Daniel Jeremiah's 2025 NFL Draft Media Call

that into the podcast. You guys can hear it because so many different topics are touched on during the call. So that's what we've got for you today. Is is some cut ups here from my conference call with the media ahead of the NFL Scouting Combine. Hope you enjoy it. It's chuck full a goodies. Trust me, I'm excited about this draft. It is. It's a starter's draft, is how I would phrase it. You know, going through and watching all these guys combine and talking to a bunch of

people around the league. Okay, some positions maybe don't have that superstar that we have had in years past. But we do have a boatload of starters, particularly the defensive line, a bunch of really, really good players. So excited about it. Looking forward to seeing these guys in person and indy, and look forward to your questions.

I think you're deciding between those three players, and then the fourth option is the trade. But to me, if I'm Tennessee, I'm not going past three unless I get an enormous haul and I don't think. I don't think you're going to get that in this draft. So to me, I think that's what their decision is going to come down to. I think, you know, it depends on what you're looking for. A very similar grade on Abdul Carter

and Travis Hunter. I have Abdul Carter a little bit higher than him, and it's such a premier position, and I think when you look at the pieces already on that defensive line and you go out and you get Abdul Carter. I think you've got a chance to have one of the best units in the league. So that's

a good foundation to build off of. But they need to do their homework on cam Ord and if they feel confident and comfortable with him and they feel like he can be their guy going forward, I don't have I wouldn't have any issue whatsoever if they decided that was going to be the direction they went.

like he's got legit, legit explosive. First, he plays with a ton of energy. He's a tone setter. The thing I love about him is, you know, okay, I see he plays with energy and passion. He plays fast, he's physical. And then when you talk to the coaches at Georgia and they say, like, this guy is like rare off the charts in tangibles, you know, leadership. Uh, he took over a couple of games that the Texas game at Texas,

you know that was that was a statement there. So I think he's, you know, he's a lock to go in the top ten. Michael Williams is gosh. I just wish we could have seen him healthy. You know, if he doesn't get hurt in that Clemson game and we see him at full strength, I think we're you know, we're talking about him as another you know, top ten lock who's got a lot of freaky qualities to him. Freaky traits to him. He can really get off the ball. He's got, you know, a lot of power and violence

as a rusher. He can set the edge. It's just a production hasn't been great, but that's because the guy wasn't wasn't healthy all year long, and they still roll guys through there. So I think the the Trayvon Walker, you know, experience and seeing how he's continued to develop with the Jags, I think that's you know, when it's all said and done, I will be more surprised than not if he's if he's not all the way up

there in the top ten. And then Starks is a is an intriguing one because you notice in when he was younger and kind of like popped on the scene, and man, he's he's such an easy mover, like a fluid athlete. He just didn't make as many plays this year. You know, he made the big pick, a big time athletic interception down the field in the Clemson game, and then after that just didn't make a ton of plays.

But real reliable. He's an obviously really smooth athlete, takes really good angles, you know, gets guys on the ground. I like the fact that he's young. I think his best football is still ahead of him, and I like the fact that he has you know, safety nickel flex It can do a lot of different things. So to me, I think it'll be uh, you know, it'll be interesting to see how he works out and how he tests.

But he's you know, he's right there to me, more so in the back half of the first half than the first half of the first round.

What do you think in the top two quarterbacks, the separation and their matches for the Giants and Jets.

next week, the updated Top fifty. I like Shador. I think Shador is you know, when you look at the things he does really well, the accuracy, anticipation, toughness, like he'll you know, he just keeps getting up after taking a beating. But you know, some of the other things that Cam has he doesn't have. It's a little bit more twitch in his body. He's got a more live arm. I think he's more equipped to play in that division, in that in that stadium, in that environment that you're

gonna get with weather. I think Schador makes more sense, just as you know, relying a little bit more as a touch thrower than a power thrower. I think he makes more sense. You know, when you look at the Saints make sense to me. The Raiders make sense to me,

so more so about fit than anything else. When it comes to those guys, you know, with the you know, with the Giants not taking one in a mock draft, I always like to just run through different scenarios and you know what you're hearing, Okay, if this happens, then then where do we go from from here? The mock drafts, as you get through free agency, you know they're gonna it'll crystallize a little bit more. But there has been a lot of chatter in talking to guys around the league,

you know, the Stafford stuff. I mean, I don't know if there's legs to it, but I know that it has got a lot of people in personnel departments and general managers intrigued in seeing what's going to transpire there with with him and the Rams. And the fact that that they didn't just come out and say he's not going anywhere has led people to believe that that's a possibility. And when I looked at the Giants and you look at head coach and general manager, there's there's some pressure there.

You need to get this thing going, especially after the team and your division just won the Super Bowl. So I looked at that and I am sitting here thinking, man, you talk about turning around, you know, some excitement here in that market, and you trot out there Week one and you've got you know, Matthew Stafford throwing the ball to Malik Neighbors. You've got him, you know, looking at Travis Hunter getting some snaps on the offensive side of

the ball. You've got who knows what else they can do with the with the money they have and free agency, and it is Cooper Cup.

And I'm looking at Mason Graham and body type, and I'm like, gosh, maybe I need to maybe i need to adjust my grade. I think maybe I'm just too high on this guy. And then I proceeded to watch the game and I was like, nope, nope, he's he's just really really good. So I hope people don't overthink it with him as we get to the spring and and kind of the further we get away from football.

But he's got crazy elite leverage, balance and instincts his you know, you can see there's a wrestling background there. He's just never on the ground. He gets underneath guys. I just wrote down when I was looking at my notes, I had block destruction written down so many different times. He's just a real aggressive player who's got you know, instincts and and can dominate the game against the run. And I think has more to offer as a pass

rusher Lovelin. You know, I think it's you know, I think some teams are going to have him as a top tight end. It's it's two different styles there with him and Tyler Warren. But you know, he's someone could really really run, can get in and out of breaks, fluid for a bigger guy. He can go get it with a huge catch radius. You know, he's he's tough and physical after the catch and in the run game he does enough. You know, he stays connected and shows want to So he's one of the top ten players

in the draft from me. Will Johnson is is an interesting one because there's so much, you know, hype on him coming into the season and he's this big, athletic, rangey corner. He's got ball production. But I did not

think he played his best this year. You know, I thought there were times where he wasn't super interested against the run, and you know, he got trucked a couple times against the run, so I just want to see little more physicality there, and then some guys got on top of him, so you know, I didn't get a chance to finish out the year healthy. So I think this will be a big spring for him to kind of recapture some of that momentum he had off of

a much better season than twenty three. Kenneth Grannam mentioned just massive. He's a you know, he's a people mover and talking to the folks where he's been doing a lot of his training. You know, at three hundred and forty pounds, you should not be able to move around like that. So you're you're hoping and dreaming on this, you know, Dexter Lawrence type ascension for him once he gets to the NFL. Hasn't put it all together, but

it's all in there. And then lastly, I'll give you one more and there's you know, a bunch more guys. But Josiah Stewart is just he's a bolt of lightning off the edge. He's undersize, but if you don't look at the size on your paper and just watch the tape, he doesn't play small at all. He can really generate power as a rusher, and he's he's someone who plays with just a maniacal effort and energy. One of my favorite players to study.

He could fit in the system for sure. And you know if they went in that direction, that wouldn't you know, totally blindside me or shock me. I just you know know from being in that division and talking to people inside that division, that's something that carries a little more weight than than maybe in other spots. So I just

liked his ability. You know, if you look at Baker and I know obviously went sideways there at the end, but even though Baker wasn't a really big guy, I thought his arm played really really well there and you know there were some ups and some downs, but I didn't think that was that was an issue there at all, and I think there is some of that. You know with cam Ord. He's just got a real, real live arm. So that that's why I like that fit. Thank you.

he would make a lot of sense there. He's you know, there's there's two guys. When I look at the Houston Texans. It's a BUKA is for those exact same reasons that I mentioned, And then the exact same with Matthew Golden. You know, I have those guys right next to each other on my list, Matthew Golden. I think both these guys actually gonna run a lot faster than people think,

but a lot of the same attributes. I've become kind of obsessed with receivers, with the thought and keeping an eye out for guys who are grounded through the catch, guys who really trust their hands and run through the ball. I just put more importance on that. You just see the really great receivers in the NFL have that trait, that quality, that confidence in their hands and allows them to do so much after the catch as well. So

both those guys are grounded through the catch. Tough, smart, instinctive players that I think would be home run fits there with CJ. Stroud.

I think one comes to them. You know, Shamar Stewart is someone that I paired up with them who's just got a ton of twitch and a ton of ability out of Texas A and M. I think his best football is ahead of him. Even someone like Donovan Isaku from Boston College kind of fits what they like in rushers. He's real long, he's firm, he's got some power, and he's got a lot of production. So and we can go on in the day too, like they're gonna there's

gonna be edge rushers there. The one thing you know, my ears perked up thinking about them moving up was with your question, was maybe an offensive tackle depending on what happens with Ronnie Stanley. You know, if Ronnie Stanley were to depart in free agency and you know, say it's a Simmons or someone like that that they that they really like and have a high grade on. It's there's not a lot of depth of starting tackle caliber players in this draft, so that would be more in

line with my thinking there. Okay, thank you, yep.

free agency. You got some some key guys there, but they have so much roster depth, and they're you know, traditionally a big line of scrimmage team in the draft, and this is a draft especially as I mentioned on the defense side, that's there's depth and quality there, so they could if somebody wants to jump up, I can easily see them sliding back and trying to get some

more shots at it here on day two. I think there's a lot of value in Day two in this year's draft class, So that would be that would be more likely to me than moving north. I think would be moving south. But again, don't rule anything out with them, and one in doubt, just sit there and wait for some uber talented, you know, Georgia Alabama player to kind of fall down into their lap. Thank you, all right,

let's take a quick break. We'll be right back with the rest of this year's NFL scouting Combine conference call.

Land and Jackson from Arkansas had a monster Senior Bowl and he's you know, six ' five and changed two hundred and seventy three pounds. He can he can really rush with that long arm, physical, he can close, he can run, he plays with the effort. Those are a couple guys, and I would say Prince Uman Milayan, I'm gonna get that right when we get to the combine, so forgive me, but at an old mess. He is

another one who popped at the Senior Bowl. Real long, bendi athletic, he can really cover ground, so he's again there's no shortage of edge rushers, especially in that that's kind of almost a sweet spot where I like that lump of players.

I mean, there's that's good position groups there on day two, So you know, if they were to slide back a little bit and collect some more resources there. I've got a lot of respect and appreciation for their ability to scout and find guys there, so that would that would definitely make sense to me.

if they, you know, if they want to. I just don't know if this is going to be the traditional hall that you've seen for some of these other years where you had, you know, like the and I know obviously Caleb Williams was a little further to travel there, But in previous years, I just think there's been a higher opinion overall in the quarterback class, which drives price. So to move back to three, I mean you're getting you know, you're getting an extra you know, getting next

year's one. I guess you start there, But in terms of how much on top of that, I don't know that you get traditional costs and prices This year got thank you.

running backs that I think are mismatch type players. Jayden Blue in the past game out of Texas, Like he's a legit four three guy, and they use him on a bunch of different ways in the past game, you know, angle routes, he can snap guys off, he can run up the seam, even just getting him the ball on the flat. With his speed, He's just he's a weapon. So that one to me, I don't think you'd have to take him in the second I think you could,

you know, get him in the third round. But that was one when I was thinking about, you know, how they would use guys. That was one that definitely popped into my head from the running back position.

This guy's like a mix of Devonte Freeman and Tarik Cohen, Like he's he's that type of just fast, load of the ground, shifty is just going to be a nightmare, and they use him on wheel routes, they get him the ball in the pass game as well, So I thought him, you know, those are kind of outside the

second round, some fun mismatch tight players. And then from the tight end standpoint, I think Fannin is a good one from Bowling Green who's a little bit undersized, just over six three, he's just under two hundred and forty pounds, but he's he's just got a real knack for it, a real feel for it, creating separation. He kind of reminds me it's sec religious to say it because he's now going into the Hall of Fame, but he's like a Minnie Antonio Gates just with his movements, just how

he kind of moves around. It's kind of a unique movement style that he has. But your question like, how fast is this guy? And then you watch Penn State and you watch Texas A and M and he's just kind of running away from everybody and creating a bunch of big plays. So I think you'd have to take him in the second round. I don't think he would be there in the third round, but he's he's definitely a fun mismatch guy.

cross trained at different positions. You mentioned Beck then coming in from a tackle to a guard. Landon Dickerson can play any of those spots inside. Jurgens played guard and play center lane if you needed him to, I think kick over to the left in a heartbeat. But Zabel to me out of North Dakota State, he's got legit five position flex. I think he's he's better off kicking inside. If Beck then were to leave, I think he's plug

and play year one at the guard spot. So that one I like a lot Miles Frasier outside that when you get into day two from LSU, he's got size over six five, he's three hundred and twenty four pounds. I just think he knows how to play. He's he's played some outside as well, but he's definitely going to be a guard. But he's got some power, some torque, and some turn to him, So that one would be

that one would definitely be a match there. And then when you look at linebackers, it's not a great off the ball linebacker year if and how he's you know, he's not going to take a linebacker in the first round. But if you know, somehow Johan Campbell were to get there, I can't imagine he would, but that is a you know, he's a rangey, versatile athletic dude who can play off the ball, you can play on the ball. He can

run like crazy. He's got a bunch of upside as a rusher too, So that would be one there, and then you know, some of the linebackers as you get beyond that. I like Poop Paul from Ole Miss, you know, maybe third round, Cody Simon, same out of Ohio State, Jeffrey Bossa Oregon, Barrett Carter Clemson like that. That group of guys to me is kind of in that third round range. Thank you, yep.

we talked about a little bit earlier. But man, there's a lot to work with, and I just I can't imagine with someone with his physical gifts that he has getting a chance to learn from TJ. Golly. That would be fun if he were to get where he's capable of getting talent wise. You know, there's there's a lot in his body. So they'll they'll have options if they if they want to go with an edge rusher, they're going to have someone there that's worthy of that pick.

They're not going to have to reach if that's truly the position that they wish to address.

Who's a I think he's a special, special player. That the interesting part is, and just a lot of this comes from talking to people around the league, is because of the depth of the class, and it's really it's really good that, man, if you have multiple needs, maybe you could see a scenario where teams are gonna punt on running backs early and then just know that I

still got some options there on Day two. And that's with the full appreciation that there is there is more love for running backs around the league after this last season with all those free agents. You know, all the leading rushers in the league were all free agents that showed their value. And then we've seen with some of these young backs in the league what they've done, led

by Jamir Gibbs. But that's that's why I went running back with the Minnesota Vikings, because I just think they saw they saw you know, inside their division, what what you had with you know what, Jamir Gibbs and Man, that would be an explosive, explosive player to add to their mix. So if Minnesota didn't go in that direction, and I look at some of their other needs, interior, offensive line would be one, corner would be another. If

you just look at a corner position. If we're looking at guys that could potentially be fits and options there, I think Azariah Thomas from Florida State would be in the mix. And I think you're going to start hearing a lot more about Maxwell Harriston after the combine from Kentucky. He's a really good player. I think he's got a chance to go in the first round.

always a little two part question for you. I guess there's a lot of teams sort of at the back around one that have been rumored to be, you know, maybe potential suitors for Miles Garrett or some of those other pass rushers if they come out deep drafted defensive line obviously, So can you walk me through the pluses and minuses of making a deal, and then obviously for a team like the Lions, if they didn't, if they decided to use their picks on defensive line help, who

are some guys that you could see fitting them at twenty eight?

willing to be pretty aggressive. I think if I were Brad Holmes on that front, knowing that that could that could bring a parade to my city, I would be aggressive and do whatever I had to do and try and make something like that happen. So I would just have to see if it, you know, if it's a legit possibility. Everything talking to people, you know, as of later around the league, the expectation is now he's not you know, they're not going to move him. He's not

going to go anywhere, so we'll see what happens. If you're looking at edge rushers for where they're picking at pick number twenty eight, you know, you start getting into you know, James Pierce, he could you know, he's gonna be interesting one. He could go in the top fifteen, he could go bottom of one, he could go top of two. Like, there's a wide range on him. He's a lean, skinny rusher, but he has got a ton of juice and explosiveness. He really knows how to rush.

His first three steps are pretty dynamics. So that would be one we'll see in the mix there. Again, I've mentioned some of these names before, but Shamar Stewart will see what happens with him. That would be another one I think could could factor in for them if they're looking for edge rushers. But you can get them all throughout the draft. You can find them, you know, especially day two. There's a lot of other good options there for rushers.

be a home run. And then you know, I think Michael Williams is the next one that would be, you know, a worthy candidate for where that where that slot is. And I think he's another one. Maybe a little patient with him, but it's all in there and the upside is tremendous. So I think all those guys are are Both those guys would be you know, legit options and uh would provide some serious juice to a pass rush.

So that's that's going to be curious to me is what direction they go position wise, because I just think Kellen Moore, coming off of the year he had and seeing the value in the trenches and you know what they had in Philadelphia, I'd just be surprised if they went anywhere outside O line D line.

to be active at the combine. So I think that's something that we'll continue to see with the top tier players. I don't think it's going to spread all the way through. I don't. I think it's an opportunity for a lot of these guys to compete, and a lot of these guys still really want to do that. And if you're not a lock in terms of your positioning, there's still is a belief you can go out there and help yourself. So I still think there's there's a there's value in it.

I think certain positions may be more value than others. I've said this over the years, but I've always felt like the corners have the most opportunity to help themselves at the combine. You know, they they run well, they move well, that that can answer a lot of questions and can can help guys maybe more so than any other position. So yeah, I do think you'll see it. I know, Uh, there's a there's a growing trend there of not doing some of the psychological testing in those things. Yeah,

I don't. I don't think that's going to go back to where it was. I think you'll see more and more people that are going to probably opt out of that in the future. And uh, you know it's there's enough information and resources out there for teams to be able to figure this thing out without all that, So I don't think that's that big a deal.

a quarterback needy team, why not take a quarterback? You know, if you think he is better than what you have and you can win with him, and you don't know when you're next time, you know, thinking at number one or or close to it will be, can't you make a good case for taking a quarterback there?

these cyborg quarterbacks you have to compete with. If you don't, you don't want to draft somebody you're gonna have to replace within a couple of years just because he was a little bit better than the guy you had currently on your roster. And the pushback I get when I've said that is, yeah, you never know what you're going

to be up there again. And so we looked it up, and you know, okay, the Bears were up there and they had a quarterback that was better than what they had, and they passed on it, and they turned around and got Caleb Williams the next year. There's teams that could have taken will Levis, the Commanders, the Patriots, the Vikings. They all passed. The Commanders come back and get Daniels, the Patriots come back get May, the Vikings come back

get McCarthy. The Texans passed on Kenny Pickett twice. They got C. J. Stroud the next year. The Jags passed on Jordan Love. They got Trevor Lawrence the next year. The Bills passed on Mahomes. Now, obviously that's one that's worked out for both teams, maybe more so initially here from Kansas City, but they got Josh Allen the next year. So I do think there is some president there that you know that you can't just say he's five percent better than what we have, So we have to take

that position. That's just my thoughts on it. And you know that's why you have to decide. Do you think do you envision with the quarterback you take at number one that he's going to be able to help your team compete against Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Like you need to have those honest conversations in the draft room. All right, let's take a quick break. We'll be right back with the rest of this year's NFL Scouting Combine Conference call.

way when he kind of creates more runways. So I think if he could be a little more, a little more firm and not getting quite as much depth in his set, that he'll he'll be able to solve that problem. And then in the run game, I just want to see him show a little bit more strain and finish, just a little bit more nasty to him in the run game. But he's a he's a good athlete. He's he's someone that I think can play. I think even though he's not the tallest scandalld, I still think he

could hold up and play tackle no problem. And I think he could. I think he could be hell on wheels guard so that banks and then when you you look at Gray's abel man the week of practice, there were not many bad reps at all during the week of practice for him. In the game, he got on his edges a little bit and as he's kind of moving around playing all these different positions. But he's someone again, he's got really good balance, he's always under control, he's

never on the ground. He's got strong hands, he's really aware, you know, in terms of seeing things and and picking things up. He's he's uh, he's just a he's a guy who's played a lot of football, who's polished and answered any of the smaller school so to speak questions at the Senior Bowl, even though North Dakota State has been, you know, a school that's pumped out a lot alignments. So I'm I'm a huge fan of his and I think he's he's definitely in the mix to go in the first round.

I think there's once that that foundation and the offensive line is is built and steady, then I think you can now you can go shopping for some of the other things. Kind of always like use the analogy of man, you got to go shop at the hardware store before you go to the toy store. So I would I would continue to try and address that offensive line, not only so you know, we can run the ball better and we can do different things, but just to keep

him upright and healthy. And I think you can. You know, Adam Peters is really good. You know, he's he's one of the best evaluators in the NFL, and he's been around a lot of good receivers throughout his career, especially the group that they had up there in San Francisco. So I'm confident he'll be able to find receivers without necessarily using the premium resources.

him and and go forward. But when you have this many holes, and this is a draft that does have a lot of talent and depth, you know, on the on the defensive front, you know, I'd be interested in that option. I'm not saying, you know that's the right or the wrong way to go. I just think, man, there's so many holes there, and you could fill a bunch of them if you could slide back a little bit. So, you know, I think that's that's a good debate and

a good discussion. I could I could spend ten minutes and argue it each way, so they just have to see what they get. I definitely think you'd want to get a premium. I don't think you just do that just to go back and get an extra pick when I get.

someone had been around there for a while. So I think all those things considered, I think you have somebody who's really really firm and pass pro with Tua. I think the interior that offensive line being firm is very important. So That's one that I just thought was a you know, just a home run pick for them in terms of all those factors coming together. That's why that one made a lot of sense to me. You know, defensive tackle

could be an area they could go as well. And there's you know, there's no shortage of defensive tackles that

are intriguing in this draft. I mentioned them a little bit earlier, you know, with Kenneth Grant, that would be that would be a fun one to throw into their mix as well, just as someone who is already dominant against the run, but somebody I think's got a lot of upside as a rusher and someone who, you know, if they can stay healthy on the edges, someone who benefit those guys just because he's gonna he's gonna take

away the escape patch. Just his ability to push the pocket even as he's growing and developing and evolving as a rusher, I know he can do that. He can put his hands in chest and walk you back and take away the escape route as those dreshers get home. So that'd be another one I think that would would make a lot of sense there.

you want you know, kind of exciting and upside. I always feel like again for the same reasons I've mentioned referenced earlier, it's just that the high level of quarterback play, particularly in the AFC right now, I just man, it's hard to it's hard to you know, go with the floor instead of the ceiling there and know, hey, if we go with the ceiling, and you know, we can hopefully have enough a rope to come around and try and go get another one at some point in time.

I mean, nothing's guaranteed, but that's my I always tend to be a little bit more. Let's chase the upside a little bit when we're up there. So that's the direction I would go. When you look at this group compared to last year. I just pull up my list from last year. I had him. I had cam Ward with the same grade as bow Nicks, so that would put him behind those top four for me, so he'd be, you know, kind of in that fifth fifth range. And

Michael Pennix. I had just slightly a head of Shador, So Shador would be behind those guys, behind Caleb Drake, Jaden McCarthy, Nix, Pennix. Then I would have shaudor right behind that group. Thanks a bunch.

Quincy Riley from Louisville would be in that like third round Range is a good one who who kind of plays with a little bit of that edge that they like there in Baltimore. So those are some of the corners when you look at the safety group, second round safeties that I know at late first round, by the way, South Carolina's Nick Amblin Warrey. If he was there, I would I would turn the card in. I think he'd

be a fun player for them to play with. Just he's big, he's physical, plays more near the line of scrimmage. He's he makes a lot of plays buzzing underneath the ball, and he's a physical, firm tackler, and you know, he's an aggressive, aggressive dude. I would be excited about that at the end of the first round and then when you start getting into the second, third round at the safety position, and I really like Jalen Reid from Penn State who's two hundred and twelve pounds and can run it.

Just plays plays really really well timing and versus a blitzer, he can play the ball. Third round wise Ransom from Ohio State, Makubum from Texas, Billy Bowman from Oklahoma. So those are some of the names of those guys. But I would say in terms of the depth of it, I feel I feel like you're getting a little bit longer group there at the corner group.

But Green Bay has had a sweet spot in the second round at receiver of kind of who do you like there, and whether it's earlier or late, who do you like is a kind of a big play guy with some John Gaska, but a guy who can actually play with some big playability.

Besh from TCU. All those guys are big. Trey Harris is almost six to two, Higgins is almost six ' four, Jack Beck's you know, six to one and a quarter two hundred and fourteen pounds. Those guys are all kind of in that in that range of the draft. Tory Horton is another one from Colorado of state who's going to be around that range. All those guys are big, All those guys can make plays down the field. All those guys are going to work out well in the

red zone. They're going to be point producers. So that's a good clump there of wide outs that I think would make some sense if they wanted to go with a little more of the compact explosive player in that mix, which I think they they already possess. But to me, you look at at Jalen Ole from from Iowa State, who's going to put on a show with the combine he's he is really really explosive, and he can play inside. I think even as an undersized player, he could play outside.

And then Jalen Royals from Utah State, who's who's got, you know, a real compact two and ten pounds actually kind of looks like Randall Cobb to kind of go back in the old school there. But there's there's a there's a good clump of receivers there in that second round range. And as you mentioned, they've done a great job of identifying those guys.

But I think he's bottom one, top of two type. Pick Connery. He's just you know, he's got that you know, sturdy frame, long arms, he's real patient, he's got quick feet. The issue with him is just going to be he's not a great bender, and that's how you can kind of get caught like he did. And the clip that got sent around from Mike Green at the Senior Bowl, so that's gonna be something he's gonna have to continue to work through. It's just it's just getting a little

bit lower, bending a little bit better. And then similarly to Banks, as I was talking about earlier, just a little more strain and finish in the run game. But you know, the greade I gave him puts him kind of bottom one, top of two in that range. And then Birch was the other one who's an interesting player to watch just because he's so big, but he's kind of more of a finesse player than a real physical player. No real violent guy, but he's nifty, he's got you know,

plays with that long arm move. He's got a real steady bull rush, not real you know, dynamic, twitchy, explosive, but he can hold up with his length at the point of attack, and he does play really hard to close and chase plays from the backside. I thought he was more kind of you know, bottom two to middle three. That's where I had him on my list.

What's the dream scenario to me? It would be Mason Graham where to fall down to him, where they could, you know, scoop him up and pick him up. But where they're picking, We've talked about Walker from Georgia. That's probably a good chance that he's gone at that point in time. Some you know, Williams is the other one. You know, it's kind of that same clump of players,

that same group of players. The player who's a great scheme fit for them, which I think would be more of a trade back than necessarily take him right there at eleven, would be, you know, Walter Nolan, who's you know, they with their kind of jet front and they like to play up the field, Chris Caserk. They want to really really get off the ball and penetrate and go,

and he's really really twitched up. So Walter Nolan to me, would be someone if you maybe if you slid down a little bit just to get a little bit more value, that would be a defensive tackle. But I think would be a really fun fit for that group.

as they can find. And what Jamir Gibs, Jameson Williams, the you know, the juice that they brought to that offense. You know, even Laporta you know, plays really really fast as a tight end. It just feels like they've combined the physical and the fast really really well. And I think the way that they built it out was really really,

really really smart. So I think now with where they are, I think it's you know that they've got some of these young skill guys at these core positions, these core skill positions, and you've got Zeitler as a free agent. I think you could look at them, you know, kind of going back and kind of going the full circle here, start big, go fast. I think you can come back around and then go back to the line of scrimmage

again if they can't get Zeitler signed. I've mentioned Zabel for them as as someone I think is plug and play. Donovan Jackson from Ohio State is another one who I think is plug and play. So those are those are kind of more you know, meat and potatoes guys, but they're in really good. They're really good. Thank you.

Genti's of my third overall player. Loveland's my seventh overall player. So I think they both be you know, home run picks. You know, I think you go Genty over Loveland just based off the off that for me, and that's a situation. But Loveland, when I think about jokers and chess pieces and mismatch players, he'd be a fun He'd be a fun one in that offense. And to grow. I like the idea of having a young quarterback and bow Nicks having a chance to grow and play with the same

tight end for a long period of time. And you know, I think there's as we've seen with Mahomes and Kelsey. That's a that's a chemistry thing with those two positions connected. So I would love to see them get a premium tight end like that and let those guys grow together. Because Lovelan is he's excellent, and again he's one of the top ten players in the draft for me.

him there. I think you have something to work with. So I'm anxious to see the tape. I'm acious not just to see the tape to see him, but to see the style and the quality of play you know up there. I'm looking forward to seeing that. So I'm on the hunt.

If the Bengals decide to forego those type of spots within the first two rounds and they maybe wait till late night too early day three.

in terms of guys with potential starter grade. So I'm not saying you know they're locks, you know, stamp it, they're going to be starters. But with players with the potential to start at defensive tackle, last year I had twelve uh and this year I had double, So it's it is as deep of a defensive tackle draft as I can as I can ever remember. So if they do decide to go another direction early, they're gonna have

plenty options beyond that if you're if you're looking. One by the way that I'm one of my just favorite players to study is a guest from from Old miss who's three hundred and twenty three pounds. I have him kind of as a as a second round like bottom half of the bottom part of the second round. But just if you want to have fun, just just pull up like a YouTube. I'm sure they're out there on him and look at his his stuff. He does offensively at Old Miss. It's a lot of fun.

in that range. Elijah Royo from Miami another one who had a great Senior Bowl week who can really really run. And then Harold Fannon, who I mentioned a little bit earlier from from Bowling Green. I think those would all be good guys to add along into that group. But I do think Tallas Godder it's got a lot more uh,

he's got a lot more football left in him. In terms of the quarterbacks, I haven't been able to find that buzz out there for someone who would you know a quarterback that teams would really want to get into the bottom of one. Jackson dart Is uh is my third guy. That would be the one I think I would keep an eye on and see if the buzz builds with him that that maybe that could uh, that buzz could build, But as of today, I would say I don't necessarily see a team moving in there.

of fun to watch. I would say, first of all, if you're watching it for the first time, the most fun part of the combine is a you know, I think on the fan side of things is you want to watch guys run fast, so you know, the receivers and the dbs when they get a chance to run forties, it's just a me and rich Eisen have a blast because we got the best seat in the house and it's just still fun to watch guys that can absolutely fly.

So that's that's something to watch their quarterback wise, you just want to see how the ball comes out of their hand. You're not going to necessarily worry about, you know, all the ball placement things and you know, ding them on accuracy throwing the guys they're not used to, but you can get a sense for just how they spend the ball, how the ball comes out of their hand. I think when you look at explosive positions in terms

of like edge rushers. It's I always think it's it's important to see their jumps, like, see their verticals, see their broad just see how much explosiveness they can generate. Those are some of the things you look at there in terms of outside the numbers. Look, the team's going to get access to stuff we don't obviously, the medical information and the interviews that they have in the evenings. But I always think there's value in if you're watching these groups and you see, you know who ends up

kind of being the leaders in these groups. Who who do players navigate towards, Who do they want to be around and talk to. I think there's I think there's information you can gather just by by watching these guys interact. Thank you very much.

You know, the blocking things interesting I've been you know, I've been talking about this a little bit on the defensive side of it because with corners, we used to say, when I started scouting in two thousand and three, we would use the term cover corner a lot. And you know, hey, this guy doesn't really tackle, doesn't have any interest, but who cares, Like we're going to leave him out there

on the island and let him cover. And I think we're seeing so many condensed formations now that it's become imperative that you can tackle as a corner because they're going to put you in run fits, They're going to leave you alone block everybody else and make you be

the force player. But it's also done, is it's It's created a need and a desire to have wide receivers that can do what the Rams have done, which is get guys who can dig out linebackers and who can be physical presence in the run game there as well from those tight splits. So, you know, I think all that stuff kind of you know, factors into a little bit of evolution and a little bit of change there. But I still think when I think of an X,

I still think third down, red zone. I'd like to have somebody who can win one on one out there.

he's a wildcat quarterback. He's an h back, he's a wing, he runs the ball, he's you know, that's that's one of the more fun versatile pieces in this year's draft when I look at, you know, a weapon offensively, you know, if you're going to go down the line in the draft, I think there's a fun one in what he marks out of USC as someone who can really catch the ball out of the backfield. He's got a ton of

production going back to Mississippi State. He's some one that I think can can can be a little bit of a mismatch player there with what he can do. So a couple of different things for him, trying to think of the other tight ends maybe that could do some other things well. The one of the one one of the guys that I'm so fascinated about in the draft. He's not going to the combine, which I was bummed about, but Willie Lampkin from from North Carolina, who's he's a wrestler.

He's five ten and a half two hundred and seventy five pounds center who you just look at him on paper and then you maybe go out there and watch him warm up and you're like, there's no way this guy can physically hold up. But he does. He just plays with leverage and strength and power. He's a good football player. Did not get invited to the combine. I was bummed because I wanted to see him work out as a as a tight end. I wouldn't mind seeing him work out as a defensive tackle. I wouldn't mind

seeing him work out as a fullback. I do the Charger games. I've seen Scott Mattlock was a D lineman's who's converted a fullback. I've seen card with the Ravens. So Willie Lampkin to me is, uh, that's a fun that's a fun toy to play with. I don't know exactly what his role is going to be at the next level, but he's a fun player.

contact and who can absorb contact. When I was looking for a comp for him, my first thought was, Okay, he's like kind of like a shrunk down James Connor, and I was like, gosh, more than anything else, he just reminds me of a plink Ot chip from from The Price is Right of just like bouncing off everything and everybody. But you know the thing with him is, you know we know we can catch it. We know

obviously the vision, the balance, the toughness. The only questions is going to be the top speed, So you know, if he has a chance, you know, I think to me, he looked like he probably be a low four to six guy if he if he were running the four fives, that would be great, that would really help himself out. But he's a y. She is such a fun player to watch and whoever gets him is going to have one of the most aggressive and physical runners that we've seen the last few years. So he's a fun one.

the go. He's a little bit sticky at the top of routes working back downhill, but I thought he's he's someone who runs through the ball, which I which I like to see if talked about that a little bit, being kind of grounded through the catch. The issue with him just kind of contact drops, like you just want to see when he gets kind of those combat catch opportunities, just being a little stronger and finishing on those. But

I think he's going to run really well. He's got excellent size, So I'm excited to see him once we get to once we get to Indianapolis, and then with Rourke, you know, I mean, gosh, and I guess that's not a surprise in Canada with the hockey Hockey Nation, the toughness and all that stuff, like this dude playing the whole season with and torn acl is pretty incredible. A little bit older at twenty four years old, but someone who's good in the RPO game. He's got a good

pocket feel, he's quick through progressions. I like the fact he's got a nice like quiet deliveries, not real, you know, violent or aggressive as a throw. He's just very poised. You know, the question is going to be, you know, how much real pop does he have? How much arm strength does he does he have there? But I love the size, you know, obviously, the toughness speaks for itself.

I think that's a possibility. I just would love to see given the opportunity to just be a full time rusher off the edge. I know he's not, you know, six foot five, you know, ideal frame out there, I think he's going to be a nightmare to block if you just cut him loose and let him rush like that. So that's what I would do. Everything's going to be dependent on what scheme you're in and who your defensive

coordinator is. But I think this guy's double digit sacks off the edge, and I don't think his you know, lack of that ideal size is an issue at all against a run. He's so strong and stout, I think he'd be I think he'd be hell on wheels out there. So that's what I would do with him. But again, if you have a defense that wants to deploy guys differently, I don't know that there's a whole lot he can't do. Thank you, Daniel Ye.

his X factor? And is Rob Gronkowski a little bit of a far off player comp in terms of what he can be if he used to hit his ceiling? And the second part is here this is a Dallas Cowboys focus question. You have genty mock to the Cowboys, And now my concern is the amount of touches. Is this something you look at when you look at your valuations. He has around seven hundred and fifty and someone like

Gibbs is coming into the league with four hundred. I'm a little bit concerned with drafting it back like that after I've seen what happened to Ezekiel Elliott after a couple of years of being in the NFL.

just size, physicality. He's uh, he just walls guys off. He looks like a billboard rolling down the seam. He's enormous. He's got a huge catch radius. He he is so physical and tough with the ball in his hands after the catch. They use him, you know, on the wildcat stuff, and use him as a runner and do those different things because he's just he's a really hard guy to

get on the ground. You know, there are I look at tight ends and you know you kind of look at the Gronk tree and the Kelsey tree, like if you're stylistically the difference between those two guys. I think it's well represented in this draft where you've got Tyler Warren, who represents more of the Gronk type, who's going to be better on the move, you know, crossers, seams, get the ball in his hands, make people tackle him, Whereas when you look at Lovelin, it's a little more Kelsey.

It's a little more you know, option routes, getting in and out of breaks, a little more fluid, and someone who can make you miss after the catch, but not you know, not quite as physical a player there as you have there with Tyler Warren. So those are the two tight ends that I think, are you know, two of the top seven players in this year's draft class with the Cowboys and genty Yeah, I mean, look, workload

is it's something that you look at. But I mean, I don't know, I know, I know Ezekiel Elliott didn't you know, on the second contract, did not get the Cowboys what they wanted, But that's a that's a heck of a run. I don't know how many how many teams would be disappointed with that type of impact if they were to get out of a draft pick. You know, to have that type of that type of elite player, even if it's for a handful of years, I think would constitute a great pick. Thanks so much, Daniel Ye.

the receiver room who's got some explosiveness. So you know, I referenced the Lions a little bit earlier Eric about you know, doing the big things first and then go and get in the speed and the explosiveness. I still think there's a little work to be done on the big side, and they've got defensive tackle situation. With free agency, you know, I'd love to see him bring back pun a Ford there. But you know, this draft is is

matched up pretty well with their needs. And you know, tiior defensive line, tiior offensive line, tight end, running back. I think those are all areas that can be addressed through free agency and through the draft. And I think where they're picking, you know, there's a chance you could be looking at Lovelin, which would be a great pick there.

I love Omar and Hampton from North Carolina. If you want to go with the running back, I think that's a that's a great pick there, someone who could give them some some burst as well as the physicality all kind of wrapped up in one. So there's your tight end, there's your there's your running back, and then interior offensive line. I don't think Booker gets there. That would be a run the card up for me because I just think, man,

you continue to invest in that interior offensive line. Uh, he'd be a he'd be a really good fit there with his size, physical reality, character, intelligence, all that stuff. He's he's someone who checks every box. So I think they're gonna I think you have a really really good player there for him in one of those spots, and and I think that's up to them to figure out how in free agency to support compliment what they're going to do.

him ranked pretty highly. Do you think he kind of gets maybe the Kuber Dejenie treatment where teams see him as a nickel and he and we're sitting here in a year a year from now saying how did he how did he fall fall to like forty or something?

That's an outstanding blitzer. And I look at the teams that are you know, in the playoffs and guys that can fill that role, can play that role for teams. I saw it, you know, I see it with Derwin James as someone who can play in that in that spot. You look at obviously Cooper Degene coming off of the Super Bowl there, the Chiefs with McDuffie had someone that you know, he's outside he played. He can be a difference maker in that role and has been in the past.

The Ravens obviously, when you have the size and physicality they have that they can put down in there in that spot. I think there's value to it. I think he's a great player. I don't necessarily understand the uh, you know, the lack of value there for him around the league, But I guess we'll have to see what shakes out there. And then what was the what was the other one about the options of being able to trade back? Is that what you're saying, Yeah.

would be a need to move up. I would say, keep an eye on the offensive tackle market and maybe that could drive some movement.

Can you can do a lot of different things with him in terms of rushing him inside, rushing him outside. He's athletic enough if you want to drop him, he can do a lot of those things as well. So those are a couple of names to me that that just kind of jump out as pretty dynamic players that are you know. I love it when you have pass rushers that can win from different entry points, and I think those guys can both win from a variety of entry points. Thank you.

a good group. There's a there's a lot of options there and uh and still you can get guys that can that can come in and start. I've talked about this detackle how deep it is. The edge group's pretty deep as well.

could look. I think they could just go though, you know, kind of best available defensive player, you know, I don't think you can go wrong there. Walker is a fun one. We've talked a ton about him from Georgia. I know Tom Brady is gonna know everything ins and outs about Mason Graham. Christian Wilkins and Mason Graham would be kind of a fun pairing with with Max on the outside. So there's, uh, there's different directions, different areas they could

go there. But uh, you know, they've got to figure out the quarterback thing at some point in time via free agency or whether they're gonna do it right here at six or or whether they want to try and take a flyer on somebody, you know, outside the top of the draft. So I do I do have my uh did have my antenna up because I have to go back and double check. But uh, I'm trying to remember if what Chip Kelly's connection was with Dylan Gabriel. Maybe is a down the line option for them at quarterback,

but I'm pretty sure they're familiar with each other. Thank you, Sarah yep.

my mind. You know other ones. You know, Hampton obviously would fit into that as a big explosive guy. I think he's a little more loose than than Johnson, but that would would fit there as well. Gosh, there's Dylan Sampson, not the biggest guy in the world, a little bit undersized out of Tennessee, but uh, you know he's he's again. He can get to the he can get to the perimeter, get get north and south and go. He's got big time, big time burst. I don't think he's gonna time as

fast as he plays. He plays plenty fast. Those are some guys that that kind of jump out to me. But I mean the too Ohio State guys can play in any scheme. With Judkins and Henderson, and with with those two individually, Judkins is like a he's a finisher. Like you watch the end of the Penn State game, he's their four minute back and he just salts the game away. He's got balance, strength, power, passing, game wise more screens, checked down type, whereas Henderson is one of

the best pass protecting backs that I've evaluated. He is exceptional in that regard. And then he can run routes, he can pluck it, and he can hit home runs out of the backfield. He's not quite as good of a dirty runner inside as as Judkins is, but definitely a home run hitter who in that in that system Again, stretch and then and then get up the field and use your speed and then be a factor in the

passing game. Traveon Henderson is is outstanding. So I mean, and I go on, there's there's a bunch of backs third third round type probably third fourth round for someone like Trevor e Tn is another one that I like. So again, it's a long list, all right, Thanks DJ yep.

of threw a flat ball. But by all accounts talking to the folks there about you know, he's just a he's a great dude. He's really really bright. So if he can kind of just pass the threshold, you know, as a thrower, I think he's got a chance to, you know, an opportunity maybe as a practice squad or hang on to a roster as a backup. But to me, he was he was more kind of a late round guy or free with some of these other Florida guys.

Cameron Jackson is enormous kind of unique to see a detackle with six six and a half three hundred and forty pounds. He more of a flash player than someone who's real consistent. I thought he played on his heels a little bit much, but he can stack blocks. He's got real strong hands, and I thought he played with good block awareness. So anyways, interesting package with him with his size. And then I'll just give you a couple more here Badger the receiver. I like that he's inside outside,

he's instinctive settles and zones. He can win with quicks against press. He tracks the ball easy. I thought his his his frame. You know, he caught the ball and played bigger than his size, so I thought he was, you know, fourth round type player. And then give you one more here, just with Shamar James, a linebacker. You know, first tape you watches against Miami has nice play against Cammore to pick one off there. You can use him

in a variety of ways. You can spy him. He's got range, the perimeter, he can harry and cover down the steam. I just thought, you know, physicality wise, he got stuck on some blocks and got swallowed a little bit inside, So a little bit more of a Day three guy for me, but but someone who's got a chance.

guys end up escaping me. But Leonard Floyd, you know, the tall, long, rangy edge rusher, That's kind of who he reminds me of as a player. So he's he's a good one. Omar or Norman Lott the DT. He can he plays with power through edges. He's kind of funky in that he's got a unique rush as someone in there who's he'll use a euro step at times. He can cross your face. I didn't think he was ultra ultra dynamic, but he just got a lot of ways to kind of win in there. I gave him,

you know what, was a third round grade. Elijah Simmons the other DT's three hundred and forty pounds, just massive, can sit there and plug and hold the point of attack, easy holds up doubles. Not much of a pass rusher, more just push the pocket. I'm always rip of these last two. Bru McCoy seen him since high school, at modern day and at USC just you know, durabilities the

is the knock there. But he's big, he's physical, He's gonna he's gonna look great just watching him move around the warm ups, contract the ball, he's physical after the catch. Just uh, you know, durability and staying healthy is the is the issue there. And then Thornton, you know size, speed, you know they he caught a zillion of those those bang eights those skinny posts in that offense with that

real row wide split. He tracks the ball. Well, I just thought it was a route running he telegraph a little bit and uh, just like to see a little bit more precision there, a little more and a little more uh intention there as a route runner and uh and I didn't know after the catch if there was much wiggle, just kind of more of a runaway from.

He he plays in the deep path, he can play downhill, he can open, he's a smooth mover, he's got speed, he's a firm tackler, and he's really really smart and talking to the folks at CAL, they rave about his intelligence and leadership. So he's someone I'm big on trust in the back end, and I think he's someone you get in the third fourth round that I would trust putting back there real early in his career. Corner wise, for a little more of the depth guys talked about.

Trey Amos is one of my favorites at an Old miss Parish, Kansas State in terms of like having some tools, some raw tools to work with, but you've got to be a little bit patient. Darien Porter from Iowa State hightweight speed. He can play the ball down the field. He just is a little bit tight, but you've got some things to work with there. Another cow kid, Noel Williams, who's got a ton of production and I think is he's ready to play right away. You can watch the Auburn game with him.

There are a lot of options, seemingly in the late day one day two even day three range, and the most common names I've seen mock drafted to Seattle are Will Howard of Ohio State, Calum McCord of Syracuse, Quin Eyears of Texas, and Jackson Dart of Ole, miss whom I believe you it suggests it could even be an

option for Seattle at number eighteen. So with the expectation of a run oriented, play action based more under center offense under Clint Kubiak, which of those quarterbacks do you believe best fits the new Seattle offense.

ultra competitive kid. I love the fact that he wonted two spots at k State and then obviously this year at Ohio State, he's a touch thrower. He's quick to get to number three in his read. You know, the big question is just going to be the arm strength. You know, I had a couple, you know, a couple of brain cramps during the year, but I thought he

cleaned all that stuff up. You know, everybody's gonna look at the Oregon game, the first meeting, you know, with running the clock out there at the end of that ball game, and you know, some turnovers against against Penn State. But I thought he got better and throughout the year. I just want to see him throw live. I've never seen him throw live. I want to see what his arm looks like. Tyler Schuck from Louisville is older. He's

twenty five. He's got four degrees, so he's probably gonna be as well educated as anybody on your football team. I can't imagine anybody having more than that. He can drive the ball. He's big and strong. He's another one who can get to number three in the progression. He can throw off balance. He's got a lot of arm talent. There's a lot of lot to like there. One of the things with him is just pocket awareness stuff. He bails too much instead of just sliding, shuffling and finding

space within the pocket. But he's a big, strong dude yours. There's there's a few guys that are on my list to go back after the combine, after I get some time after watching all these guys and go back to twenty three tape, because you know, look, I know he wasn't helly this year, but he just he did not take the step I was hoping he would take. He is still young at twenty one, He's got quick feet, quick release, but he just he got it a lot

of bad habits. I didn't think he played with any conviction, just not trusting what he's seeing, got real sloppy with his feet, and everything kind of got away from him. So the team had tremendous success, and he obviously made some big time throws in the playoffs, but overall, the not the step forward I was hoping for him. And then last one I think you mentioned was Kyle McCord from Syracuse reminded me a lot of Derek Carr at Fresno. Quick feet, quick eyes, you see some RPO stuff there.

He's accurate, he's got a touch down the field, he can gass it up and give you some velocity when needed, just played real aggressive and was a little bit frenetic at times and also ran himself into some sacks. So all those guys have, you know, different strengths and weaknesses. I think they're all intriguing type players. To me, they're more ideally you'd love to get them in the third round. You know, I think Dart will be gone by them, But I think the rest of these guys, that's more

the range that I have them. But in terms of someone you'd want to work with, Gosh, it sounds weird even though he's older, but for what they're doing, I mean, Tyler Shuck to me would be UH would be someone I would be interested in maybe taking a flyer on there in the third round.

real big, but ultra dynamic explosive. I like the fact he had twenty one explosives and only three drops. He's sudden getting in and out of breaks. Just gonna have to play him in space, you know, that's where his game is. And I thought he was, you know, kind of in that fourth round range Jimmy Horns a little bit, uh, you know, in that same vein I like Wester a little bit more, but Horn a lot of quick hitters.

He's tough and strong through contact, he can uh uh you know, he can really see things, feel things instinctive wise. I didn't think he was quite as elusive after the catch there, but uh, someone who's uh, you know, definitely kind of an interesting down the line player. You didn't ask me about Colorado of state guys by the way there. I feel like that's, uh, that's not serving your market properly.

When you have someone that like Tory Horton, who's a really, really good player, I'm just busting your chops.

on him. Let's get to your Jayhawks. I actually I'm logan Brown fan. You know, plays their right tackle. He's got quick feet, plays a little bit high, But I just like the fact that you got somebody that can work up to the second level swallows linebackers. He's got a little nasty edge to him when he's free. When he's free, he looks for work. So like that about him. Just over extends a little bit at time, something to work on. But I liked him to the tune of

like third fourth round Kobe Bryant. You mentioned it. The ball production is excellent. He's lean, he's one hundred and seventy one pounds. I don't love that. But he can take the ball away. You know that. The the Houston game will show you that. Just watch him and cover three, just drive and pull it away. He can. He can find the ball with his back to the quarterback, which

is very hard to do. He's got really quick feet and for someone who's not big and who's light like that, although it's always kind of a low tackler, but he's he's got a decent batting average as a tackler. So he's again someone I think if he was a little bit bigger, we'll be talking about him probably more in that you know, second round range. But I think he's probably three four is where we see him go oh, he want me to I'm just looking through another couple

more on the maybe two more. By the way, Dotson had the five picks at the other corner zone. Eyes sees it well, drives through the receiver to the ball, just got out muscled a little bit times. He's the Day three guy for me, Devin Neil short step or he can make you miss the productions, excellent looks to get vertical as fast as possible. I thought he was a little bit quicker than fast. I'm anxious to see

what he runs. But someone who's definitely a you know, valuable option is a check down back and someone who's an efficient runner two hundred and twenty pounds.

combination of players. Okay, if we take the running back in the first round and we take the tackle in the second round, what does that combination look like versus flipping it. We get the tackle first, we come back and get the you know, the running back, edge rush or whatever position later. I just think those are some

positions of real, real depth. So, you know, if that's if that's a need for you along the defensive line, running back, tight end, I think you might look at going another position early, knowing you could you can circle back and still get a really talented player, you know, not just in this year, but historically, like guys, whereas I don't know that the top fifteen of this draft marries up with some of the better top fifteens we've

seen over the last decade. But I do think the day two mix, I think it's very similar, So I think there's quality to be had there.

And you know as a league that's gone, you know, to so much shell coverage and become so obsessed with taking away explosives, Well, you do that, you got to play with light boxes, and so I do think that talking to people around the league and just you know, following a team around the league and speaking to people

every week, there's more value in these guys. Now. It's kind of everything's kind of come around a little bit where it was that, man, if you can't really rush the passer, I'm not going to expend the high resources on you as a defensive lineman a defensive tackle. And now it's like, you know what, we're trying to take away explosive plays, we're a little light in the box. Having someone that can dominate against the run and let us play our coverage over the top is huge, and

he's I think he's got more as a rusher. I'm I have this vision in my head and and this is probably a sign that I haven't been sleeping much but I just remember going back to Albert Hainsworth when he was with Tennessee playing with van in Bosh. I'm not comparing him in terms of, you know, people work out all the stuff. I'm just saying a big jumbo athlete like that that you could kick out at end and then they would put Vandenbosch inside and they could

run games and do all those things. And then, like I think Kenneth Grant, he's got the ability and the tools to do some unique stuff and he has not come close to scratching the surface of his potential. So I would have no problem whatsoever if the Eagle or if the Steelers made that pick, and I'd be I'd be pretty pumped up about it if I were a Steeler fan.

to that Chicago team? And then additionally, what does Jalen Milro need to do on combine, in the combine and on pro Day to at least get back into the second round?

sacks doing that. So that would constitute a tremendous value there at pick number twenty nine in my opinion, based off the player, I think they would love coaching him there, and dan Quinn would love him in Washington. Booker with the Bears, it's the biggest need the Bears have when you look at them offensive line wise, they have got

to be better. They've got to be more firm up the middle and That's Booker's calling card, is how he can set his anchor and is just a strong, firm presence there as well as someone who's so smart and bright and aware. I like the fact when you have a young quarterback and Caleb Williams surrounding him everywhere with as many smart players as you can. I just think that helps in a big way. And that doesn't necessarily

have to just be veterans. It can be with really really smart young players and that's what Booker is, So I think that fits and solves a lot of their problems there. And then when it comes to Milrow, it's just again, you know, continuing to grow as a passer. You know, get your cleats in the ground. There's time so he can get up a little bit on his toes.

Just be just just relax, be comfortable, drop your shoulders, put your cleats in the ground and h and let and let the let the ball come off your hand.

I mean, it's all in there as a runner. I was talking to a baseball GM the other day and we were, you know, kind of referencing how we grade players in the scale that we use the scouting skill and in baseball, it goes up to eighty, and they reference everything by saying, someone's got you know, he's got a sixty five fastball, he's got seventy speed, he's got you know, fifty makeup what have you? And I was like,

you know, it's interesting. If I was thinking about this draft and you take all the quarterbacks and you took all their individual skills and you put them on that scale, I would say that he's the only one who has an eighty trait, which is his ability to run like he is an eighty runner. It is a special special

talent that he has. So I hope, I don't know if he's gonna run a forty or not, uh at the combine or at the pro day, but I I would not be surprised if the second number was a three, just watching the tape of how fast he is and how good of a runner he is. So now it's just continue to grow and uh and and show through

the spring meet with teams. He's going to have zooms, he's gonna have he's gonna have visits, you know, show them that that uh, you know, you've got a thirst to improve and and uh, I would not be surprised at all if somebody you know, was was excited about that and and they were to uh, you know, to pull the trigger there at that point in time. So I think right now most teams have him more third or fourth round. But to your point, he's got an opportunity to spring to see if he can em better that.

Thank you sure.

run or jump or do all those things. I do know some of these other guys are going to blow it out, so that that's kind of my point on him. But the tape is so good. I don't know many people remember this one, but I was in Baltimore with Kelly Gregg, and he's got more twitch to him, more suddenness and than Kelly. But Kelly was a wrestler who played with leverage and you I mean, if you if he played on a field of wet paint, he did not have a drop of paint on him at the

end of the game. And that's kind of the way it is with Mason. He's got such good balance and strength and leverage. He's again I'm a big fan of his, but that's what I was referencing in terms of the spring. If if you know, we take the football pants off and put the shorts on, that maybe he would take on some water there. So that was my thought process on the running backs. Khalil Mullings was a was a fun one to me. You know, he kind of going to the year and you know, Donovan is the one.

He's on the video game and that's all the attention and all the eyeballs, and then I know he didn't quite have the year he wanted. But Mullings, you know, for someone that's two hundred and twenty seven pounds, I thought he had vision. I thought he ran with balance, he can push the pile. I love the fact he never put the ball on the ground, he didn't fumble.

The se game was the first one I watched. You know, he's got the stiff arm and the long run to kind of set up his touchdown at the end of that game to really pull out one that they you know, might not should have won. But he was able to, uh to kind of lead the charge. There not a factor in the passing game with only six catches, so that's something, you know, we'll see if that impacts where he goes. But I had him more in like that fourth round. Range had a similar grade with Donovan. You know,

you've got some flashes with him this year. They flashed the power he uh, you know, he's another one's got a nice little stiff arm. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. I just thought he didn't run with you know, with a lot of wiggle, and I didn't quite see the same burst that I was hoping to see. And you're right, the Senior Bowl was better. But uh, you know, he's someone I think that uh, you know, I don't think this year you saw his best.

So I'm hoping that that's uh, that's gonna that's gonna show up wherever he lands, and and we'll see the younger version of him.

the field. There's a lot of similarities there. And I thought with Jalen he got better every year. He just kept just taking steps. And we've seen it since he's coming to the league. He just he just keeps getting better and better and better because he's just he's got great wiring. He works really really hard, and there's a competitiveness and a toughness to him. So that's some of the things that I that I really like about Jackson. This offense, you know they're not gonna get real deep

into progressions. Lane does a really good job of getting to the point where you know early in progressions you're gonna have places to distribute the football. So you'll see some RPOs. You'll see some seams, uh some they take a lot of deep shots, but they're kind of designed deep shots, so you kind of know where the ball's going. But he throws a nice, you know, nice deep ball.

When to work on from that regard not just kind of getting deeper in progressions, but there's times where I think his eyes can be a little bit ahead of his feet, just kind of sinking that up, marrying that up a little bit better, and just you know, continuing to uh, you know, to be cautious and careful with the football and some some key moments that's uh, you know, that's some areas for him. But I have met him.

He is a really really good kid, presents himself really well, and I think there's, uh, there's a lot of tools to work with. So that's why I happened as a third quarterback.

be better. But when I watch the tape, I still see somebody that can that can get open. I still see somebody that can make plays. And I think you'll you'll see him. His makeups so good and the talents there. I don't really worry about him, uh going forward. And then when you you look at where they're picking, do they get you know, the first crack at an offensive lineman. Look, there's some teams ahead of them that could that could

pull the trigger. So I think that's TBD. But I do think the fact that you know, their need being along the interior, I think they're going to have their pick of interior guys so that I know it's not the sexiest thing in the world. I know people don't want to say get super excited about taking a guard with a tenth pick, but if you watched the Bears play last year, you might be excited about taking a guard with the tenth pick.

mean he's in my top fifty. But you know, I think he's got a chance to run himself up into the first round conversation. You'll hear some some buzz and some conversation about him. There's a there's a couple of of edge rushers and defensive linemen that I think you're gonna see tests really really well that I'm uh that I'm high on. They're a good football player. Saveon Jones from LSU is gonna work out really well. He's two hundred and eighty nine pounds and uh, he was dominant

in the Senior Bowl game. I mean he's going to be a Day two pick, but I think you could see him really put on a show there and run particularly well. You look at the edge rushers that are going to be impressive. I think Braden Swinson from LSU, his teammate, has a chance to work out run really well. Aman Hassanin from Boise State, who's a great story is a is a kid who grew up in Egypt. He's gonna he's he's productive there at Boise State. He's uh,

you know, he's going to test. I think he's going to surprise some people with how he works out and how he tests. So those are those are some of the guys that I think you'll see create some buzz there. I'm trying to think of an offensive maybe an offensive lineman I can find for you. Well, I mean he's not he's not necessarily under the radar, but I do think Membo from Missouri is going to work out extremely well at three hundred and thirty pounds. We'll be talking about him.

Is there a possible ability if Chador has not been there at six besides going defense like Will Johnson, like you said earlier, would they go someone like, you know, maybe McMillan or maybe probably Gent and then come down to the thirty seventh pick, would they probably look at a Jackson Dark or maybe Jaln Milroe.

of different directions there. I would love, you know, I would love Genty the only thing. And I'm again, he's my third overall player. I'm a huge, huge gente believer and I am one when it comes to running backs. I just my theory is not, you know, do you take them high? Do you not take them high? My theory is that you take the running back when you have everything in place that he can hit. All his carries matter. I just don't want to give away carries.

They only have so many carries in their body and I want them all to matter and to count for something. So I just don't know if the Raiders team wise are there at this point in time where that would make as much sense to me. That's, you know, more kind of a finishing piece than one of those early pieces there. So I mean we've we've kind of seen it with the Giants with Sequon Barkley, Like we saw a Saquon Barkley on the team that wasn't ready for him, and then we saw a Saquon Barkley with the team

that was ready made. And you can see the impact in the and the and the value there. So I just that would be my one, my one counter argument there, even though I have gent as the third best player in the draft real quick.

make good decisions. So that's why that one, Uh, that one I've I've had I think for a couple of times there of that being the fit and I think should or not necessarily having a huge, huge arm, you know in uh in that division and in that home stadium. That's it doesn't matter. He's got plenty of armed to do everything he needs to do there.

grade that I gave him. You know, he's got a quick pedal, can plant and drive big hits on tape as well is at the Senior Bowl. He plays with a physical presence, takes good angles. There are some misses, yeah, some ricochet misses just because he doesn't wrap up, but it's not for a lack of throwing himself in there. But I thought he saw the field well and I also thought he had a little value as a blitzer, So yeah, I thought he was. I think he's definitely

aftable player. Was a little surprised he didn't get invite and quickly for.

more of a ceiling position blocker. Takes good angles, but kind of more all upper body, just wrestle the side note watching that Florida tape with the Florida's got that four hundred pounds defensive tackle and uh hit that that defensive tackle. Threw him around a little bit, but had some initial pop. Just didn't do a really good job of sustaining trusts. Uh and I had him kind of as a down the line guy. Trusts right tackle position blocker some right guard as well. Just plays a little

bit high, struggles to change direction. Didn't think he was able to really bend and sync all that well, but does flash some power and can can pull and kick out again. Day three guy for me, and then we got Fairchild. Was that the last one? Yeah, Yeah, that's right Fairchild left guard, strong hands, does a good job. Hework in his hands, can control the point of attack. Just a little bit stiff again, plays a little bit high,

looks for work, just a little bit limited athletically. So I thought Wilson was on a different tier personally than the rest of them, But uh uh, they're all going to get picked thanks much. Sure.

you know, as many opportunities. So he's someone that if he has a good spring, he might not even be there when they pick. But those are those are some options there that at the bottom of the first round I think would would make a lot of sense. And then what was the other position you were asking about for immediate.

only one drop on the year. He's strong with the ball in his hands after the catch, he can win early with his release, and I love the toughness to work in traffic and kind of win some of those combat catches.

things like that. But can move, you know, outside, can pull and seal as a pass protector. He's a little bit of a scooper with his hands, kind of an underhook scooper. Some guys are you know, better at that than others, but you don't see that quite as much. But he's someone that I thought was a Day three pick early Day three with a ton of side, ton of upside and.

that argument. That'd be a fun pairing. All right, let's take a quick break. We'll be right back with the rest of this year's NFL Scouting Combine Conference call.

that would be kind of unique. But uh, I do think that Dion is Dion's right and smart from the standpoint that fit is incredibly important. And you know, we look at all these different quarterbacks last year, you know, just watching the you know, the Sam Darnold last year, seeing Baker Mayfield for the last couple of years, you have seen you know, where you are matters and fit matters. Uh,

It's extremely important. So you know, if that's what, if that's what Dion said or did, I would totally I would totally understand his uh, you know, his reasoning for wanting to make sure that his son end up on the right spot. So that's the parent side of it, and then from the team side of it, I just don't think you. I don't think you're gonna want to bring in somebody that doesn't necessarily want to be there.

So again I haven't seen the report. I haven't seen the information yet, but that would be my reaction to it.

or something like that. So the one that would the one that would entice me and intrigue me the most, would would absolutely be Pierced.

You kind of spoke to why Will Johnson may be there, and I think prior to this season, the idea of those two players being there at nine kind of seeing Ludigrits going by like three mock drafts, but he maybe talk about you know, Will Johnson's twenty twenty three of like what he would bring as a player, and in tetaroa as I think you made the Drake London comparison is kind of what I see him as of like what he would bring to an offense if he was the pick at nine for the Saints.

look like. He is, he is tall, he's he's rangy, He's a fluid athlete, fluid mover, he's got really really good eyes, He's got excellent ball skills, So that's where you start. That's a really good foundation. And I think in twenty three I just thought there was a little more physicality to him than we saw this year. So you know, that's you know, it is what it is.

And then I just thought guys got on top of him a couple times this year, and that could be just you know, it could be not necessarily have to be a speed thing, can be a focus thing. And you know, they played a lot of games the year before. Obviously the team was in a different position. You know, it wasn't as good of a team. It's all coming off of a long season. He knows, you know, he's going to be a top fifteen pick going into the year, and so you know, I can understand how maybe it

didn't match what we'd seen previously. But then you get to McMillan. You know, again just mentioned him and talking about him a minute ago. The size is outstanding, the body, controlling ball skills are as good as you're going to see. There were some I didn't talk about really the negatives with him last time, but there are some times just on backside of routes. I don't really see him busting it all the time, So you know, I'd like to see that just be a little bit more consistent and

competitive with each with each rep in that regard. But someone who can man, he can play above the rim in a big, big way. They'd have some fun with him, especially down there in the red area. But you know, I just I just think that it'd be curious to see we call it copycat league, people paying attention to the teams that are playing well and winning and coming off of a Super Bowl that was just dominated at the line of scrimmage, and you have the coach who

was involved in that game. That's why I was leaning more towards that that side of things than a skill guy.

mentioned it. It's kind of tricky because you want to get your quarterback of the future, but there's some there's some pressure at least from the outside, not knowing anything on the inside to uh, you know, to to have a

good year next year. So you know, relying on a young guy there can be a little bit tricky, but uh, you know, the the veteran options, that's gosh, somehow, trading for Matt Stafford would be way way, uh way way up there for me in the short term, at least with Sam Darnold being I just don't see that as a uh as a possibility there you're looking at, you know, potentially Derek Carr, Kirk Cousins, you know, there's a whole

lot of other guys. But uh, yeah, it's not it's it's a lot of people have said this and and not just my opinion, but you know, talking to a lot of people around the league. Man, it's not coming off of a year last year we had all those quarterbacks. Sometimes it's not just you know, it's not just if you're bad, it's when you're bad. And there's just not as many of those options this year.

so you know, cleaning that stuff up. But he's a fun he's a fun, fun toy to play with in terms of all the different things that he can do and how they use him. There, Uh, the Maryland guys talking about those two wide receivers. With Felton, you know, productive can play inside outside, he can you know he can. He can wall guys off in traffic, he can build speed, he's fearless working in the middle of the field. He can go up and get it and high point the football.

So I thought he played a little bit bigger than his size. And then with Prayther, Prayther has that size outside, you know, wins on a lot of shallow crossers quick screens, only had one drop. I just didn't know if he really had that second gear. So I'm anxious to see him run, but does a really nice job using his body shield guys off, wall guys off with that big frame.

I would go. So if I'm pulling up, I've talked about Zaruku is kind of an interesting one that's talked a ton about him from BC. Some of it just knows how to win and it can really rush the quarterback, You've got more, you know, Shamar Stewart gives you more of that upside, a little bit raw, but just big time, big time explosiveness. You've you've got the options to trade back a little bit if you want. And now you kind of get into like the Land and Jackson area

out of Arkansas. So those are you know, some of those edge rushers the DT's. I love Derek Harmon from Oregon as a fit there, someone who can who can disrupt, run and pass play on the other side of the line of scrimmage. I think I think there's a chance he's there. That would be, uh, that would be a fun way to add to their mix.

a new contract here before too long. You want to take a little bit of that off him, you can give him some reps back there down the goal line. Let him take that abuse as a runner. But in terms of developing him and polishing him up as a receiver, that's going to require a little bit of patience. All right, my god, I appreciate you. Save travels. Thank you.

things up, kitchen cleats in the ground, et cetera. But a lot to work with there, and it's again you're going to have to have a real plan there. I've mentioned. I think the Steelers were one of the teams you were mentioning. If the Steelers did decide to resign Justin Fields and make him their quarterback going forward, I wouldn't

I wouldn't mind Mary and Milroe up with him. You know, you got him Milroe potentially in like the third round, and you want to you want to just become a physical, you know, pounded team to go out and get a dynamic runner in this draft, which you can find. I know, Naji's a free agent. I like to see him get a little more explosive in the backfield, but having having Milroe to kind of develop behind Fields would be kind of fun, just to really go all in on that approach.

And then with the Cowboys, you know what they're gonna do. This is this is uh, you know more than anything else with them draft wise is one thing. But a lot of people in the league are curious about the Micah Parsons thing. You know, are they going to pay him as it's going to get done? What happens with him? Uh? That could go a long way and determining what they look like defensively, but they they were pretty god awful

last year on that side. Of the ball, so you know, finding some help up front O digazuas as a free agent as well, so defensive tackle and a very rich defensive tackle draft. That was that was a direction I could see them looking.

I want your thoughts on that. And then for the I public prefer the called the Oakland Las Vegas Raiders, as you know, uh why not Ashton gentry falling to that place your thoughts. By the way, one more thing today is Woodson's birthday.

Because I'm just not big on using using up what are limited carries running back has in his life span on a team that's not ready to win right now. I almost would rather kind of build up the rest of the infrastructure and then kind of drop the quarterback or to drop the electric running back in there at that point in time, so that every single one of his carries is helping us you know where we want to go?

But and then with with Mason Graham, you know, to me with Cleveland at two, you know, the quarterback thing is just I flirted with the idea of giving them somebody other than a quarterback, and I did it in the first mock draft, and i'd heard, you know, consideration with you know, with Cousins is a is a possibility there because the familiarity with him, as well as the price tag, which would be next to nothing, similar to what we had last year in Pittsburgh with Russell Wilson

with another team you know, paying the bill. But gosh, I mean, they've they're one of there. They're one of those teams that I just think that if cam Ward was there, I just have I would have a time thinking Cleveland would pass on him.

the NFL. And I you know, I was kind of just and maybe some of it's the newness of watching the Super Bowl and just seeing the waves of guys that Philly had, But you know, man, you just go

get another twitchy, explosive, dynamic guy. I've kind of wrote down on my paper when I was watching defensive linemen this year, the ones I circled back on after the Super Bowl was over, and I just wrote the word like I just wrote vet vet on my sheet, and I just said, you know, look at your notes on a player and if you see the words, you know, violent, explosive, twitchy, over and over and over again, like looking for vets, like those are the guys that I think you want,

because that's what we just saw win the Super Bowl. So that's why that's why I had that fit there. And if they were going to go in another direction, you know, there could be a little bit of a makeover there in their receiver room, so you know, a Mecca Buca if he were to get there, I think that one makes a lot of sense for him. He'd be a great fit and someone who would just be plug and play for a team that's ready to win right now. And I would say the same thing for

Matthew Golden. So those would be guys I would love for the Rams. Thank you, DG.

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