft and spectacularly underachieved in Oakland. If you get him off his spot, hes going to stay there, at least at this stage of his development. Hes better as a straight-ahead hunt and kill disruptor. Hes also not going to make amazing plays that expand his catch radius. Strengths: Branch just sees the game very well; even if hes beaten on the play, he has a tendency to limit the damage after the catch as a deeper defender. At the combine Sewell still displayed some of that athleticism, running a 4.64 at 247 pounds and clocking a 1.57 10-yard split. 13. When you have more deflections than targets, that says a lot about your range. Stat to Know: The NFL classifies explosive passing plays as those plays gaining 16 yards or more, and when throwing passes of 16 or more air yards dead over the middle in 2022, Hooker completed seven of 14 passes for 171 yards, 134 air yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 134.2. When a prospect does most everything pretty well to very well, few things badly, and few things spectacularly, we tend to label him a safe pick and move to the next guy, hoping for something more explosive. 10-Yard Split: 1.62 (69th) He was a backup OT in 2009, then started for the final three seasons of his career. Selected in the third round of the 2014 draft by the Raiders, Jackson parlayed a massive (6-foot-3, 335-pound) frame into his status as a great power blocker with surprising movement skills. Turner appeared in four games on special teams for the Wolverines in 2019, started to make his way into the secondary in 2020, started to make his way into the secondary in 2020, and then exploded in 2021 and 2022. Oh, they remember him in Washington, but for totally different reasons. Darnell Washington, 93rd, Steelers; 4. 14. Height: 6 3 (67th percentile) Weight: 229 (75th) Bench Press: 17 reps (73rd) Broad Jump: 125 (87th) Hand Size: 9 (47th). Stat to Know: Last season, White allowed six catches on eight targets for 179 yards, 135 yards after the catch, two touchdowns, no interceptions, no pass breakups, three penalties, and an opponent passer rating of 156.3. At times, you wonder if he reads things late, and his body works too hard to compensate. Vertical Jump: 23 (8th) Strengths: Turner excels in off coverage because his recovery speed is real, and it is spectacular. Arm Length: 32 (52nd) Stat to Know: A lot of cornerbacks on this list are great when pressing receivers, but youd struggle to find too many who are better in off coverage than Turner is. 40-Yard Dash: 4.43 (72nd) I watched him play safety at The Opening in 2019 and he was everything you could have wanted at the positionbut A&M liked big corners with former defensive coordinator Mike Elko and they needed a day one startingcorner for the 2020 season. NFL Comparison: Orlando Brown Jr. When they both went in the first round of the 1997 draft -- Ike to the Giants, Reidel to the Bucs -- it seemed as if they were destined for greatness. Dane Key had sone free real estate in the left slot, and if Levis had simply capitalized, maybe thats a touchdown. As a power back with some second-level speed and juice, hed be an easy top-rated back were he not hidden behind such a great player in Robinson, and he shouldnt be debited too much for that. Duncan changed high schools as a senior to play against stiffer competition and was selected to play in theUnder Armour All-American Game. He must rely on these things, and quick vision, to avoid traffic jams. Conclusion: Sanders NFL team will have a series of fascinating discussions about his potential. In two seasons with the Bruins, Charbonnet gained 2,496 yards and scored 27 touchdowns on 398 carries, adding 61 catches for 518 yards. We have signed DE Shelby Harris and waived DE Lawrence Okoye.DETAILS >> https://t.co/E2ONV5zWQK pic.twitter.com/pFya9JVhAA. Vince Papale is 75. Hand Size:9 (80th). Kraft brings plus power and leverage when asked to block, especially for a player with his height. But Anderson was the best defensive player in college football the past two seasons, and I think he will be a double-digit sack guy, a force against the run, and will become a team leader before too long. There was also this 55-yard run against Tulsa, in which Spears put moves on that defense that just werent fair. I love that he goes to a place with a strong veteran presence in the position room, and he also has some familiar faces who know him well in Nakobe Dean, the leader of the 2021 Georgia team, and Jordan Davis. If he gets beaten off the snap, he tends to stay there, and youd like to see him develop more aggressive strategies to get out of those negative situations. 6'3", 210ish, ran a 9.9 100m in college, around a 4.3 40. He played his rookie season at 34. Hand Size: 10 (81st). The Panthers selected Horn with the eighth overall pick in the 2021 draft, and hes become a lockdown cornerback regardless of coverage concept. At his size, Spears wont always make the killer block, but when I asked him to name his favorite play from last season, he immediately brought up this block against Memphis. 40-Yard Dash: 4.58 (42nd) 20-Yard Shuttle: N/A Youd just like to see him be more consistently economical with his movement. 12. The 6-foot-8, 363-pound Brown was selected by the Ravens in the third round of the 2018 draft out of Oklahoma. Conclusion: At first glance, Roy might seem like a low-ceiling/high floor prospect in that he doesnt do anything grievously wrong, but the highlight plays arent as frequent as you might like. Ike Taylor had played football all his life but was forced to start his college career late because he was academically ineligible. pic.twitter.com/S2AS3JLVHi. That physicality extends to an ability to beat aggressive press coverage, as Tillman did here against Georgia cornerback Kelee Ringo. You have to assume this will multiply in severity against NFL competition. Broad Jump: N/A This reception allowed against Michigan State shows the downside. Stat to Know: Just one of Krafts catches and two of his targets last season were on passes of 20 or more air yards, which doesnt make a ton of sense after youve studied his athleticism. Mayer is also a highly effective receiver on short passes because he can explode (in a relative sense) after the catch. 10-Yard Split: 1.47 (96th) And those are just a couple of running backs. Conclusion: Debiting Hyatt too much because hes not a traditional receiver with this or that route tree might betray a lack of understanding not only of his specific assets, but also a lack of understanding of how these kinds of receivers are deployed at the NFL level right now. Bench Press: N/A Weaknesses: Turner isnt the most physically imposing cornerback on this list he will get beaten up a bit by more aggressive receivers, and hes not gong to be your first choice if you need a defensive back attuned to stopping the run.
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