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NorFlaFin said:
Think you could put a ranking 1-255 on where the players talent says he should be drafted?
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Obviously there's other elements that combine to make up a prospect's grade on my board. For example, a kid like *Ronnell Lewis has 1st round physical talent and athletic ability. I felt like he always played out of position for Oklahoma (DE) and was better suited to be playing from a 2-point stance.... in space. He was a little undersized playing the DE position, but he has great feet and instincts. Knows how to get off blocks and understands leverage. Terrific burst off the ball, even though he's still raw as a pass rusher. Excellent special teams player and that goes a long ways towards helping him stick on a roster in the NFL while he learns his trade, and is able to receive the coaching and fundamental work that he needs at this point. One of the strongest players and best athletes in this draft.

However, his academic issues and questionable intelligence are things that teams have to consider. Especially if you need him to come in and learn a complex system quickly in order to nail down that roster spot for you. He's a high risk/high reward type prospect, but the kid can play.

For these reasons, a 1st round physical talent gets a late 3rd/early 4th round grade somewhere in the 95-105 range overall on my board.


There's so many different variables that apply to all these kids. I don't necessarily even have a draftable grade on every prospect on my lists, mainly when you get towards the ends of these lists. Some of them are prospects that I like the film on, but don't test very well athletically.... I'm looking at them anywhere from the 7th round - Priority UDFA.

In other words, if there's a particular grade on a specific prospect that you'd be interested in just ask...
 
Defensive Tackles:


1. *Fletcher Cox / Mississippi St. (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

2. *Jerel Worthy / Michigan St.

3. Alameda Ta'amu / Washington (NT)

4. *Michael Brockers / LSU (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

5. Devon Still / Penn St.

6. Brandon Thompson / Clemson

7. Kendall Reyes / UCONN

8. Keeston Randall / Texas (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

9. *Dontari Poe / Memphis

10. Derek Wolfe / Cincinnati

11. Mike Martin / Michigan

12. J.R. Sweezy / N.C. State (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

13. Josh Chapman / Alabama (NT)

14. Jared Crick / Nebraska (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

15. Akiem Hicks / University of Regina (Canada) (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

16. Renard Williams / Eastern Washington

17. Hebron Fangupo / BYU

18. Billy Winn / Boise St.

19. Tony Jerod-Eddie / Texas A&M (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

20. Jaye Howard / Florida (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

21. Ishmaa'ily Kitchen / Kent St. (NT)

22. Tydreke Powell / North Carolina

23. Vaughn Meatoga / Hawaii

24. Dominique Hamilton / Missouri

25. Christo Bilukidi / Georgia St. (could also draw interest as a 3-4 DE)

26. Nick Gentry / Alabama

27. Travian Robertson / South Carolina
 
Defensive Ends:

1. *Nick Perry / USC

2. Vinny Curry / Marshall

3. Quentin Coples / North Carolina

4. Melvin Ingram / South Carolina (could also be looked at as a 3-4 'rush' linebacker)

5. Courtney Upshaw / Alabama (could also be looked at as a 3-4 'rush' linebacker)

6. Malik Jackson / Tennessee

[video=youtube;kTzQbJzSItI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzQbJzSItI[/video]


7. *Chandler Jones / Syracuse

8. Tyrone Crawford / Boise St.

9. *Whitney Mercilus / Illinois

10. Cam Johnson / Virginia (could also be looked at as a 3-4 'rush' linebacker)

11. Shea McClellin / Boise St. (could also be looked at as a 3-4 'rush' linebacker)

12. Jake Bequette / Arkansas

13. *Olivier Vernon / Miami (could also be looked at as a 3-4 'rush' linebacker)

14. Scott Solomon / Rice

15. Morkeith Brown / Temple

16. *Donte Paige-Moss / North Carolina

17. Frank Alexander / Oklahoma

18. Jamie Blatnick / Oklahoma St. (could also be looked at as a 3-4 'rush' linebacker)

19. Jonathan Massaquoi / Troy

20. James Brooks / UNA

21. Max Holloway / Boston College (could also be looked at as a 3-4 'rush' linebacker)

22. Trevor Guyton / California
 
Quarterbacks:


1. *Andrew Luck / Stanford

2. Brandon Weeden / Oklahoma St.

3. Ryan Tannehill / Texas A&M

4. *Robert Griffin III / Baylor

5. G.J. Kinne / Tulsa

[video=youtube;U07SHuTleb0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U07SHuTleb0[/video]


6. Ryan Lindley / San Diego St.

7. Kirk Cousins / Michigan St.

8. B.J. Coleman / UT-Chattanooga

9. Chandler Harnish / Northern Illinois

10. Nick Foles / Arizona

11. Russell Wilson / Wisconsin

12. Bo Levi Mitchell / Eastern Washington

13. *Brock Osweiler / Arizona St.

14. Austin Davis / Southern Miss

15. Dan Persa / Northwestern

16. Case Keenum / Houston
 
Notable prospects not on my board -


Travis Lewis - LB - Oklahoma

Devier Posey - WR - Ohio St.

Matt Reynolds - OT - BYU

Eddie Pleasant - S - Oregon

Jeff Demps - RB - Florida

Jacory Harris - QB - Miami

*Johnny Thomas - S - Oklahoma St.

Andre Branch - DE - Clemson

Travis Benjamin - WR - Miami

Audie Cole - LB - N.C. State

Cliff Harris - CB - Oregon

Chris Rainey - RB/WR - Florida

Kellen Moore - QB - Boise St.

Bryce Brown - RB - ????

Patrick Edwards - WR - Houston

George Bryan - TE - N.C. State

Nate Potter - OT - Boise St.

Jack Crawford - DE - Penn St.

Levy Adc0ck - OT - Oklahoma St.

Brian Linthicum - TE- Michigan St.

*Phillip Thomas - S - Syracuse

Chris Galippo - LB - USC

Andrew Datko - OT - Florida St.

Zach Brown - LB - North Carolina

Ryan Steed - CB - Furman

John Brantley - QB - Florida

Marc Tyler - RB - USC

Blake Gideon - S - Texas

Rishaw Johnson - OG - California (PA)

Brandon Lindsey - DE - Pittsburgh

*Marcus Forston - DT - Miami

Bobby Wagner - LB - Utah St.

*Vontaze Burfict - LB - Arizona St.

Jordan Jefferson - QB - LSU

Josh Norman - CB - Coastal Carolina

*Terrell Manning - LB - N.C. State

Laron Byrd - WR - Miami

D'Anton Lynn - CB - Penn St.

*Darron Thomas - QB - Oregon

Matt Conrath - DE - Virginia

Kentrell Lockette - DE - Ole Miss

Rhett Ellison - TE - USC

Aldarius Johnson - WR - Miami

*Barrett Trotter - QB - Auburn
 
Haha Slimm, giving the credit to G.J. Kinne I see.

We've talked about him quite a bit and you know I am high on him as a quarterback for the style of offense Miami is expected to run. Great video to give him a display.
 
Thoughts on Ryan Lindley QB?


Late round developmental only?
 
NorFlaFin said:
Thoughts on Ryan Lindley QB?


Late round developmental only?
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Good question. I like him a little better than that, somewhere in the late-4th round range... but if a team were to get him later than that due to him being on the board that long I think they got themselves a pretty decent steal at the QB position.

Right off the bat, Lindley has what you're looking for in his profile. Prototype size, 4 year starter in a pro-style offense, big strong arm, and experience in a knock-off West Coast system under Al Borges. He has one of the 3 best arms in this draft, if not the best.

Has good pocket presence and tougness. Decent feel for the pass rush and more mobile in the pocket than people think. Needs very little to no work on his delivery from the waist up. I wouldn't touch it. Understands situational football, adept and efficient running the 2-minute offense. The 2-minute offense he ran at the end of his bowl game against UL-Lafayette to lead them to the go ahead touchdown in a whale of a football game was one of the best I witnessed all season in college football.

The issues I see with Lindley are that he's a very, very streaky passer. His accuracy can go completely in the ditch because of sloppy footwork and tendency to overstride in his setup, and it happened often. He has to focus more on his fundamentals from the ground up to improve his accuracy. You have to have it in the NFL. However, when his footwork is sharp, he can be unstoppable because he can make any throw, anywhere, anytime to anybody due to having such a tremendous arm. Will also force some ill advised throws into double coverage, which most quarterbacks with physically gifted arms will do from time to time.

Overall, I think Lindley is one of the lowest risk/high reward prospects in this draft, particularly at the quarterback position.
 
What happened to make Michael Brewster fall down so far? Wasn't he being projected to go in the first round at one point?
 
Valandui said:
What happened to make Michael Brewster fall down so far? Wasn't he being projected to go in the first round at one point?
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I don't know if he was ever projected as a 1st rounder but he was always one of the top 2 or 3 Senior centers in this draft. Konz was always the guy that was going to be the #1 center if he declared early.

Brewster's a good player with exceptional toughness and competitiveness. He's one of the most experienced offensive lineman in this draft and is adept at making all the line calls. However, he just doesn't test well athletically.

He's still a top 125 player in this draft and I'd be suprised if he lasted past the middle of the 4th round or so.
 
No one is talking about Sanu, but I think he'd be a good fit for our offense and likely available in the 2nd - maybe the 3rd?
 
j-off-her-doll said:
No one is talking about Sanu, but I think he'd be a good fit for our offense and likely available in the 2nd - maybe the 3rd?
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His pro-day really helped his cause from what Ive read. His 40 went down significantly, could have been a fast track though Im not sure
 
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